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1 ■ cut out
■ cut outA v. t. + avv.4 togliere; eliminare: to cut out unnecessary expenses, eliminare (o tagliare) le spese inutili: to cut out cheese from one's diet, eliminare il formaggio dalla dieta; to cut out smoking, eliminare il fumo; smettere di fumare; DIALOGO → - Pregnancy- You'll have to cut out the cigarettes, dovrai eliminare le sigarette5 escludere, lasciare fuori: They tried in vain to cut me out of the bargain, invano hanno cercato di lasciarmi fuori dall'affare; to cut sb. out of one's will, escludere q. dal testamento6 (fam.) smettere; piantarla (fam.): Cut it out!, piantala!; basta!; dacci un taglio!; (volg. USA) Cut out the crap, piantala con queste stronzate!9 (tipogr.) scontornareB v. i. + avv.1 (elettr.) disinserirsi automaticamente4 (fam. USA) andarsene alla svelta; filare; squagliarsela □ (autom.) to cut out a car, tagliare la strada a un'automobile □ ( anche fig.) to cut out dead wood, tagliare i rami secchi □ to be cut out for st., essere tagliato per qc.; essere adatto a fare qc.: He is cut out to be a doctor, è tagliato per la medicina □ (fam.) to have one's work cut out ( for one), avere un bel daffare. -
2 prune
I [pruːn]nome gastr. prugna f. seccaII [pruːn]2) fig. ridurre, limare [essay, article]; sfrondare, tagliare [budget, expenditure]* * *I [pru:n] verb(to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches: He pruned the roses.)II [pru:n] noun(a dried plum.)* * *I [pruːn] n(fruit) prugna (secca)II [pruːn] vt(tree) potare, (size, cost) ridurre* * *prune /pru:n/n.2 [u] color prugna3 (fam.) tipo noioso, barboso (fam.); stupido; fesso (fam.)● ( di modo di parlare, ecc.) prunes and prisms, affettato; lezioso □ ( slang USA) prune-picker, californiano.(to) prune /pru:n/v. t.● to prune away, togliere ( rami secchi, ecc.) potando; sfrondare ( anche fig.) □ to prune ( down) expenses, ridurre le spese □ to prune off dead branches, tagliare rami mortiprunern.potatore, potatrice.* * *I [pruːn]nome gastr. prugna f. seccaII [pruːn]2) fig. ridurre, limare [essay, article]; sfrondare, tagliare [budget, expenditure]
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