to cut an army to pieces

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

to cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

he had a cut on his chin from shaving — se había hecho un corte or se había cortado en la barbilla al afeitarse

public spending cuts — cortes mpl presupuestarios

wage cuts — rebajas fpl de sueldo

• to cut one's finger — cortarse el dedo

• to cut sb free — (from wreckage) liberar a algn; (when tied up) desatar or soltar a algn

• to cut sth in half — cortar algo por la mitad

• to cut sth open — [+ fruit, vegetable, body, package] abrir algo

• to cut sth (in)to pieces — cortar algo en pedazos

• to cut sth to size — cortar algo a la medida

• to cut sb's throat — degollar a algn

he is cutting his own throat — (fig) labra su propia ruina

• to cut sth in two — cortar or partir algo en dos

she cut two seconds off the record — mejoró or rebajó la plusmarca en dos segundos

• to cut sth/sb short — interrumpir algo/a algn

• to cut classes — hacer novillos *, ausentarse de clase

• to cut sb dead — negar el saludo or (LAm) cortar a algn

cut all this soft-soaping and tell me what you want * — deja ya de darme coba y dime qué quieres *

• she cut into the melon — cortó el melón

cut and blow-dry N — corte m y secado con secador

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

to cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

cold cuts Am — affettati mpl

he is cutting his own throat fig — si sta dando la zappa sui piedi

to cut to pieces (army) fig — fare a pezzi, distruggere

to cut open — aprire con un coltello (or con le forbici etc)

to cut sb free — liberare qn (tagliando qc)

it cut me to the quick or the heart fig — mi ha ferito profondamente

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth fig — non fare il passo più lungo della gamba

to cut 30 seconds off a record Sport — abbassare un record di 30 secondi

it cuts both ways fig — è un'arma a doppio taglio

to cut and run fam — tagliare la corda

to cut loose (from sth) fig — staccarsi (da qc)

elle l'a taillé en pièces — fig she made mincemeat of him (colloq)

bien taillé — [moustache, haie] neatly trimmed; [veste] well-cut

taillé en pointe — [crayon] sharpened to a point; [barbe] trimmed to a point

visage taillé à la serpe — craggy features (pl)

taillé sur mesure — [vêtement] made-to-measure GB, custom-made; fig [rôle] tailor-made

tailler dans les chairs or le vif — to cut into the flesh

tailler dans les programmes sociaux — fig to make cuts in the social programmes [BrE]

tailler grand/petit — [vêtement] to be cut on the large/small side

se tailler la moustache — to trim one's moustache GB ou mustache US

tailler dans [chair, bois] — to cut into