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1 ■ cut off
■ cut offA v. t. + avv.2 bloccare; interrompere; tagliare: to cut off supplies for, tagliare i rifornimenti a; to cut off all the roads leading out of town, bloccare tutte le strade che portano fuori di città; (mil.) to cut off the enemy's retreat, tagliare la ritirata al nemico4 isolare; tagliar fuori: We were cut off by a heavy snowstorm, siamo rimasti isolati per una grande nevicata; to be cut off from civilization, essere isolato dal mondo civile; to cut oneself off, isolarsi ( dagli altri); to feel cut off, sentirsi tagliato fuori; sentirsi escluso6 ( anche telef.) interrompere: Our conversation was cut off, la nostra conversazione è stata interrotta; I've been cut off, è caduta la lineaB v. i. + avv.1 (fam.) andarsene alla svelta; filare2 (elettr., mecc.: di apparecchio, ecc.) disinserirsi; spegnersi □ to cut off a corner, tagliare dritto ( da un punto all'altro) □ (fig.) to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, castrarsi per far dispetto alla moglie □ to be cut off in one's prime, morire prematuramente; ( anche) veder finire prematuramente la propria carriera □ to cut sb. off without a penny, escludere q. dal testamento; diseredare; non lasciare il becco di un quattrino a q.
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