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to cut in(to) pieces

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1 cut into small pieces

mencincang, merajang

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2 cut into small pieces

küçük parçalara ayır

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3 cut in to pieces

துண்டுகளாக வெட்டு

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4 cut in small pieces

нарезанный на маленькие кусочки

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5 cut into small pieces

küçük parçalara ayır

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6 to cut in to pieces

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துண்டுகளாக வெட்டு

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7 cut

cut [kʌt]

couper ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 1 (h), 1 (j), 1 (o), 1 (q), 1 (t), 2 (a), 2 (d)-(g) découper ⇒ 1 (b) tondre ⇒ 1 (c) interrompre ⇒ 1 (f) arrêter ⇒ 1 (g) réduire ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (j) blesser ⇒ 1 (k) manquer ⇒ 1 (m) percer ⇒ 1 (n) graver ⇒ 1 (p) monter ⇒ 1 (r) se couper ⇒ 2 (b) faire mal ⇒ 2 (c) coupure ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (f) coup ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (g) morceau ⇒ 3 (d) réduction ⇒ 3 (e) coupe ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (k) part ⇒ 3 (i) coupé ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (c) réduit ⇒ 4 (b)

(pt & pp cut, cont cutting)

1 transitive verb

(a) (incise, slash, sever) couper;

∎ cut the box open with the knife ouvrez la boîte avec le couteau;

∎ he fell and cut his knee (open) il s'est ouvert le genou en tombant;

∎ she cut her hand elle s'est coupé la main ou à la main;

∎ he cut his wrists il s'est ouvert ou taillé les veines;

∎ to cut one's throat se trancher la gorge;

∎ they cut his throat ils lui ont coupé ou tranché la gorge, ils l'ont égorgé;

∎ they cut the prisoners free or loose ils ont détaché les prisonniers;

∎ figurative to cut oneself loose from sth se libérer de qch;

∎ they cut our supply line ils nous ont coupé notre approvisionnement;

∎ figurative the fog's so thick you could cut it with a knife il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau;

∎ the atmosphere was so tense, you could cut it with a knife l'atmosphère était extrêmement tendue;

∎ you're cutting your own throat c'est du suicide

(b) (divide into parts) couper, découper; (meat) découper; (slice) découper en tranches;

∎ she cut articles from the paper elle découpait des articles dans le journal;

∎ cut the cake in half/in three pieces coupez le gâteau en deux/en trois;

∎ to cut sth to shreds or to ribbons mettre qch en pièces;

∎ figurative the enemy cut the army to pieces l'ennemi a taillé l'armée en pièces;

∎ figurative the critics cut the play to pieces les critiques ont esquinté la pièce

(c) (trim → grass, lawn) tondre; (→ bush, tree) tailler; (reap → crop) couper, faucher;

∎ I'll have to cut the grass this weekend il faudra que je tonde la pelouse ce week-end;

∎ I cut my nails/my hair je me suis coupé les ongles/les cheveux;

∎ you've had your hair cut vous vous êtes fait couper les cheveux

(d) (shape → dress, suit) couper; (→ diamond, glass, key) tailler; (→ screw) fileter; (dig → channel, tunnel) creuser, percer; (engrave) graver; (sculpt) sculpter;

∎ steps had been cut in the rock on avait taillé des marches dans le rocher;

∎ we cut our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé ou ouvert un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ the advance cut a swath through the enemy's defences l'avance des troupes ouvrit une brèche dans la défense ennemie;

∎ proverb cut your coat according to your cloth = il ne faut pas vivre au-dessus de ses moyens

(e) (cross, traverse) couper, croiser; Mathematics couper;

∎ where the path cuts the road à l'endroit où le chemin coupe la route

(f) (interrupt) interrompre, couper;

∎ to cut sb short couper la parole à qn;

∎ we had to cut our visit short nous avons dû écourter notre visite;

∎ his career was tragically cut short by illness sa carrière a été tragiquement interrompue par la maladie;

∎ to cut a long story short, I left bref ou en deux mots, je suis parti

(g) (stop) arrêter, cesser;

∎ he cut working weekends il a arrêté de travailler le weekend;

∎ cut the very familiar crap or vulgar shit! arrête tes conneries!

(h) (switch off) couper;

∎ cut the lights! coupez la lumière!, éteignez!;

∎ he cut the engine il a coupé ou arrêté le moteur

(i) (reduce → numbers, spending) réduire; (→ production) diminuer; (→ speech) abréger, raccourcir;

∎ we cut our costs by half nous avons réduit nos frais de moitié;

∎ they cut taxes in the run-up to the election ils ont réduit les impôts juste avant les élections;

∎ to cut prices casser les prix;

∎ the athlete cut five seconds off the world record or cut the world record by five seconds l'athlète a amélioré le record mondial de cinq secondes

(j) Cinema & Television (edit out) faire des coupures dans, réduire; (drop) couper;

∎ the censors cut all scenes of violence la censure a coupé ou supprimé toutes les scènes de violence;

∎ the film was cut to 100 minutes le film a été ramené à 100 minutes

(k) (hurt feelings of) blesser profondément;

∎ her remark cut me deeply sa remarque m'a profondément blessé

(l) familiar (ignore, snub)

∎ they cut me (dead) in the street dans la rue ils ont fait comme s'ils ne me voyaient pas^□ ;

∎ he cut me dead for days after our argument il m'a battu froid pendant des jours après notre dispute^□

(m) familiar (absent oneself from → meeting, appointment etc) manquer (volontairement)^□, sauter^□ ;

∎ I had to cut lunch in order to get there on time j'ai dû me passer de déjeuner pour arriver à l'heure;

∎ the students cut class les étudiants ont séché le cours;

∎ to cut school sécher les cours

(n) (tooth) percer;

∎ the baby is cutting his first tooth le bébé perce sa première dent;

∎ familiar figurative a pianist who cut her teeth on Bach une pianiste qui s'est fait la main sur du Bach

(o) (dilute) couper

(p) (record, track) graver, faire

(q) Cards

∎ to cut the cards couper

(r) Cinema (edit → film) monter

(s) Medicine (incise) inciser; Veterinary medicine (castrate) châtrer

(t) Sport (ball) couper

(u) (idioms)

∎ to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn;

∎ her promotion cut the ground from under his feet sa promotion lui a coupé l'herbe sous le pied;

∎ familiar he couldn't cut it, he couldn't cut the mustard il n'était pas à la hauteur^□ ;

∎ to cut sth fine compter un peu juste, ne pas se laisser de marge;

∎ you're cutting it a bit fine vous comptez un peu juste;

∎ an hour is cutting it too fine une heure, ce n'est pas suffisant;

∎ familiar that argument cuts no ice with me cet argument ne m'impressionne pas^□ ;

∎ to cut a fine figure avoir fière allure;

∎ to cut one's losses sauver les meubles;

∎ we decided to cut our losses nous avons décidé de sauver les meubles;

∎ to cut a caper or capers (skip) faire des cabrioles, gambader; (fool around) faire l'idiot;

∎ Cars to cut a corner prendre un virage à la corde, couper un virage; figurative sauter des étapes;

∎ figurative to cut corners (economize excessively) faire des économies exagérées; (not follow rules) contourner les règlements;

∎ if you cut corners now you'll just have more work to do later on si tu fais les choses trop vite maintenant, tu auras plus à faire plus tard;

∎ figurative she doesn't believe in cutting corners elle fait toujours les choses à fond;

∎ figurative they cut corners to finish on time ils ont brûlé les étapes pour finir à temps;

∎ old-fashioned to cut a rug danser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (incise, slash) couper, trancher;

∎ this knife doesn't cut ce couteau ne coupe pas bien;

∎ cut around the edge découpez ou coupez en suivant le bord;

∎ she cut into the bread elle a entamé le pain;

∎ the rope cut into my wrists la corde m'a coupé ou cisaillé les poignets;

∎ the string is cutting into me le cordon me coupe la chair;

∎ figurative he cut through all the red tape il s'est dispensé de toutes les formalités administratives;

∎ figurative the whip cut through the air le fouet fendit l'air;

∎ figurative the yacht cut through the waves le yacht fendait les vagues;

∎ Nautical the boat cut loose le bateau a rompu les amarres;

∎ figurative to cut loose se libérer;

∎ to cut and run se sauver, filer;

∎ that argument cuts both or two ways c'est un argument à double tranchant

(b) (cloth, paper) se couper;

∎ this meat cuts easily cette viande se coupe facilement;

∎ the cake will cut into six pieces ce gâteau peut se couper en six

(c) (hurtfully) faire mal

(d) (take shorter route) couper, passer;

∎ cut through the back way and you'll get there first coupez par derrière et vous arriverez (là-bas) les premiers;

∎ we cut across the fields nous avons coupé par les champs

(e) (cross) traverser, couper; Mathematics (lines) se couper;

∎ this path cuts across or through the swamp ce sentier traverse ou coupe à travers le marécage

(f) (in cards) couper;

∎ they cut for the deal ils ont coupé avant de donner

(g) Cinema & Television (stop filming) couper;

∎ the film cuts straight from the love scene to the funeral l'image passe directement de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement;

∎ cut! coupez!

3 noun

(a) (slit) coupure f; (deeper) entaille f; (wound) balafre f; Medicine incision f;

∎ a cut on the arm une coupure ou une entaille au bras;

∎ she had a nasty cut on her leg from the fall elle s'était fait une vilaine entaille à la jambe en tombant;

∎ to be a cut above (the rest) être nettement mieux que les autres ou le reste;

∎ that film is a cut above the others ce film est nettement mieux que les autres

(b) (act of cutting) coupure f, entaille f;

∎ to make a cut in sth (with knife, scissors etc) faire une entaille dans qch

(c) (blow, stroke) coup m;

∎ a knife/sword cut un coup de couteau/d'épée;

∎ a saw cut un trait de scie;

∎ figurative his treachery was the unkindest cut of all sa trahison était le coup le plus perfide

(d) (meat → piece) morceau m; (→ slice) tranche f;

∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;

∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;

∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl

(e) (reduction → in price, taxes) réduction f, diminution f; (→ in staff) compression f;

∎ a cut in government spending une réduction ou diminution des dépenses publiques;

∎ the cuts in the Health Service la réduction ou diminution du budget de la santé;

∎ she took a cut in pay elle a subi une diminution ou réduction de salaire;

∎ Finance the cuts les compressions fpl budgétaires;

∎ power or electricity cut coupure f de courant

(f) (deletion) coupure f;

∎ they made several cuts in the film ils ont fait plusieurs coupures dans le film

(g) (gibe, nasty remark) trait m, coup m

(h) (shape, style → of clothes, hair) coupe f; (→ of jewel) taille f;

∎ the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume

(i) familiar (portion, share) part^□ f;

∎ what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?

(j) American familiar (absence) absence^□ f

(k) Cards coupe f

(l) familiar (on record) plage^□ f

(m) Cinema & Television coupe f;

∎ the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement

(n) Sport (in tennis → backspin) effet m; (in cricket) coup m tranchant

(o) American Typography (block) cliché m

(p) British (body of water) étendue f d'eau; (canal) canal m

(q) (of tobacco)

∎ I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier

(r) (idioms)

∎ the cut and thrust of parliamentary debate les joutes oratoires des débats parlementaires;

∎ the cut and thrust of the business world la concurrence féroce qui règne dans le monde des affaires;

∎ it's cut and thrust la lutte est acharnée

4 adjective

(a) (hand, flowers) coupé; (tobacco) découpé

(b) (reduced) réduit; (shortened) raccourci;

∎ to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;

∎ the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film

(c) (shaped → clothing) coupé; (faceted → gem) taillé;

∎ a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe

(d) British familiar (drunk) soûl, plein

►► cut glass cristal m taillé;

Computing cut sheet feed dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille; (act) alimentation f feuille à feuille;

Computing cut sheet feeder dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille

➲ cut across inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross, traverse) traverser, couper à travers;

∎ it's quicker if you cut across the fields c'est plus rapide si tu coupes à travers (les) champs;

∎ they cut across country ils ont coupé à travers champs

(b) (go beyond) surpasser, transcender;

∎ the issue cuts across party lines la question transcende le clivage des partis

(c) (contradict) contredire, aller à l'encontre de;

∎ it cuts across all my principles ça va à l'encontre de tous mes principes

➲ cut along intransitive verb

British familiar old-fashioned filer

➲ cut away separable transitive verb

(remove) enlever ou ôter (en coupant); (branch) élaguer, émonder;

∎ they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime

➲ cut back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return) rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;

∎ we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture

(b) Cinema & Television revenir en arrière

(c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (reduce) réduire, diminuer;

∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites

(b) (prune, trim) tailler; (shrub, tree) élaguer, tailler

➲ cut back on inseparable transitive verb

(financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;

∎ the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production

➲ cut down separable transitive verb

(a) (tree) couper, abattre; (person → in battle) abattre;

∎ figurative he was cut down by malaria (killed) il est mort de la malaria; (incapacitated) il était terrassé par la malaria;

∎ literary to be cut down in one's prime être fauché à la fleur de l'âge

(b) (make smaller → article, speech) abréger; (→ clothing) rendre plus petit;

∎ to cut sth down to about 150,000 words réduire qch à environ 150 000 mots;

∎ she cuts down her dresses for her daughter elle ajuste ses robes pour sa fille;

∎ to cut sb down to size remettre qn à sa place

(c) (curtail) réduire, diminuer; (expenses) réduire, rogner;

∎ we've been asked to cut down the amount of time we devote to sports on nous a demandé de consacrer moins de temps au sport;

∎ he cut his smoking down to ten a day il ne fume plus que dix cigarettes par jour

➲ cut down on inseparable transitive verb

(expenditure) réduire;

∎ I'm going to cut down on drinking/smoking je vais boire/fumer moins;

∎ they have cut down on eating out in restaurants ils vont moins souvent au restaurant;

∎ to cut down on the amount of time spent doing sth passer moins de temps à faire qch

➲ cut in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (interrupt) interrompre;

∎ she cut in on their conversation elle est intervenue dans leur conversation;

∎ he cut in on me to ask a question il m'a coupé la parole pour poser une question;

∎ figurative the new store is cutting in on our business le nouveau magasin nous fait perdre de la clientèle

(b) Cars faire une queue de poisson;

∎ the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson

(c) (at a dance)

∎ mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire

➲ cut into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (interrupt)

∎ to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation

(b) (use)

∎ to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;

∎ this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir

➲ cut off separable transitive verb

(a) (hair, piece of meat, bread) couper; (arm, leg) amputer, couper;

∎ they cut off the king's head ils ont décapité le roi;

∎ he was cut off in his prime il a été emporté à la fleur de l'âge;

∎ she cut off her nose to spite her face elle s'est fait du tort en voulant se venger

(b) (interrupt → speaker) interrompre, couper;

∎ he was cut off in mid sentence il a été interrompu au milieu de sa phrase

(c) (disconnect, discontinue) couper;

∎ Telecommunications he's been cut off (during conversation) il a été coupé; (disconnected) on lui a coupé le téléphone;

∎ they cut off the electricity or power ils ont coupé le courant;

∎ they cut off his allowance ils lui ont coupé les vivres;

∎ her family cut her off without a penny sa famille l'a déshéritée;

∎ it cut off the supply of blood to the brain cela a empêché l'irrigation du cerveau

(d) (separate, isolate) isoler;

∎ the house was cut off by snow drifts la maison était isolée par des congères;

∎ he cut himself off from his family il a rompu avec sa famille;

∎ housewives often feel cut off les femmes au foyer se sentent souvent isolées

(e) (bar passage of) couper la route à;

∎ the police cut off the thief la police a barré le passage au voleur;

∎ the battalion cut off the enemy's retreat le bataillon a coupé la retraite à l'ennemi

➲ cut out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (make by cutting → coat, dress) couper, tailler; (→ statue) sculpter, tailler;

∎ a valley cut out by the river une vallée creusée par le fleuve;

∎ figurative to be cut out for sth être fait pour qch, avoir des dispositions pour qch;

∎ I'm not cut out for living abroad je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à l'étranger;

∎ he's not cut out to be a politician il n'a pas l'étoffe d'un homme politique;

∎ you have your work cut out for you vous avez du pain sur la planche ou de quoi vous occuper;

∎ she'll have her work cut out to finish the report on time elle va avoir du mal à finir le rapport à temps

(b) (remove by cutting → article, picture) découper; Medicine (→ tumour etc) enlever;

∎ advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal

(c) (eliminate) supprimer; (stop) arrêter;

∎ unnecessary expense must be cut out il faut éliminer ou supprimer les frais superflus;

∎ they cut out all references to the president ils ont supprimé toute référence au président;

∎ try and cut out all unnecessary details essayez de supprimer tous les détails superflus;

∎ he cut out smoking il a arrêté de fumer;

∎ cut out the screaming! arrête de crier!, assez crié!;

∎ familiar cut it out! ça suffit!, ça va comme ça!

(d) familiar (rival) supplanter^□

(e) (deprive) priver;

∎ his father cut him out of his will son père l'a rayé de son testament;

∎ they cut him out of his share ils lui ont escroqué sa part

(f) Photography & Typography détourer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (machine, engine → stop operating) caler; (→ switch off) s'éteindre

(b) American familiar (leave) mettre les bouts, calter

➲ cut up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (food, wood) couper; (meat → carve) découper; (→ chop up) hacher; (body) couper en morceaux

(b) (usu passive) familiar (affect deeply) she's really cut up about her dog's death la mort de son chien a été un coup pour elle^□ ;

∎ he's very cut up about it ça l'a beaucoup affecté^□

(c) American familiar (amuse)

∎ that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!^□

(d) British Cars faire une queue de poisson de

2 intransitive verb familiar

(a) American (fool around) faire le pitre

(b) British (idiom)

∎ to cut up rough se mettre en rogne ou en boule

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cut [kʌt]

(verb: preterite, past participle cut)

1. noun

   a. ( = slash, slit) coupure f ; ( = notch) entaille f

• a deep cut in the leg une profonde coupure à la jambe

• he had a cut on his chin from shaving il s'était coupé au menton en se rasant

• minor cuts and bruises des petites blessures

• the cut and thrust of politics le monde sans pitié de la politique

• the unkindest cut of all le coup le plus perfide

• he is a cut above (the others) (inf) il est meilleur que les autres

   b. ( = reduction) réduction f (in de)

• cuts (in spending) réductions fpl des dépenses

• a 1% cut in interest rates une réduction de 1 % des taux d'intérêt

• drastic cuts coupes fpl claires

• power cut coupure f de courant

• to make cuts in a text élaguer un texte

• the cuts in defence or the defence budget la réduction du budget de la défense

• to take a cut in salary subir une réduction de salaire

   c. [of meat] morceau m

   d. ( = share) (inf) part f

• they got a bigger cut than we did ils ont eu une part plus grande que la nôtre

   e. [of clothes] coupe f

   f. ( = haircut) cut (and blow-dry) coupe f (et brushing)

   g. (Computing) cut and paste couper-coller m

   h. (in films) ( = edit) coupure f ; ( = transition) passage m ( from de) (to à)

2. adjective

[flowers, grass] coupé

• he had a cut finger il avait une coupure au doigt

• he's got a cut lip il s'est coupé la lèvre

• well-cut coat manteau m bien coupé

• everything seemed cut and dried tout semblait parfaitement simple

3. transitive verb

   a. couper ; [+ meat] découper ; ( = notch) entailler

• to cut in half couper en deux

• she cut the cake in six elle a coupé le gâteau en six

• to cut in(to) pieces couper en morceaux

• to cut one's nails se couper les ongles

• to have or get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux

• to cut one's finger se couper le doigt

• to cut o.s. (shaving) se couper (en se rasant)

• to cut sb's throat égorger qn

• he is cutting his own throat il prépare sa propre ruine

• to cut sth open (with knife) ouvrir qch avec un couteau

• he cut his head open il s'est ouvert le crâne

• to cut a visit short écourter une visite

• to cut sb short couper la parole à qn

• to cut a long story short, he came bref, il est venu

• to cut sb free délivrer qn en coupant ses liens

• he couldn't cut it as a singer il n'a pas réussi à percer en tant que chanteur

   b. ( = shape) tailler ; [+ channel] creuser ; [+ figure, statue] sculpter ( out of dans ) ; [+ CD, record] graver ; [+ diamond] tailler ; [+ key] faire ; [+ dress] couper

• to cut a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch

   c. ( = mow, clip) [+ lawn, grass] tondre ; [+ hedge] tailler ; [+ corn, hay] couper

   d. ( = not to go) [+ class, school] sécher (inf) ; [+ appointment] manquer exprès

   e. ( = remove) [+ scene, passage] couper

   f. ( = reduce) réduire

• we've cut spending by 35% nous avons réduit les dépenses de 35 %

• we cut the journey time by half nous avons réduit de moitié la durée du trajet

   g. ( = stop) couper

• to cut electricity supplies couper l'électricité

   h. [+ cards] couper

   i. [+ film] monter

   j. to cut and paste [+ document] couper-coller

4. intransitive verb

   a. [person, knife] couper

• he cut into the cake il a coupé le gâteau

• cut along the dotted line découper suivant le pointillé

• the boat cut through the waves le bateau fendait l'eau

• that argument cuts both ways c'est un argument à double tranchant

• to cut and run (inf) se carapater (inf)

   b. [material] se couper

• paper cuts easily le papier se coupe facilement

   c. ( = take short route) to cut across country couper à travers champs

• if you cut through the park you'll save time si vous coupez par le parc vous gagnerez du temps

   d. (in film) they cut from the street to the shop scene ils passent de la rue à la scène du magasin

• cut! coupez !

   e. (Cards) couper

5. compounds

► cut glass noun cristal m taillé adjective

de or en cristal taillé

► cut-price, cut-rate (British) adjective à prix réduit

► cut-throat adjective

• cut-throat competition concurrence f impitoyable ► cut up (inf) adjective

(British = upset) contrarié ; (US = funny) rigolo (inf) (- ote (inf) f)

► cut across inseparable transitive verb

[problem, issue] toucher

► cut back separable transitive verb

[+ plants, shrubs] élaguer ; also cut back on [+ production, expenditure] réduire

► cut down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ tree] couper

   b. [+ expenses, pollution, article, essay] réduire

• to cut sb down to size (inf) remettre qn à sa place► cut down on inseparable transitive verb

[+ food] manger moins de ; [+ alcohol] boire moins de ; [+ cigarettes] fumer moins de ; [+ travel] réduire

► cut in intransitive verb

(into conversation) intervenir

► cut off separable transitive verb

   a. couper ( from dans)

• to cut off sb's head décapiter qn

• to cut off one's nose to spite one's face scier la branche sur laquelle on est assis (par dépit)

   b. ( = disconnect) couper

• our water supply has been cut off on nous a coupé l'eau

• we were cut off (on phone) nous avons été coupés

• to cut sb off in the middle of a sentence interrompre qn au milieu d'une phrase

   c. ( = isolate) isoler ( sb from sth qn de qch)

• to cut o.s. off from se couper de

• he feels very cut off in the country il se sent très isolé à la campagne

• the town has been cut off by floods la ville a été isolée par des inondations

► cut out

1. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ picture, article] découper (of, from dans ) ; [+ coat, dress] tailler (of, from dans)

• to be cut out for sth avoir des dispositions pour qch

• he's not cut out to be a doctor il n'est pas fait pour être médecin

• we've got our work cut out! on va avoir du travail !

• you'll have your work cut out to persuade him to come vous aurez du mal à le persuader de venir

   b. [+ rival] supplanter

   c. ( = remove) enlever ; [+ intermediary, middleman] supprimer ; [+ light] empêcher de passer

• to cut sb out of one's will déshériter qn

• cut it out! (inf) ça suffit ! (inf)

   d. ( = give up) to cut out smoking/drinking arrêter de fumer/boire

2. intransitive verb

[engine] caler

► cut up

1. intransitive verb

(British) to cut up rough (inf) se mettre en rogne (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ wood, food] couper ; [+ meat] découper

   b. [driver] (inf) he cut me up il m'a fait une queue de poisson

   c. (inf) to be cut up about sth ( = unhappy) être affecté par qch

• he was very cut up by the death of his son la mort de son fils l'a beaucoup affecté

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[kʌt] 1.
noun

1) ( incision) gen entaille f; ( in surgery) incision f

2) ( wound) coupure f

3) ( hairstyle) coupe f

a cut and blow-dry — une coupe-brushing

4) (colloq) ( share) part f

5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)

a price cut — une baisse des prix

a cut in the unemployment rate — une baisse du taux de chômage

job cuts — suppression f d'emplois

to take a cut in salary — accepter une baisse de salaire

6) ( trim)

to give [something] a cut — couper [hair, grass]

7) Culinary morceau m

8) ( of diamond) taille f

9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f

10) Cinema ( removal of footage) coupure f; ( shot) plan m de raccord ( from de; to à)

11) ( in editing) coupure f

12) Music ( track) morceau m
2.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

1) (with knife, scissors etc) couper [bread, fabric, wood]; faire [hole, slit]

to cut something out of — couper quelque chose dans [fabric]; découper quelque chose dans [magazine]

to cut something in half — couper quelque chose en deux

2) ( sever) couper [rope, corn, flower]; ouvrir [vein]; fig rompre [ties]

3) ( carve out) faire [notch]; creuser [channel, tunnel]; graver [initials] (in dans)

to cut something open — ouvrir quelque chose

4) ( draw blood) couper; fig [remark] blesser

to cut one's finger — se couper le doigt

5) ( trim) couper [grass, hair]; tailler [hedge]

to cut one's fringe — se couper la frange

to have one's hair cut — se faire couper les cheveux

6) (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, suit, marble]; [locksmith] faire [key]

7) ( liberate)

to cut somebody from something — dégager quelqu'un de [wreckage]

to cut somebody free ou loose — libérer quelqu'un ( from de)

8) ( edit) couper [article, film]; supprimer [scene]

9) ( reduce) réduire

10) ( grow)

to cut a tooth — percer une dent

to cut one's teeth — faire ses dents

11) ( record) faire, graver [album]

12) Computing couper [paragraph]

cut and paste — couper-coller

13) Games couper [cards]

14) ( intersect) [line] couper

15) (colloq) ( stop)

cut the cackle — arrêtez de jacasser

cut the flattery/sarcasm! — assez de flatteries/sarcasme!

16) (colloq) ( fail to attend) sécher (colloq) [class, lesson]; ne pas aller à [meeting]

17) ( snub) ignorer, snober

to cut somebody dead — ignorer complètement quelqu'un
3.
intransitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

1) (slice, make an incision) couper

to cut into — entamer [cake, pie]; couper [fabric, paper]; inciser [flesh]

2) (move, go) couper

to cut down a side street — couper par une petite rue

to cut in front of somebody — ( in a queue) passer devant quelqu'un; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à quelqu'un

3) Cinema

to cut from A to B — passer sans transition de A à B

4) Games couper

5) fig

to cut into — ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time]
4.
reflexive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

to cut oneself — se couper
5.
cut past participle adjective

1) (sliced, sawn) coupé

2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé

a well-cut jacket — une veste bien coupée

3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé

to have a cut finger — avoir une coupure au doigt

4) [hay] fauché; [grass, flowers] coupé

5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

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a cut above — supérieur

to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant

to cut both ways — être à double tranchant

to have one's work cut out — avoir du travail en perspective

English-French dictionary > cut
9 cut to pieces

cut v to pieces ZER zerteilen

English-german engineering dictionary > cut to pieces
10 cut

1.
[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cut

1) (penetrate, wound) schneiden

cut one's finger/leg — sich (Dat. od. Akk.) in den Finger/ins Bein schneiden

he cut himself on broken glass — er hat sich an einer Glasscherbe geschnitten

the remark cut him to the quick — (fig.) die Bemerkung traf ihn ins Mark

2) (divide) (with knife) schneiden; durchschneiden [Seil]; (with axe) durchhacken

cut something in half/two/three — etwas halbieren/zweiteilen/dreiteilen

cut one's ties or links — alle Verbindungen abbrechen

cut no ice with somebody — (fig. coll.) keinen Eindruck auf jemanden machen

3) (detach, reduce) abschneiden; schneiden, stutzen [Hecke]; mähen [Getreide, Gras]

cut (p.p.) flowers — Schnittblumen

cut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden

4) (shape, fashion) schleifen [Glas, Edelstein, Kristall]; hauen, schlagen [Stufen]

cut a key — einen Schlüssel feilen od. anfertigen

cut figures in wood/stone — Figuren aus Holz schnitzen/aus Stein hauen

5) (meet and cross) [Straße, Linie, Kreis:] schneiden

6) (fig.): (renounce, refuse to recognize) schneiden

7) (carve) [auf]schneiden [Fleisch, Geflügel]; abschneiden [Scheibe]

8) (reduce) senken [Preise]; verringern, einschränken [Menge, Produktion]; mindern [Qualität]; kürzen [Ausgaben, Lohn]; verkürzen [Arbeitszeit, Urlaub]; abbauen [Arbeitsplätze]; (cease, stop) einstellen [Dienstleistungen, Lieferungen]; abstellen [Strom]

9) (absent oneself from) schwänzen [Schule, Unterricht]

10)

cut one's losses — höherem Verlust vorbeugen

11)

cut something short — (lit. or fig.): (interrupt, terminate) etwas abbrechen

cut somebody short — jemanden unterbrechen; (impatiently) jemandem ins Wort fallen

to cut a long story short — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn

12) (Cards) abheben

13)

cut a tooth — einen Zahn bekommen

14)

be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein

15) (Computing)

cut and paste — ausschneiden und einfügen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, cut

1) [Messer, Schwert usw.:] schneiden; [Papier, Tuch, Käse:] sich schneiden lassen

cut both ways — (fig.) ein zweischneidiges Schwert sein (fig.)

2) (cross, intersect) sich schneiden

3) (pass)

cut through or across the field/park — [quer] über das Feld/durch den Park gehen

4) (Cinemat.) (stop the cameras) abbrechen; (go quickly to another shot) überblenden (to zu)
3. noun
1) (act of cutting) Schnitt, der

2) (stroke, blow) (with knife) Schnitt, der; (with sword, whip) Hieb, der; (injury) Schnittwunde, die

3) (reduction) (in wages, expenditure, budget) Kürzung, die; (in prices) Senkung, die; (in working hours, holiday, etc.) Verkürzung, die; (in services) Verringerung, die; (in production, output, etc.) Einschränkung, die

4) (of meat) Stück, das

5) (coll.): (commission, share) Anteil, der

6) (of hair): (style) [Haar]schnitt, der; (of clothes) Schnitt, der

7) (in play, book, etc.) Streichung, die; (in film) Schnitt, der

make cuts — Streichungen/Schnitte vornehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/98633/cut_away">cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut up

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1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) schneiden

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) aus-, abschneiden

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) schneiden

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) schneiden

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) kürzen

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) schneiden

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) schneiden

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) abheben

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') `Schnitt`

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) abkürzen

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) schneiden

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) schwänzen

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) schneiden
2. noun
1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) der Schnitt

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) der Schnitt

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) das Stück

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- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) scharf

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) halsabschneiderisch, mörderisch

- a cut above
- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short
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cut

[kʌt]

I. NOUN

1. (act) Schnitt m

to make a \cut [in sth] [in etw akk] einen Einschnitt machen

2. (slice) of meat Stück nt; of bread Scheibe f, Schnitte f

sirloin is the most expensive \cut of beef die Lende ist das teuerste Stück vom Rind

cold \cuts Aufschnitt m

3. (trim) Schnitt m

her hair was in need of a \cut ihre Haare mussten geschnitten werden

4. (fit) [Zu]schnitt m; of shirt, trousers Schnitt m

5. (wound) Schnittwunde f, Schnitt m

deep \cut tiefe Schnittwunde

to get a \cut sich akk schneiden

where'd you get that \cut? wo hast du dich denn da geschnitten? fam

6. (insult) Beleidigung f (at für + akk)

7. also FIN ( fam: due, share) [An]teil m

when am I going to get my \cut? wann bekomme ich meinen Anteil? m

8. (decrease) Senkung f, Herabsetzung f

\cut in emissions Abgasreduzierung f

\cut in interest rates Zinssenkung f

\cut in prices Preissenkung f, Ermäßigung f

\cut in production Produktionseinschränkung f

\cut in staff Personalabbau m

to take a \cut eine Kürzung hinnehmen

he took a \cut in salary er nahm eine Gehaltskürzung hin

many people have had to take a \cut in their living standards viele Menschen mussten sich mit einer Einschränkung ihres Lebensstandards abfinden

9. (less spending)

▪ \cuts pl Kürzungen pl, Streichungen pl

budget \cuts Haushaltskürzungen pl

to make \cuts in the budget Abstriche am Etat machen

10. (abridgement) Schnitt m, Streichung f

to make a \cut in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden

to make \cuts Streichungen vornehmen

11. AM (truancy) Schwänzen nt kein pl fam

to have a \cut schwänzen fam

12. SPORT

to give the ball a \cut den Ball anschneiden

13.

▶ to be a \cut above sb/sth jdm/etw um einiges überlegen sein

▶ the \cut and thrust of sth das Spannungsfeld einer S. gen

II. ADJECTIVE

1. (removed) abgeschnitten; (sliced) bread [auf]geschnitten

\cut flowers Schnittblumen pl

2. (fitted) glass, jewel geschliffen

III. INTERJECTION

FILM

\cut! Schnitt!

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

<-tt-, cut, cut>

1. (slice)

▪ to \cut sth etw schneiden

did you already \cut some bread? hast du schon etwas Brot aufgeschnitten?

to \cut a hole in sth ein Loch in etw akk schneiden

to \cut sth to pieces [or shreds] etw zerstückeln

to \cut sth in[to] several pieces etw in mehrere Teile zerschneiden

how can I \cut this cake in two pieces? wie kann ich diesen Kuchen halbieren?

to \cut sb/sth free jdn/etw losschneiden; (from wreck) jdn/etw herausschneiden

to \cut sth loose etw losschneiden

to \cut sth open etw aufschneiden

▪ to \cut sb sth [or sth for sb] jdm [o für jdn] etw schneiden

could you \cut me a slice of bread? könntest du mir eine Scheibe Brot abschneiden?

▪ to \cut sth with sth etw mit etw dat schneiden

2. (sever)

▪ to \cut sth etw durchschneiden

she nearly \cut an artery with the new hedge-trimmer sie durchtrennte fast eine Arterie mit der neuen elektrischen Heckenschere

3. (trim)

▪ to \cut sth etw [ab]schneiden

to \cut one's fingernails sich dat die Fingernägel schneiden

to \cut flowers Blumen abschneiden

to \cut the grass den Rasen mähen

to \cut sb's hair jdm die Haare schneiden

to have [or get] one's hair \cut sich dat die Haare schneiden lassen

4. (injure)

▪ to \cut oneself/sb [with sth] sich/jdn [mit etw dat] schneiden

I've \cut my hand on that glass ich habe mir die Hand an diesem Glas geschnitten

he \cut his head open er hat sich den Kopf aufgeschlagen

5. (clear)

▪ to \cut sth road, tunnel etw bauen; ditch, trench etw graben

they're planning to \cut a road right through the forest sie planen, eine Straße mitten durch den Wald zu schlagen

to \cut a swath through sth eine Bahn durch etw akk schneiden

6. (decrease)

▪ to \cut sth etw senken [o herabsetzen] [o reduzieren]

they should \cut class sizes to 30 die Klassengröße sollte auf 30 Schüler verringert werden

to \cut costs die Kosten senken

to \cut one's losses weitere Verluste vermeiden

to \cut overtime die Überstunden reduzieren

to \cut prices die Preise herabsetzen [o senken]

to \cut wages die Löhne kürzen

▪ to \cut sth by sth etw um etw akk kürzen [o reduzieren]

our company is \cutting its workforce by 20% unsere Firma baut 20 % ihres Personals ab

7. (break)

▪ to \cut sth etw unterbrechen

they \cut our supply lines sie schnitten uns unsere Versorgungslinien ab

8. (abridge)

to \cut a film einen Film kürzen

to \cut short ⇆ sth etw abbrechen; (interrupt)

to \cut sb short jdn unterbrechen, jdm ins Wort fallen

9. (remove)

to be \cut from the team aus dem Team entfernt werden

to \cut a scene in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden

10. (miss)

▪ to \cut sth etw auslassen

she decided to \cut some of her meetings sie entschied sich, einige ihrer Treffen nicht wahrzunehmen

to \cut a class [or lesson] /school eine [Unterrichts]stunde/die Schule schwänzen fam

11. (turn off)

to \cut the motor [or engine] den Motor abstellen

12. ( fam: desist from)

▪ to \cut sth behaviour etw [unter]lassen

to \cut the cackle BRIT, AUS ( hum) auf den Punkt kommen

to \cut the crap (sl) mit der Scheiße aufhören derb

13. (shape)

to \cut a diamond einen Diamanten schleifen

14. AUTO

to \cut a corner [too sharply] eine Kurve [zu scharf] schneiden

15. (teethe)

to \cut a tooth einen Zahn bekommen, zahnen

16. CARDS

to \cut the cards die Karten abheben

17. MUS

to \cut a record/CD eine Platte/CD aufnehmen

18. COMPUT

to \cut and paste sth etw ausschneiden und einfügen

19. MATH

▪ to \cut sth etw schneiden

20. SPORT

to \cut the ball den Ball [an]schneiden

21.

▶ to \cut capers ( dated) Luftsprünge machen

▶ to \cut the cheese AM ( fam) einen fahrenlassen derb

▶ you should \cut your coat according to your cloth BRIT ( prov) man muss sich akk nach der Decke strecken prov

▶ to \cut corners schnell und kostengünstig arbeiten

▶ to \cut sb dead jdn schneiden

today in the store Martha \cut me dead heute im Supermarkt hat Martha mich keines Blickes gewürdigt

▶ to \cut a fine [or quite a] figure [or BRIT dash] ( dated) eine gute Figur machen

▶ to \cut it [or things] [a bit] fine [or close] [ein bisschen] knapp kalkulieren

▶ to \cut the ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

▶ to \cut no [or very little] ice with sb keinen Eindruck auf jdn machen

▶ to [not] \cut it [or AM also the mustard] [k]ein hohes Niveau erreichen

▶ to \cut off one's nose to spite one's face sich akk ins eigene Fleisch schneiden

▶ to \cut sb to the quick [or heart] jdn ins Mark treffen

▶ to be \cut from the same cloth aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt sein

▶ to \cut sb some slack AM mit jdm nachsichtig sein

▶ to \cut a long story short der langen Rede kurzer Sinn, um es kurzzumachen

▶ to \cut one's teeth [or eye-teeth] [on sth] sich dat die ersten Sporen [mit etw dat] verdienen

▶ to be so thick that you can \cut it with a knife zum Zerreißen gespannt sein

the tension was so thick in the air that you could \cut it with a knife die Atmosphäre war zum Zerreißen gespannt

V. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<-tt-, cut, cut>

1. (slice) knife schneiden

2. (slice easily) material sich akk schneiden lassen

3. (take short cut)

to \cut over a field eine Abkürzung über ein Feld nehmen

4. CARDS abheben

to \cut for dealer den Geber auslosen

5. AM ( fam: push in)

to \cut [in line] sich akk vordrängeln

to \cut in front of sb sich akk vor jdn drängeln

no \cutting! nicht drängeln!

6. COMPUT

to \cut and paste ausschneiden und einfügen

7. (withdraw)

▪ to \cut loose from sth sich akk von etw dat trennen

8.

▶ to \cut both [or two] ways eine zweischneidige Sache sein

▶ to \cut to the chase AM ( fam) auf den Punkt kommen

▶ to \cut loose AM, AUS alle Hemmungen verlieren

she really \cuts loose when she dances sie tobt sich beim Tanzen richtig aus

▶ to \cut and run Reißaus nehmen, sich akk aus dem Staub machen

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cut [kʌt]

A s

1. a) Schnitt m

b) Schnittwunde f

2. Hieb m:

cut and thrust

a) (Fechten) Hieb und Stoß m,

b) fig (feindseliges) Hin und Her, Widerstreit m;

rhetorical cut and thrust Wortgefecht n

3. fig Stich m, (Seiten)Hieb m, Bosheit f

4. umg Schneiden n:

give sb the cut direct jemanden ostentativ schneiden

5. (Spaten) Stich m

6. (Haar) Schnitt m

7. TECH Ein-, Anschnitt m, Kerbe f

8. TECH Schnittfläche f

9. TECH Schrot m/n

10. a) Einschnitt m, Durchstich m (im Gelände)

b) Graben m

11. Schnitte f, Stück n (besonders Fleisch):

cold cuts pl Aufschnitt m

12. US umg Imbiss m

13. umg Anteil m (of, in an dat):

my cut is 20%

14. besonders US

a) Mahd f (Gras)

b) Schlag m (Holz)

c) Schur f (Wolle)

15. FILM, TV Schnitt m

16. FILM, RADIO, TV: scharfe Überblendung, Schnitt m

17. Abkürzung(sweg) f(m), direkter Weg

18. Tennis etc: Schnitt m

19. Stück n, Länge f (von Stoff, Tuch)

20. (Zu)Schnitt m, Fasson f (besonders von Kleidung)

21. Schnitt m, Schliff m (von Edelsteinen)

22. fig Art f, Schlag m:

of quite a different cut aus ganz anderem Holz geschnitzt

23. Gesichtsschnitt m

24. umg (soziale etc) Stufe:

a cut above eine Stufe höher als

25. TYPO

a) (Kupfer) Stich m

b) Druckstock m

c) Klischee n

26. Holzschnitt m

27. (modischer) Schlitz (im Kleid)

28. Streichung f, Auslassung f, Kürzung f (in einem Buch etc)

29. WIRTSCH Kürzung f, Senkung f:

cut in prices Preissenkung oder -herabsetzung f;

cut in salary Gehaltskürzung

30. SCHULE, UNIV umg Schwänzen n

31. Kartenspiel:

a) Abheben n

b) abgehobene Karte(n pl)

32. umg Strohhalm m (zum Losen):

draw cuts Strohhalme ziehen, losen

33. Golf: Cut m (maximale Schlagzahl, mit der sich ein Spieler für die letzten beiden Runden eines Turniers qualifiziert):

make the cut den Cut schaffen

B adj

1. beschnitten, (zu)geschnitten, gestutzt, gespalten, zersägt:

cut flowers Schnittblumen;

cut glass geschliffenes Glas

2. BOT (ein)gekerbt

3. gemeißelt, geschnitzt, behauen

4. verschnitten, kastriert:

a cut horse ein Wallach

5. WIRTSCH herabgesetzt, ermäßigt (Preise)

6. Br sl blau, besoffen

C v/t prät und pperf cut

1. (be-, zer)schneiden, ab-, durchschneiden, einen Schnitt machen in (akk):

cut sb sth jemandem etwas abschneiden;

cut to pieces zerstückeln;

cut one’s teeth Zähne bekommen, zahnen; → cable A 1, eyetooth

2. abhacken, abschneiden, absägen, SCHIFF kappen:

cut a book ein Buch aufschneiden;

cut coal Kohle(n) hauen;

cut grass Gras mähen;

cut trees Bäume fällen;

cut turf Rasen stechen;

cut wood Holz hacken

3. eine Hecke etc (be)schneiden, stutzen:

cut sb’s hair jemandem die Haare schneiden; → story¹ 4

4. eine Schnittwunde beibringen (dat), verletzen:

cut one’s finger sich in den Finger schneiden;

he cut himself on the lid er schnitt sich am Deckel

5. schlagen:

cut a horse with a whip

6. Tiere kastrieren, verschneiden

7. ein Kleid, einen Teppich etc zuschneiden, etwas zurechtschneiden, einen Schlüssel anfertigen, einen Braten vorschneiden oder zerlegen

8. einen Stein behauen, Glas, Edelsteine schleifen

9. (ein)schnitzen, einschneiden, -ritzen

10. einen Weg ausgraben, -hauen, einen Graben stechen, einen Tunnel bohren:

cut one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen

11. AGR Land umackern, pflügen

12. MATH etc durchschneiden, kreuzen

13. AUTO

a) eine Kurve schneiden: → corner A 1

b) ein Verkehrszeichen etc überfahren

14. einen Text etc, auch einen Betrag etc kürzen, beschneiden, zusammenstreichen (to auf akk):

cut film einen Film schneiden;

cut the wages die Löhne kürzen;

cut production die Produktion einschränken oder drosseln; → bone¹ A 1

15. WIRTSCH die Preise herabsetzen, senken

16. die Geschwindigkeit herabsetzen, verringern

17. cut one’s losses WIRTSCH weiteren (finanziellen) Verlusten vorbeugen

18. a) CHEM, TECH verdünnen, auflösen

b) umg verwässern

19. TECH abstoßen, Metall, auch Gewinde schneiden, beschroten, fräsen, scheren, schleifen

20. ELEK, TEL eine Verbindung trennen

21. ELEK, AUTO, TECH

a) den Motor etc ab-, ausschalten

b) den Motor drosseln

22. FILM, RADIO, TV: abbrechen

23. (auf Tonband etc) mitschneiden

24. fig eine Verbindung abbrechen, aufgeben

25. fig

a) betrüben:

it cut him to the heart es tat ihm in der Seele weh, es schnitt ihm ins Herz

b) jemandem wehtun, jemanden kränken

26. umg jemanden schneiden:

cut sb dead jemanden völlig ignorieren

27. SCHULE, UNIV umg eine Stunde etc schwänzen

28. Karten abheben

29. Tennis etc: den Ball (an)schneiden

30. umg Gewinne teilen

31. SPORT einen Rekord brechen

32. → cut out A 9

D v/i

1. schneiden (in, into in akk), bohren, hauen, sägen, stechen:

the knife doesn’t cut das Messer schneidet nicht;

it cuts both ways fig

a) es ist ein zweischneidiges Schwert,

b) das gilt für beide Teile (gleichermaßen)

2. einschneiden, drücken (Kragen etc)

3. sich (gut etc) schneiden lassen

4. durchbrechen (Zähne)

5. (auf dem kürzesten Wege) hindurchgehen, den kürzesten Weg einschlagen

6. umg

a) rasen, flitzen

b) abhauen:

cut and run Reißaus nehmen

7. wehtun, kränken

8. Kartenspiel: abheben

9. SPORT den Ball (an)schneiden

10. FILM etc

a) schneiden, überblenden:

cut to um- oder hinüberblenden zu

b) abbrechen

11. SCHULE, UNIV umg (die Stunde etc) schwänzen

12. MAL stark hervortreten (Farbe)

13. umg die Gewinne teilen

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1.
[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cut

1) (penetrate, wound) schneiden

cut one's finger/leg — sich (Dat. od. Akk.) in den Finger/ins Bein schneiden

he cut himself on broken glass — er hat sich an einer Glasscherbe geschnitten

the remark cut him to the quick — (fig.) die Bemerkung traf ihn ins Mark

2) (divide) (with knife) schneiden; durchschneiden [Seil]; (with axe) durchhacken

cut something in half/two/three — etwas halbieren/zweiteilen/dreiteilen

cut one's ties or links — alle Verbindungen abbrechen

cut no ice with somebody — (fig. coll.) keinen Eindruck auf jemanden machen

3) (detach, reduce) abschneiden; schneiden, stutzen [Hecke]; mähen [Getreide, Gras]

cut (p.p.) flowers — Schnittblumen

cut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden

4) (shape, fashion) schleifen [Glas, Edelstein, Kristall]; hauen, schlagen [Stufen]

cut a key — einen Schlüssel feilen od. anfertigen

cut figures in wood/stone — Figuren aus Holz schnitzen/aus Stein hauen

5) (meet and cross) [Straße, Linie, Kreis:] schneiden

6) (fig.): (renounce, refuse to recognize) schneiden

7) (carve) [auf]schneiden [Fleisch, Geflügel]; abschneiden [Scheibe]

8) (reduce) senken [Preise]; verringern, einschränken [Menge, Produktion]; mindern [Qualität]; kürzen [Ausgaben, Lohn]; verkürzen [Arbeitszeit, Urlaub]; abbauen [Arbeitsplätze]; (cease, stop) einstellen [Dienstleistungen, Lieferungen]; abstellen [Strom]

9) (absent oneself from) schwänzen [Schule, Unterricht]

10)

cut one's losses — höherem Verlust vorbeugen

11)

cut something short — (lit. or fig.): (interrupt, terminate) etwas abbrechen

cut somebody short — jemanden unterbrechen; (impatiently) jemandem ins Wort fallen

to cut a long story short — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn

12) (Cards) abheben

13)

cut a tooth — einen Zahn bekommen

14)

be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein

15) (Computing)

cut and paste — ausschneiden und einfügen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, cut

1) [Messer, Schwert usw.:] schneiden; [Papier, Tuch, Käse:] sich schneiden lassen

cut both ways — (fig.) ein zweischneidiges Schwert sein (fig.)

2) (cross, intersect) sich schneiden

3) (pass)

cut through or across the field/park — [quer] über das Feld/durch den Park gehen

4) (Cinemat.) (stop the cameras) abbrechen; (go quickly to another shot) überblenden (to zu)
3. noun
1) (act of cutting) Schnitt, der

2) (stroke, blow) (with knife) Schnitt, der; (with sword, whip) Hieb, der; (injury) Schnittwunde, die

3) (reduction) (in wages, expenditure, budget) Kürzung, die; (in prices) Senkung, die; (in working hours, holiday, etc.) Verkürzung, die; (in services) Verringerung, die; (in production, output, etc.) Einschränkung, die

4) (of meat) Stück, das

5) (coll.): (commission, share) Anteil, der

6) (of hair): (style) [Haar]schnitt, der; (of clothes) Schnitt, der

7) (in play, book, etc.) Streichung, die; (in film) Schnitt, der

make cuts — Streichungen/Schnitte vornehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut up

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(injury) n.

Schnittwunde f. adj.

geschnitten adj. n.

Schnitt -e m. (into) v.

einschneiden v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cut)

= anschneiden v.

beschneiden v.

kürzen v.

mähen v.

schneiden v.

(§ p.,pp.: schnitt, geschnitten)

English-german dictionary > cut
11 cut

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[English Word] act of cutting

[Swahili Word] ukataji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 14

[Derived Word] kata V

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[English Word] be cut

[Swahili Word] -katika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] intransitive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kata

[English Example] this wood can not be cut

[Swahili Example] ukuni huu haukatiki

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[English Word] be cut

[Swahili Word] -katwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -kata V

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[English Word] be cut off from each other

[Swahili Word] -tindikana

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut

[English Plural] cuts

[Swahili Word] chale

[Swahili Plural] chale

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Related Words] uchale

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] chanjo

[Swahili Plural] machanjo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] chomeo

[Swahili Plural] machomeo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] chongo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] cut

[English Plural] cuts

[Swahili Word] kilingo

[Swahili Plural] vilingo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -linga

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] chongo

[Swahili Plural] michongo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] chonga V

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] mchanjo

[Swahili Plural] michanjo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] -chanja V

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] mchapo

[Swahili Plural] michapo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] -chapa V

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] mchongo

[Swahili Plural] michongo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] -chonga V

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] pengo

[Swahili Plural] mapengo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] tojo

[Swahili Plural] matojo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] cut

[English Plural] cuts

[Swahili Word] uchale

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] -chongea

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] -fasili

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] -kata

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] kataa, kato, mkata, mkataji, mkate, mkato, mkatizo, ukata

[English Example] constant rubbing of a rope will cut a stone (proverb)

[Swahili Example] papo kwa papo kamba hukata jiwe (methali)

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] -keketa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] ikikeketwa kwa msumeno wa mapuuza [Moh]

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] -shenga

[Swahili Plural] shenga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut

[Swahili Word] -tema

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] kumsaidia mamaake kutema, kufyeka... [Moh]

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[English Word] cut (a little of the top of something)

[Swahili Word] -buabua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut (as with a dull knife)

[Swahili Word] -chikicha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut (in pay)

[Swahili Word] nakisi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] cut (only of grain)

[Swahili Word] -fioa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut (only of grain)

[Swahili Word] -fyoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut (open)

[Swahili Word] -wanga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut (the bark of trees to obtain resin)

[Swahili Word] -gema

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut (with an instrument)

[Swahili Word] -chonga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut a point

[Swahili Word] -chongoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut down

[Swahili Word] -jengua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] jengo, jenzi, mjengo, mjenzi, ujenzi

[Swahili Example] sisi kazi yetu kujenga; sio kujengua

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[English Word] cut in pieces

[Swahili Word] -chanja

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] chop up firewood

[Swahili Example] chanja kuni

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[English Word] cut in small pieces

[Swahili Word] -checha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut in stone

[Swahili Word] -chora

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut into (e.g. of a tight cord)

[Swahili Word] -vama

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut into (e.g. of a tight cord)

[Swahili Word] -vamia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut into small pieces

[Swahili Word] -katakata

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kata

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[English Word] cut notches

[Swahili Word] -tiringa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut off

[Swahili Word] -katisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Word] -kata

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[English Word] cut off (branches)

[Swahili Word] -pagua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] pogo

[English Example] slashing knife.

[Swahili Example] kisu cha kupogolea

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[English Word] cut off (branches)

[Swahili Word] -pogoa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] pogo

[English Example] slashing knife.

[Swahili Example] kisu cha kupogolea

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[English Word] cut off (branches)

[Swahili Word] -pokoa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] pogo

[English Example] slashing knife.

[Swahili Example] kisu cha kupogolea

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[English Word] cut off someone's speech

[Swahili Word] -kata kauli

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] kata V, kauli N

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[English Word] cut oneself

[Swahili Word] -kunyua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] kuna V

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[English Word] cut short

[Swahili Word] -katiza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kata

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[English Word] cut someone short

[Swahili Word] -katia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] applicative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kata

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[English Word] cut the hair

[Swahili Word] -dira

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut the throat

[Swahili Word] -chinja

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut thing

[English Plural] cut things

[Swahili Word] mkate

[Swahili Plural] mikate

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] kata V

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[English Word] cut up

[Swahili Word] -kata

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] cut up

[Swahili Word] -pingua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut up (e.g. manioc)

[Swahili Word] -enga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut up (fruits)

[Swahili Word] -chanyata

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cut up (into pieces)

[Swahili Word] -lenga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] feel cut to the quick

[Swahili Word] -panda ari

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] Maksudi felt cut to the quick

[Swahili Example] Maksuudi alipanda ari [Moh]

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[English Word] make a cut

[Swahili Word] -vuaza

[Part of Speech] verb

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English-Swahili dictionary > cut
12 cut

[kʌt] n

1) ( act) Schnitt m;

to make a \cut [in sth] [in etw akk] einen Einschnitt machen

2) ( slice) of meat Stück nt; of bread Scheibe f, Schnitte f;

sirloin is the most expensive \cut of beef die Lende ist das teuerste Stück vom Rind;

cold \cuts Aufschnitt m

3) ( trim) Schnitt m;

her hair was in need of a \cut ihre Haare mussten geschnitten werden

4) ( fit) [Zu]schnitt m; of shirt, trousers Schnitt m

5) ( wound) Schnittwunde f, Schnitt m;

deep \cut tiefe Schnittwunde;

to get a \cut sich akk schneiden;

where'd you get that \cut? wo hast du dich denn da geschnitten? ( fam)

6) ( insult) Beleidigung f (at für +akk)

7) (fam: due) [An]teil m;

when am I going to get my \cut? wann bekomme ich meinen Anteil?

8) ( decrease) Senkung f, Herabsetzung f;

\cut in emissions Abgasreduzierung f;

\cut in interest rates Zinssenkung f;

\cut in prices Preissenkung f, Ermäßigung f;

\cut in production Produktionseinschränkung f;

\cut in staff Personalabbau m;

to take a \cut eine Kürzung hinnehmen;

many people have had to take a \cut in their living standards viele Menschen mussten sich mit einer Einschränkung ihres Lebensstandards abfinden

9) ( less spending)

\cuts pl Kürzungen fpl, Streichungen fpl;

budget \cuts Haushaltskürzungen fpl;

to make \cuts in the budget Abstriche am Etat machen

10) ( abridgement) Schnitt m, Streichung f;

to make a \cut in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden;

to make \cuts Streichungen vornehmen

11) (Am) ( truancy) Schwänzen nt kein pl ( fam)

to have a \cut schwänzen ( fam)

12) sports

to give the ball a \cut den Ball anschneiden

PHRASES:

the \cut and thrust of sth das Spannungsfeld einer S. gen;

to be a \cut above sb/ sth jdm/etw um einiges überlegen sein adj

inv

1) ( removed) abgeschnitten;

( sliced) bread [auf]geschnitten;

\cut flowers Schnittblumen fpl

2) ( fitted) glass, jewel geschliffen interj film

\cut! Schnitt! vt <-tt-, cut, cut>

1) ( slice)

to \cut sth etw schneiden;

did you already \cut some bread? hast du schon etwas Brot aufgeschnitten?;

to \cut a hole in sth ein Loch in etw akk schneiden;

to \cut sth to pieces [or shreds] etw zerstückeln;

to \cut sth in[to] several pieces etw in mehrere Teile zerschneiden;

how can I \cut this cake in two pieces? wie kann ich diesen Kuchen halbieren?;

to \cut sb/ sth free jdn/etw losschneiden;

( from wreck) jdn/etw herausschneiden;

to \cut sth loose etw losschneiden;

to \cut sth open etw aufschneiden;

to \cut sb sth [or sth for sb] jdm [o für jdn] etw schneiden;

could you \cut me a slice of bread? könntest du mir eine Scheibe Brot abschneiden?;

to \cut sth with sth etw mit etw dat schneiden

2) ( sever)

to \cut sth etw durchschneiden;

she nearly \cut an artery with the new hedge-trimmer sie durchtrennte fast eine Arterie mit der neuen elektrischen Heckenschere

3) ( trim)

to \cut sth etw [ab]schneiden;

to \cut one's fingernails sich dat die Fingernägel schneiden;

to \cut flowers Blumen abschneiden;

to \cut the grass den Rasen mähen;

to \cut sb's hair jdm die Haare schneiden;

to have [or get] one's hair \cut sich dat die Haare schneiden lassen

4) ( injure)

to \cut oneself/sb [with sth] sich/jdn [mit etw dat] schneiden;

I've \cut my hand on that glass ich habe mir die Hand an diesem Glas geschnitten;

he \cut his head open er hat sich den Kopf aufgeschlagen

5) ( clear)

to \cut sth road, tunnel etw bauen; ditch, trench etw graben;

they're planning to \cut a road right through the forest sie planen, eine Straße mitten durch den Wald zu schlagen;

to \cut a swath through sth eine Bahn durch etw akk schneiden

6) ( decrease)

to \cut sth etw senken [o herabsetzen] [o reduzieren];

they should \cut class sizes to 30 die Klassengröße sollte auf 30 Schüler verringert werden;

to \cut costs die Kosten senken;

to \cut one's losses weitere Verluste vermeiden;

to \cut overtime die Überstunden reduzieren;

to \cut prices die Preise herabsetzen [o senken];

to \cut wages die Löhne kürzen;

to \cut sth by sth etw um etw akk kürzen [o reduzieren];

our company is \cutting its workforce by 20 per cent unsere Firma baut 20% ihres Personals ab

7) ( break)

to \cut sth etw unterbrechen;

they \cut our supply lines sie schnitten uns unsere Versorgungslinien ab

8) ( abridge)

to \cut a film einen Film kürzen;

to \cut short <-> sth etw abbrechen;

( interrupt)

to \cut sb short jdn unterbrechen, jdm ins Wort fallen

9) ( remove)

to be \cut from the team aus dem Team entfernt werden;

to \cut a scene in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden

10) ( miss)

to \cut sth etw auslassen;

she decided to \cut some of her meetings sie entschied sich, einige ihrer Treffen nicht wahrzunehmen;

to \cut a class [or lesson] / school eine [Unterrichts]stunde/die Schule schwänzen ( fam)

11) ( turn off)

to \cut the motor [or engine] den Motor abstellen

12) (fam: desist from)

to \cut sth behaviour etw [unter]lassen;

to \cut the cackle (Brit, Aus) ( hum) auf den Punkt kommen;

to \cut the crap (sl) mit der Scheiße aufhören ( derb)

13) ( shape)

to \cut a diamond einen Diamanten schleifen

14) auto

to \cut a corner [too sharply] eine Kurve [zu scharf] schneiden

15) to \cut a tooth einen Zahn bekommen, zahnen

16) cards

to \cut the cards die Karten abheben

17) mus

to \cut a record/CD eine Platte/CD aufnehmen

18) comput

to \cut and paste sth etw ausschneiden und einfügen

19) math

to \cut sth etw schneiden

20) sports

to \cut the ball den Ball [an]schneiden

PHRASES:

to \cut capers (dated) Luftsprünge machen;

to \cut the cheese (Am) ( fam) einen fahren lassen ( derb)

you should \cut your coat according to your cloth ( Brit) ( prov) man muss sich akk nach der Decke strecken ( prov)

to be \cut from the same cloth aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt sein;

to \cut corners schnell und kostengünstig arbeiten;

to \cut a fine [or quite a] figure [or ( Brit) dash] (dated) eine gute Figur machen;

to \cut the ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen;

to \cut no [or very little] ice with sb keinen Eindruck auf jdn machen;

to be so thick that you can \cut it with a knife zum Zerreißen gespannt sein;

the tension was so thick in the air that you could \cut it with a knife die Atmosphäre war zum Zerreißen gespannt;

to \cut off one's nose to spite one's face sich akk ins eigene Fleisch schneiden;

to \cut sb to the quick [or heart] jdn ins Mark treffen;

to \cut sb some slack (Am) mit jdm nachsichtig sein;

to \cut a long story short der langen Rede kurzer Sinn, um es kurz zu machen;

to \cut one's teeth [or eye-teeth] [on sth] sich dat die ersten Sporen [mit etw dat] verdienen;

to \cut sb dead jdn schneiden;

today in the store Martha \cut me dead heute im Supermarkt hat Martha mich keines Blickes gewürdigt;

to \cut it [or things] [a bit] fine [or close] [ein bisschen] knapp kalkulieren;

to [not] \cut it [or (Am a.) the mustard] [k]ein hohes Niveau erreichen vi <-tt-, cut, cut>

1) ( slice) knife schneiden

2) ( slice easily) material sich akk schneiden lassen

3) ( take short cut)

to \cut over a field eine Abkürzung über ein Feld nehmen; see also cut across 2, cut over, cut through 3

4) cards abheben;

to \cut for dealer den Geber auslosen

5) (Am) (fam: push in)

to \cut [in line] sich akk vordrängeln;

to \cut in front of sb sich akk vor jdn drängeln;

no \cutting! nicht drängeln!

6) comput

to \cut and paste ausschneiden und einfügen

7) ( withdraw)

to \cut loose from sth sich akk von etw dat trennen

PHRASES:

to \cut to the chase (Am) ( fam) auf den Punkt kommen;

to \cut both [or two] ways eine zweischneidige Sache sein;

to \cut loose (Am, Aus) alle Hemmungen verlieren;

she really \cuts loose when she dances sie tobt sich beim Tanzen richtig aus;

to \cut and run Reißaus nehmen, sich akk aus dem Staub machen

English-German students dictionary > cut
13 cut\ up

1. II
cut up in some manner this wood cuts up easily with an ordinary saw эти дрова легко распилить обычной.пилой; the root cuts up easily корень легко режется
2. III
1) cut up smth. /smth. up/ cut up meat (the turkey, etc.) разрезать мясо и т. д.

2) cut smb. up coil. his son's death (the news, the incident, etc.) cut him up смерть сына и т. д. потрясла его

3) cut up smth., smb. cut up a book (a speech, a play, etc.) раскритиковать книгу и т. д. в пух и прах, "разнести" книгу и т. д.; cut up the enemy разбить противника наголову
3. IV
cut up smth. /smth. up/ In some manner cut up this wood (this cloth, etc.) easily легко резать это дерево и т. д.
4. XI
1) be cut up into smth. be cut up into small pieces (into equal parts, etc.) быть разделенным /разрезанным/ на мелкие куски и т. д.; the house has been cut up into apartments дом был разделен на квартиры

2) be cut up fry smth. crops (the roads, etc.) were cut up by the hail (by the rain, etc.) урожай и т. д. пострадал от града и т. д.; be cut up in smth. all the occupants of the two cars were cut up in the smash при столкновении пострадали пассажиры той и другой машины 3. be (feel, seem).cut up about /over/ smth., smb. coll. be (feel, seem) cut up about his departure ( over the loss of his luggage, about his sister, etc.) расстраиваться из-за его отъезда и т. д., be cut up at smth. /at doing smth./ be cut up at the news (at hearing the news, at not getting the job, etc.) расстраиваться из-за этой новости и т. д.
5. XVI
cut up into smth. cut up into pieces (into small bits, etc.) разрезать на куски и т. д., this cloth will cut up into several suits из этого материала выйдет несколько костюмов

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > cut\ up
14 cut

cut

A n

1 ( incision) gen entaille f ; ( in surgery) incision f ; to make a cut in faire une entaille dans [cloth, wood] ; [surgeon] faire une incision dans [flesh] ;

2 ( wound) coupure f ; to get a cut from sth se couper sur qch ;

3 ( hairstyle) coupe f ; a cut and blow-dry une coupe-brushing ;

4 ○ ( share) part f ; a cut of the profits/takings une part des bénéfices/recettes ; she takes a 25% cut of the total sum elle prend 25% de la somme globale ;

5 ( reduction) réduction f (in de) ; a cut in prices, a price cut une baisse des prix ; a cut in the interest/unemployment rate une baisse du taux d'intérêt/de chômage ; job cuts suppression f d'emplois ; he agreed to take a cut in salary il a accepté qu'on lui diminue son salaire ;

6 ( trim) to give [sth] a cut couper [hair, grass] ;

7 Culin morceau m ; fillet is the most tender cut le filet est le morceau le plus tendre ;

8 ( shape) ( of gem) taille f ; (of suit, jacket) coupe f ;

9 Cin ( removal of footage) coupure f ; ( shot) plan m de raccord (from de ; to à) ; final cut final cut m ;

10 ( in editing) coupure f ; to make cuts in faire des coupures dans [article, story] ;

11 ( shorter route) raccourci m ;

12 Art, Print cliché m, gravure f ;

13 Sport coup m tranchant ;

14 ○ Mus ( track) morceau m ; classic cuts from the 60's des morceaux classiques des années 60.

B vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut)

1 ( slice) couper [bread, fabric, metal, paper, slice, wood] ; faire [hole, slit] ; to cut sth out of couper qch dans [fabric] ; découper qch dans [magazine] ; to cut sth in half ou in two couper qch en deux ; to cut sth into quarters/slices/pieces couper qch en quartiers/tranches/morceaux ; to cut sth to shreds ou ribbons mettre [qch] en pièces [fabric, document] ; my hands were cut to shreds mes mains étaient tout abîmées ;

2 ( sever) couper [rope, ribbon, throat, wire] ; ouvrir [vein] ; couper [flower, stem] ; faucher, couper [wheat] ; fig rompre [ties, links] ;

3 ( carve out) faire [notch] ; creuser [channel, tunnel] ; graver [initials] (in dans) ; to cut sth open ouvrir [packet, sack] ; [surgeon] ouvrir [chest, stomach] ; to cut one's way through se frayer un chemin dans [undergrowth] ;

4 ( wound) lit ( once) blesser [victim] ; ( repeatedly) taillader [victim] ; fig [remark] blesser [person] ; to cut one's finger/lip se couper le doigt/la lèvre ; the rocks cut their feet les rochers leur ont tailladé les pieds ; the wind cut me like a knife le vent était mordant ;

5 ( trim) couper [grass, hair] ; tailler [hedge] ; to cut one's fringe/finger nails se couper la frange/les ongles ; to have one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ;

6 (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, marble, wood] ; découper [pastry] ; tailler [suit] ; [locksmith] refaire [key] ; to cut sth into triangles/strips couper qch en triangles/bandes ; to cut sth into the shape of a bird découper qch en forme d'oiseau ;

7 ( liberate) to cut sb from sth dégager qn de [wreckage] ; to cut sb/sth free ou loose libérer qn/qch (from de) ;

8 ( edit) couper [article, film] ; supprimer [scene] ; we cut the film to 90 minutes nous avons réduit le film à 90 minutes ; I cut the article from 3,000 to 2,000 words j'ai réduit l'article de 3 000 à 2 000 mots ;

9 ( reduce) baisser [price, rate] ; réduire [cost, expenditure, inflation, list, number, staff, wages] (by de) ; diminuer [length, size, working day, salary] ; comprimer [budget] ; we've cut prices by 10% on a baissé les prix de 10% ; we've cut the amount of time we spend on the phone nous passons moins de temps au téléphone ;

10 ( grow) to cut a tooth percer une dent ; to cut one's teeth faire ses dents ;

11 ( switch off) éteindre [headlights] ;

12 ( record) faire, graver [album] ; tracer [track] ;

13 Comput couper [paragraph, section] ; cut and paste couper-coller ; cut the first paragraph and paste it in at the end coupez le premier paragraphe et collez-le à la fin ;

14 Games couper [cards, deck] ;

15 ( dilute) couper [drink, drugs] (with avec) ;

16 ( intersect) [line] couper [circle] ; [track] couper [road] ;

17 ○ ( stop) cut the chatter arrêtez de jacasser ; cut the flattery/sarcasm! assez de flatteries/sarcasme! ; cut the crap ◑ ! arrête de déconner ◑ ! ;

18 ○ ( fail to attend) sécher ○ [class, lesson] ; ne pas aller à [meeting, conference] ;

19 ( snub) ignorer, snober [person] ; she cut me dead in the street elle m'a complètement ignoré dans la rue ;

20 Cin ( splice) monter.

C vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut)

1 (slice, make an incision) couper ; this knife cuts well ce couteau coupe bien ; cardboard cuts easily le carton est facile à couper ; cut along the dotted line coupez suivant les pointillés ; will the cake cut into six? tu crois que le gâteau fera pour six? ; to cut into entamer [cake, pie] ; couper [fabric, paper] ; inciser [flesh, organ] ;

2 (move, go) to cut across the park couper à travers le parc ; our route cuts across Belgium notre itinéraire traverse la Belgique ; the lorry cut across my path le camion m'a coupé la route ; to cut down a sidestreet couper par une petite rue ; to cut in front of sb ( in a queue) passer devant qn ; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à qn ;

3 Cin the camera cut to the president la caméra s'est braquée sans transition sur le président ; to cut from the street to the courtroom [camera] passer de la rue à la salle d'audience ;

4 Games couper ; to cut for the deal couper les cartes pour déterminer qui va donner ;

5 fig to cut into ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time, working day].

D v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut) to cut oneself se couper ; to cut oneself on the foot/chin se couper au pied/menton ; to cut oneself on broken glass se couper avec un morceau de verre ; to cut oneself a slice of meat se couper une tranche de viande ; cut yourself some cake coupe-toi un morceau de gâteau.

E cut pp adj

1 (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] coupé ; ready-cut slices tranches prédécoupées ;

2 ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé ; a well-cut jacket une veste bien coupée ; the trousers are cut wide le pantalon est coupé large ;

3 ( injured) [lip] coupé ; to have a cut finger/knee avoir une coupure au doigt/genou ;

4 Agric, Hort [hay] fauché ; [grass, flowers] coupé ;

5 ( edited) [film, text] avec coupures (after n).

Idioms

to be a cut above sb/sth être supérieur à qn/qch ; to cut and run fig fuir, partir en courant ; to cut both ways [argument, measure] être à double tranchant ; to have one's work cut out to do avoir du mal à faire.

Phrasal verbs

■ cut across:

▶ cut across [sth]

1 ( bisect) [path] traverser [field] ;

2 ( transcend) [issue, disease] ne pas tenir compte de [class barriers, boundaries, distinctions] ;

▶ cut across [sb] interrompre.

■ cut along se dépêcher.

■ cut at:

▶ cut at [sth] attaquer [trunk, branches] ; taillader [rope] ; tailler dans [hair, stone].

■ cut away:

▶ cut away [sth] enlever [dead wood, diseased tissue].

■ cut back:

▶ cut back faire des économies (on de) ;

▶ cut back [sth], cut [sth] back

1 ( reduce) réduire [production, spending, staffing levels] (to à) ; limiter [expansion] (to à) ;

2 ( prune) tailler.

■ cut down:

▶ cut down réduire sa consommation ; ‘would you like a cigarette?’-‘no, I'm trying to cut down’ ‘veux-tu une cigarette?’-‘non merci, j'essaie de fumer moins’ ; to cut down on réduire sa consommation de [alcohol, fatty foods] ;

▶ cut down [sth], cut [sth] down

1 ( chop down) abattre [forest, tree] ;

2 ( reduce) réduire [consumption, spending, number, time, scale] (from de, to à) ;

3 ( trim) couper [carpet, curtains] ; couper [article, film] ;

▶ cut [sb] down littér [disease] emporter liter [person] ; to cut sb down to size rabattre le caquet à qn.

■ cut in:

▶ cut in

1 ( interrupt) ( in conversation) intervenir ; ( in dancing) s'interposer ; ‘what about me?’ he cut in ‘et moi, alors?’ dit-il en interrompant la discussion ; ‘may I cut in?’ ( on dance floor) ‘vous permettez (que je danse avec madame)?’ ; to cut in on sb ( in conversation) interrompre qn ;

2 ( in vehicle) the taxi cut in in front of me le taxi m'a fait une queue de poisson ;

▶ cut [sb] in mettre qn dans le coup ; they cut me in on the deal ils m'ont mis dans le coup.

■ cut off:

▶ cut off [sth], cut [sth] off

1 ( remove) couper [hair, piece, slice, top, corner] ; enlever [excess, crusts] ; to cut off one's finger se couper le doigt ; to cut off sb's head/fingers couper la tête/les doigts à qn ; she had all her hair cut off elle s'est fait couper les cheveux très court ;

2 ( reduce) to cut 1% off inflation réduire l'inflation de 1% ; they've cut 10% off their prices ils ont baissé leurs prix de 10% ; it cut 20 minutes off the journey cela a raccourci le trajet de 20 minutes ; she cut ten seconds off the world record elle a amélioré le record mondial de dix secondes ;

3 ( disconnect) couper [gas, power, telephone, water, supply lines] ;

▶ cut off [sth]

1 ( suspend) supprimer [allowance, grant] ; suspendre [financial aid] ;

2 ( isolate) [tide, army] couper [area, town] ;

3 ( block) bloquer [retreat, escape route] ;

▶ cut [sb] off

1 Telecom couper qn ;

2 ( disinherit) déshériter qn ; he cut me off without a penny il ne m'a pas laissé un sou ;

3 ( interrupt) interrompre qn ; she cut me off in mid-phrase elle m'a interrompu en plein milieu d'une phrase ;

▶ cut [sb] off, cut off [sb] ( isolate) [group, person] couper [person] ; to be cut off by the tide se faire surprendre par la marée ; to feel cut off se sentir coupé ; to cut oneself off se couper (from de).

■ cut out:

▶ cut out [engine, fan] s'arrêter ;

▶ cut out [sth] supprimer [alcohol, fatty food] ;

▶ cut [sth] out, cut out [sth]

1 ( snip out) découper [article, piece, shape] (from dans) ;

2 ( remove) enlever [tumour] (from de) ; couper [reference, sentence] ; supprimer [scene, chapter] ;

3 ( block out) boucher [view] ; éliminer [draught, noise, vibration] ;

4 ○ ( stop) cut the noise out! arrêtez de faire du bruit! cut out the laughing/fighting! arrêtez de rire/de vous disputer! ; cut it out! ça suffit! ;

▶ cut [sb] out

1 ( isolate) exclure qn ; to cut sb out of one's will déshériter qn ;

2 to be cut out for teaching/nursing être fait pour être professeur/infirmière ; he's not cut out to be a teacher il n'est pas fait pour être professeur.

■ cut short:

▶ cut short [sth], cut [sth] short abréger [holiday, visit, discussion] ; to cut the conversation short couper court ;

▶ cut [sb] short interrompre.

■ cut through:

▶ cut through [sth] [knife, scissors] couper [cardboard, plastic] ; [detergent] attaquer [grease] ; [whip] fendre [air] ; [boat] fendre [water] ; [person] éviter [red tape] ; [voice] traverser [noise].

■ cut up:

▶ cut up ○ US chahuter ;

▶ cut [sth] up, cut up [sth] couper [food, meat, onions] ; disséquer [specimen] ; [murderer] couper [qch] en morceaux [corpse] ; to cut sth up into strips/pieces couper qch en bandes/morceaux ;

▶ cut [sb] up

1 ( wound) [gangster] taillader [victim] ;

2 ( upset) to be very cut up être très affecté (about, by par) ;

3 ○ Aut faire une queue de poisson à.

Big English-French dictionary > cut
15 ♦ cut

♦ cut (1) /kʌt/
n.

1 taglio; incisione: cuts on one's face, tagli sulla faccia; a cut through a hillside, il taglio d'una collina ( per aprire una strada)

2 taglio ( in un testo, ecc.): to make cuts in a film, fare tagli a (o tagliare) un film

3 (= haircut) taglio (di capelli): Mohican cut, taglio alla mohicana; DIALOGO → - New haircut- That cut suits you, quel taglio ti sta bene

4 colpo ( di lama, arma da taglio); fendente; ( con frusta) frustata, sferzata: He made a cut at his opponent, ha sferrato un fendente all'avversario

5 ( macelleria) taglio: a nice cut of beef, un bel taglio di manzo

6 ( sartoria) taglio: an elegant cut, un taglio elegante

7 taglio; riduzione; ribasso: price cut, sconto; a cut in wholesale prices, un ribasso dei prezzi all'ingrosso; a cut in wages, una riduzione del salario; salary cut, riduzione di stipendio

8 (fig.) osservazione che ferisce; commento crudele

9 (fam. USA) – the cut, il far finta di non vedere q.: He gave me the cut, fece finta di non vedermi

10 (fam.) quota; parte; fetta (fam.)

11 ( sport) taglio; colpo tagliato

12 (mus.) seduta d'incisione; ( anche) brano inciso; disco; lato del disco

13 (cinem.) stacco

14 (cinem.) versione ( dopo il montaggio); montaggio: final cut, montaggio finale; director's cut, montaggio (secondo le direttive) del regista

15 ( alle carte) alzata; taglio

16 (ind. costr.) sezione in sterro d'una strada; trincea; scavo; galleria; canale

17 (elettr.) (GB) interruzione di corrente

18 (tipogr.) cliché; illustrazione; incisione; vignetta; ( grafica) fotoincisione

19 (chim.) frazione

20 ( balletto, danza) sforbiciata

21 ( slang USA) prova; tentativo: to have a cut at st., provare a fare qc.

22 ( slang USA) assenza ingustificata; bigiata, sega (pop.)

● (fam.) to be a cut above sb., essere superiore a q. □ cut and fill, (ind. costr.) sezione in sterro e riporto; (geol.) erosione e riempimento □ ( dal parrucchiere) cut and set, taglio e (messa in) piega □ (fig.) cut and thrust, schermaglia ( in un dibattito, ecc.); competitività ( in un'attività) □ cut man, (giorn.) addetto alle pagine pubblicitarie; ( boxe) addetto alla medicazione delle ferite ( durante un incontro) □ (fam. antiq.) the cut of sb. 's jib, l'aspetto di q.; i modi di q.
cut (2) /kʌt/
a.

1 tagliato; reciso: cut flowers, fiori recisi

2 ( di tabacco) trinciato

3 (bot.) lobato

4 ( di vetro) intagliato (► cut glass)

5 ( di animale) castrato

● (Austral.) cut lunch, pranzo al sacco □ (comm.) cut-price, a prezzo ridotto □ (comm.) cut-price shop (o store), negozio che pratica forti sconti; negozio che vende a prezzi stracciati (fam.) □ cut-rate, a tariffa ridotta; ( USA) a prezzo ridotto: cut-rate electricity, energia elettrica a tariffa ridotta □ cut-to-fit, regolabile: cut-to-fit belt, cintura ( da uomo) regolabile ( servendosi dei fori) □ ( di abito) well cut, dal buon taglio; di buona fattura.
♦ (to) cut /kʌt/
(pass. e p. p. cut)

A v. t.

1 tagliare: to cut a slice of bread, tagliare una fetta di pane; to cut one's finger, tagliarsi un dito; to cut one's face, farsi un taglio in faccia; to cut a diamond, tagliare un diamante; to cut one's nails, tagliarsi le unghie; to have (o to get) one's hair cut, farsi tagliare i capelli; to cut timber, tagliare (o spaccare) la legna; to cut st. in half [into four], tagliare qc. a metà [in quattro]; to cut into quarters [into diamonds], tagliare in quarti [a losanghe]; to cut into pieces, tagliare in (o a) pezzi; to cut st. open, aprire qc. ( con un coltello, ecc.); spaccare; squartare ( un animale); to cut one's head open, spaccarsi la testa

2 tagliare; fare tagli a: to cut an article [a film], tagliare un articolo [un film]

3 intagliare; incidere: to cut a heart on a tree, incidere un cuore su un albero

4 fare, costruire (tagliando qc.); tagliare; aprire; scavare: to cut a key, tagliare una chiave; to cut a road through a hill, costruire una strada tagliando il fianco d'un colle; to cut a tunnel through a mountain, scavare una galleria attraverso un monte

5 (agric.) falciare; mietere: to cut hay, falciare il fieno; to cut wheat, mietere il grano

6 (comm.) tagliare; abbassare, ridurre: to cut expenses, tagliare le spese; to cut profits, ridurre i profitti; Are they going to cut my salary?, intendono forse ridurmi lo stipendio?

7 ( sport) colpire di taglio, tagliare ( una palla): to cut the ball underneath, tagliare la palla dal disotto

8 ferire (fig.); addolorare; His sarcasm cut me to the quick, il suo sarcasmo mi ferì nel profondo del cuore

9 penetrare: The icy blast cut him to the marrow, il vento gelido gli penetrava fin nelle ossa

10 ( arte) intagliare; scolpire, incidere ( sulla pietra, su un metallo): to cut a cameo, intagliare un cammeo

11 (tecn.) filettare ( una vite)

12 (tecn.) tagliare, molare ( vetro)

13 (fam.) ignorare; fingere di non vedere (o di non conoscere); non salutare: When he passed me on the street, he cut me, quando m'incontrò per la strada, finse di non conoscermi

14 (fam.) marinare; saltare, salare (fam.); bigiare (fam.): to cut math, saltare la lezione di matematica; to cut classes, saltare le lezioni; marinare la scuola

15 (fam.) smettere; piantarla con: Cut the noise!, smetti (o piantala) di far rumore!; Cut the sarcasm!, basta coi sarcasmi!

16 (cinem.) montare ( un film)

17 (mus.) incidere ( un disco, o su disco)

18 tagliare, diluire ( droga, ecc.)

19 (fam. USA) dividere, spartire ( profitti, vincite, spese, ecc.)

20 (fam. USA) battere, superare (q.)

21 ( zootecnia) castrare

22 ( USA) interrompere ( un circuito elettrico); spegnere ( un motore)

23 ( USA) staccare ( una vacca, ecc.) dalla mandria

B v. i.

1 tagliare: This knife cuts well, questo coltello taglia bene; to cut along the dotted line, tagliare lungo la linea tratteggiata

2 tagliarsi: This wood cuts easily, questo legno si taglia bene; This cake will cut into at least eight, da questa torta ci escono almeno otto fette

3 andare ( in una data direzione); tagliare (fam.): We cut across the meadows, abbiamo tagliato (o abbiamo preso) per i prati; to cut across sb. 's path, tagliare la strada a q.; (autom.) to cut in front of (o to cut ahead of) tagliare la strada a (q.) sorpassandolo

4 ( sport) tagliare una palla

5 (cinem.) interrompere la ripresa; ( anche) fare uno stacco (su q. o qc.): Cut on the car!, stacco sull'auto!

6 ( danza) fare una sforbiciata

7 ( a carte) tagliare il mazzo; alzare: to cut for the deal, alzare una carta per decidere a chi tocca smazzare; to cut for partners, alzare una carta per formare le coppie

● ( anche comput.) to cut and paste, tagliare e incollare □ (fam.) to cut and run, tagliare la corda; darsela a gambe; scappare □ (naut.) to cut a boat loose, tagliare il cavo d'ormeggio di una barca □ to cut both ways, essere a doppio taglio; (fig.) funzionare nei due sensi, valere per entrambi; ( anche) avere vantaggi e svantaggi □ to cut a caper, fare una capriola □ to cut the cards, tagliare le carte □ (fig.) to cut one's coat according to one's cloth, fare il passo secondo la gamba □ to cut corners ► corner □ to cut a dash, fare un figurone; fare colpo □ to cut sb. dead, ignorare q.; fingere di non vedere (o di non conoscere) q. □ (fam. USA) to cut a deal, fare un accordo; accordarsi □ to cut a… figure, fare una data impressione; apparire in un dato modo: to cut a fine figure (o quite a figure) farsi notare ( per l'eleganza, ecc.); fare colpo; to cut a poor figure, avere l'aria da poco; sfigurare; to cut a sorry figure, avere un aspetto miserando; fare pena □ to cut sb. free, liberare qc. ( tagliando lacci, ecc.); tagliare le corde, ecc. che imprigionano q. □ to be cut from the same cloth, essere uguale ( a un altro) □ (fig.) to cut the ( Gordian) knot, tagliare il nodo (gordiano); tagliare la testa al toro (fig.) □ (fig.) to cut the ground from under sb. 's feet (o from under sb.), cogliere di sorpresa q.; spiazzare q. □ ( USA) to cut in line, saltare la coda; passare avanti □ (fam.) to cut it fine (o close), farcela, riuscire per un pelo □ to cut a long story short, per tagliar corto; per farla breve □ to cut st. [sb.] loose, liberare qc. [q.]; sciogliere qc. [q.]; (fam. USA) lasciar andare, mollare □ ( USA) to cut loose, liberarsi ( da un'autorità, un'influenza, ecc.); voltare le spalle; sganciarsi; emanciparsi: (fam.) lasciarsi andare, scatenarsi □ to cut one's losses, abbandonare un'impresa in perdita prima che sia troppo tardi; ridurre le perdite □ (comm., fin.) to cut margins, ridurre i margini (di guadagno) □ ( slang) to cut the mustard, dimostrarsi all'altezza □ (fam.) to cut no ice with sb., non fare effetto a q.; lasciare indifferente q. □ ( sport) to cut the record, battere il primato □ to cut short, interrompere (bruscamente): I was cut short by Tom, sono stato interrotto da Tom; Tom mi ha tolto la parola; to cut a conversation short, troncare una conversazione; tagliar corto; to cut a holiday short, interrompere (o abbreviare) una vacanza □ ( slang USA) to cut to the chase, venire al sodo □ to cut to shreds, ridurre a brandelli; tagliuzzare □ to cut to pieces, fare a pezzi; (fig.) distruggere, annientare □ to cut one's teeth, ( di bambino) mettere i denti; (fig.) farsi le ossa □ to cut one's way through st., aprirsi un varco (o un passaggio) in qc. ( tagliando rami, ecc.).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ cut
16 cut to pieces

(cut (pick, pull или tear) to pieces (smb. или smth.))

1) (smb. или smth.) раскритиковать, разнести (в пух и прах) кого-л. или что-л.

...if I didn't think there was a lot in it that was awfully good I wouldn't bother pulling it to pieces. (M. Dickens, ‘Thursday Afternoons’, ch. VII) —...если бы я не считала, что в этой книге очень много хорошего, я не стала бы ее так критиковать.

If I picked his idea to pieces in front of you he would have died. (M. Wilson, ‘Live with Lightning’, ch. V) — Если б я в вашем присутствии сказал, что его идея никуда не годится, он бы просто умер.

‘Gentlemen,’ said the mayor, as he took his stand in front of an august array of legal talent which was waiting to pick his argument to pieces... ‘I miscalculated but one thing in this case.’ (Th. Dreiser, ‘Twelve Men’, ‘A Mayor and His People’) — - Джентльмены, - сказал мэр, обращаясь к августейшей комиссии, состоявшей из самых видных юристов, готовых вдребезги разбить его аргументацию... - В этом деле я просчитался только в одном...

2) (smb.) злословить, судачить о ком-л.; ≈ перемывать косточки кому-л.

...they would tear a brother author to pieces the moment that his back was turned. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Moon and Sixpence’, ch. III) —...они нещадно злословили о своем собрате-писателе, стоило ему только от них отвернуться.

Poor Joe, it isn't fair to pull him to pieces as soon as he's out of the room. (M. Dickens, ‘The Angel in the Corner’, ch. 2) — Бедный Джо! Чего только не говорят о нем за его спиной! Это несправедливо.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > cut to pieces
17 cut

Ⅰ

cut [kʌt]

1. v (cut)

1) ре́зать; среза́ть, отреза́ть, разреза́ть; стричь;

to cut oneself поре́заться

2) коси́ть, жать; убира́ть урожа́й

3) руби́ть, вали́ть ( лес)

4):

to cut loose отделя́ть, освобожда́ть
;

to cut open рассека́ть

5) причини́ть о́струю боль, ре́зко уда́рить

6) обижа́ть, ра́нить

7) снижа́ть (цены, налоги)

8) уре́зывать; сокраща́ть (статью, книгу, продукцию, расходы)

9) высека́ть ( из камня); ре́зать ( по дереву); теса́ть, стёсывать; шлифова́ть, грани́ть ( драгоценные камни)

10) крои́ть

11) бури́ть; копа́ть; рыть

12) пересека́ться (о линиях, дорогах)

13) сокраща́ть путь, идти́ напрями́к

14) прерыва́ть знако́мство (с кем-л.); не кла́няться, де́лать вид, что не замеча́ешь (кого-л.);

to cut smb. dead соверше́нно игнори́ровать кого́-л.

15) разг. перестава́ть, прекраща́ть

16) пропуска́ть, не прису́тствовать;

to cut lecture пропусти́ть ле́кцию

17) разг. удира́ть

18) карт. снима́ть коло́ду;

to cut for partners вынима́нием карт определи́ть партнёров

19) кино монти́ровать

20) ре́заться, проре́зываться ( о зубах)

21) кастри́ровать ( животное)

22) спорт. среза́ть ( мяч)

cut at наноси́ть удар (мечом, кнутом; тж. перен.);

cut away

а) среза́ть;

б) разг. убега́ть;

cut back кино повтори́ть да́нный ра́нее кадр ( обычно в воспоминаниях и т.п.);

cut down

а) руби́ть ( деревья);

б) (обыкн. pass.) сража́ть (о болезни, смерти);

в) сокраща́ть (расходы, статью и т.п.);

cut in

а) вме́шиваться;

б) вкли́ниваться ме́жду маши́нами;

в) эл. включа́ть;

cut off

а) обреза́ть, отсека́ть; прерыва́ть;

operator, I have been cut off послу́шайте, ста́нция, нас разъедини́ли
;

б) приводи́ть к ра́нней сме́рти;

в) отреза́ть ( отступление)

г) выключа́ть (электричество, воду, газ и т.п.);

cut out

а) выреза́ть; крои́ть;

б) вытесня́ть;

в) мор. отреза́ть су́дно от бе́рега;

г) эл. выключа́ть;

д) карт. выходи́ть из игры́;

cut over выруба́ть лес;

cut under продава́ть деше́вле ( конкурирующих фирм);

cut up

а) разруба́ть, разреза́ть на куски́;

б) раскритикова́ть;

в) подрыва́ть (силы, здоровье); причиня́ть страда́ния;

to be cut up му́читься, страда́ть

◊
cut the coat according to the cloth ≅ по одёжке протя́гивай но́жки
;

to cut and come again есть с аппети́том
;

to cut and run убега́ть, удира́ть
;

to cut both ways быть обоюдоо́стрым
;

to cut a joke отпусти́ть, отколо́ть шу́тку
;

to be cut out for smth. быть сло́вно со́зданным для чего́-л.
;

cut it out! разг. переста́ньте!, бро́сьте!
;

to cut up well оста́вить по́сле свое́й сме́рти большо́е состоя́ние
;

to cut up rough негодова́ть, возмуща́ться
;

to cut to the heart ( или to the quick) заде́ть за живо́е, глубоко́ уязви́ть, глубоко́ заде́ть (чьи-л. чувства)
;

to cut to pieces разби́ть на́голову; раскритикова́ть
;

to cut a feather уст.

а) вдава́ться в изли́шние то́нкости;

б) разг. щеголя́ть, красова́ться, выставля́ть напока́з;

to cut short прерыва́ть, обрыва́ть

2. n

1) ре́зание, разреза́ние

2) разре́з, поре́з; ра́на, зару́бка, засе́чка

3) сниже́ние (цен, количества)

4) прекраще́ние пода́чи ( энергии и т.п.)

5) вы́резка (тж. из книги, статьи);

a cut from the joint вы́резка, филе́й

6) ре́зкое замеча́ние

7) покро́й

8) прекраще́ние ( знакомства);

to give smb. the cut direct прекрати́ть знако́мство с кем-л.

9) гравю́ра на де́реве ( доска или оттиск)

10) кратча́йший путь (тж. a short cut)

11) карт. сня́тие ( колоды)

12) кино монта́ж;

rough cut предвари́тельный монта́ж

13) кино бы́страя сме́на ка́дров

14) кана́л; вы́емка

15) про́филь, сече́ние; пролёт ( моста)

◊
the cut of one's rig ( или jib) разг. вне́шний вид челове́ка

Ⅱ

cut [kʌt]

1. p. p. от cut Ⅰ, 1

2. a

1) отре́занный, подре́занный, сре́занный

2) поре́занный

3) сни́женный, уме́ньшенный

4) скро́енный

5) кастри́рованный

◊
cut and dried ( или dry)

а) зара́нее подгото́вленный; в зако́нченном ви́де;

б) трафаре́тный, тривиа́льный, бана́льный

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > cut
18 cut into

• cut into (pieces) to cut up порезать на кусочки
She cut all vegetables into pieces.

English-Russian mini useful dictionary > cut into
19 cut up

cut up vb cortar en pedazos / trinchar

cut the meat up into small pieces corta la carne en trozos pequeños

cut up

v.

• atocinar v.

• cuartear v.

• picar v.

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<vegetables/wood\>\> cortar en pedazos

2) ( upset) (colloq)

to be cut up about something — estar* disgustado por algo

1. VT + ADV

1) [+ food, paper, wood] cortar en pedazos; [+ meat] picar; (=wound) herir, acuchillar

2) *

to be cut up about sth — (=hurt) estar muy afectado por algo; (=annoyed) estar muy molesto por algo

he was very cut up by the death of his son — estaba muy afectado por la muerte de su hijo

2.

VI + ADV

- cut up rough

* * *

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<vegetables/wood\>\> cortar en pedazos

2) ( upset) (colloq)

to be cut up about something — estar* disgustado por algo

English-spanish dictionary > cut up
20 cut to pieces

cut to pieces разбить наголову; раскритиковать

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > cut to pieces

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cut someone to pieces — kill or severely injure someone ■ figurative totally defeat someone … Useful english dictionary
Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut — I UK [kʌt] / US verb Word forms cut : present tense I/you/we/they cut he/she/it cuts present participle cutting past tense cut past participle cut *** 1) [transitive] to use a knife, pair of scissors, or other sharp tool to divide something into… … English dictionary
cut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hole/opening made by cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, neat ▪ little, small ▪ long ▪ straight … Collocations dictionary
cut to pieces — {v. phr.} 1. To divide into small parts with something sharp; cut badly or completely. * /Baby has cut the newspaper to pieces with scissors./ 2. To destroy or defeat completely. * /The soldiers were cut to pieces by the Indians./ * /When Dick… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut to pieces — {v. phr.} 1. To divide into small parts with something sharp; cut badly or completely. * /Baby has cut the newspaper to pieces with scissors./ 2. To destroy or defeat completely. * /The soldiers were cut to pieces by the Indians./ * /When Dick… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut\ to\ pieces — v. phr. 1. To divide into small parts with something sharp; cut badly or completely. Baby has cut the newspaper to pieces with scissors. 2. To destroy or defeat completely. The soldiers were cut to pieces by the Indians. When Dick showed his book … Словарь американских идиом
cut — Oki, hō oki, moku, mō, mokumoku, momokū, mokuhia, kālai, kaha; kua (as a tree); mahele, ako, ai kepa, ho olepe; pa ipa i (as a plant or the hair); ō ō (as in bloodletting); ka akepa (at an angle); ōpaka (in evenly matched vertical facets);… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
cut up — 1. verb a) To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections. With a little practice, you can cut up a whole chicken yourself for frying. b) To lacerate; to wound by multiple lacerations; to … Wiktionary

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