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1 cut out
حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ) -
2 cut out
تَرَكَ (إلى غير رَجْعَةٍ) \ abandon: to leave sth. or sb., not intending to return: The thieves abandoned the stolen car. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. Cut out that silly talking!. forsake: to leave for ever; give up completely: She forsook the religion of her family in favour of that of her husband. leave: to go away from, for ever: He left school when he was 14. I left my job because I wanted more money, to let sb. or sth. remain (in a certain place or condition) I left my daughter in his care (on purpose). Why did you leave the door open? She left her handbag in the bus (by mistake). \ See Also هجر (هَجَرَ)، تَخَلَّى عن، حذف (حَذَفَ)، غادر (غادَرَ) -
3 cut
قَطَعَ \ cover: to travel a certain distance: We covered 300 miles in a day. cut: to separate, wound or treat with sth. sharp, esp. with a knife: I cut a branch off the tree. Please cut this apple in half. cut down: to cause to fall: He cut the tree down. cut off: to remove by cutting: He cut off the branch, to stop Our electricity supply was cut off till we paid the bill. cut short: to shorten: He cut short his visit because he felt ill. interrupt: to stop; prevent for a short time: The electricity supply was interrupted by the storm. sever: to cut through (or cut off) violently and completely: He severed the rope with a knife. His left arm was severed in the accident. shut off: to stop a supply: The water was shut off because the pipe burst. strike off: to cut off with a sharp blow: He struck the branch off with an axe. \ See Also اجتاز (اِجْتَازَ)، قصر (قَصَّرَ)، أَعَاقَ، منع (مَنَعَ) -
4 cut down
قَطَعَ \ cover: to travel a certain distance: We covered 300 miles in a day. cut: to separate, wound or treat with sth. sharp, esp. with a knife: I cut a branch off the tree. Please cut this apple in half. cut down: to cause to fall: He cut the tree down. cut off: to remove by cutting: He cut off the branch, to stop Our electricity supply was cut off till we paid the bill. cut short: to shorten: He cut short his visit because he felt ill. interrupt: to stop; prevent for a short time: The electricity supply was interrupted by the storm. sever: to cut through (or cut off) violently and completely: He severed the rope with a knife. His left arm was severed in the accident. shut off: to stop a supply: The water was shut off because the pipe burst. strike off: to cut off with a sharp blow: He struck the branch off with an axe. \ See Also اجتاز (اِجْتَازَ)، قصر (قَصَّرَ)، أَعَاقَ، منع (مَنَعَ) -
5 cut off
قَطَعَ \ cover: to travel a certain distance: We covered 300 miles in a day. cut: to separate, wound or treat with sth. sharp, esp. with a knife: I cut a branch off the tree. Please cut this apple in half. cut down: to cause to fall: He cut the tree down. cut off: to remove by cutting: He cut off the branch, to stop Our electricity supply was cut off till we paid the bill. cut short: to shorten: He cut short his visit because he felt ill. interrupt: to stop; prevent for a short time: The electricity supply was interrupted by the storm. sever: to cut through (or cut off) violently and completely: He severed the rope with a knife. His left arm was severed in the accident. shut off: to stop a supply: The water was shut off because the pipe burst. strike off: to cut off with a sharp blow: He struck the branch off with an axe. \ See Also اجتاز (اِجْتَازَ)، قصر (قَصَّرَ)، أَعَاقَ، منع (مَنَعَ) -
6 cut short
قَطَعَ \ cover: to travel a certain distance: We covered 300 miles in a day. cut: to separate, wound or treat with sth. sharp, esp. with a knife: I cut a branch off the tree. Please cut this apple in half. cut down: to cause to fall: He cut the tree down. cut off: to remove by cutting: He cut off the branch, to stop Our electricity supply was cut off till we paid the bill. cut short: to shorten: He cut short his visit because he felt ill. interrupt: to stop; prevent for a short time: The electricity supply was interrupted by the storm. sever: to cut through (or cut off) violently and completely: He severed the rope with a knife. His left arm was severed in the accident. shut off: to stop a supply: The water was shut off because the pipe burst. strike off: to cut off with a sharp blow: He struck the branch off with an axe. \ See Also اجتاز (اِجْتَازَ)، قصر (قَصَّرَ)، أَعَاقَ، منع (مَنَعَ) -
7 cut
قَصَّ \ clip: to cut short (hair, wool, etc.); cut neatly: She clipped the photograph out of the newspaper. cut: to make less, shorter or neater: I must get my hair cut. narrate: to tell (a story). relate: to tell (a stroy). report: to give an account of (sth.): The newspapers report events and speeches. You must report the accident to the police. Please report on your visit when you return. shear: to cut the wool off (a sheep). snip: to cut with short quick movements, using a two-bladed instrument (scissors etc.): I snipped the dead flowers off the roses, a snipping cut. \ See Also اقتطع (اِقتَطَعَ)، جز (جَزَّ)، شذب (شَذَّبَ)، روى (رَوَى)، بلغ عن (بَلَّغَ عن) -
8 cut
خَفَّضَ \ cut: to make less: The shops have cut their prices. cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. lower: to make (sth., such as a price, one’s voice, etc.) lower than it was. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. I bought that at a reduced price. -
9 cut down
خَفَّضَ \ cut: to make less: The shops have cut their prices. cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. lower: to make (sth., such as a price, one’s voice, etc.) lower than it was. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. I bought that at a reduced price. -
10 cut off
أَوْقَفَ \ arrest: to put a stop to: Can doctors arrest the progress of this disease?. bar: to forbid; prevent: He was barred from taking part in the game. call off: to give orders or decide to stop sth. which has been arranged: The meeting was called off.. close: to (cause to) be out of use: On his death, his business had to be closed (or closed down). cut off: to stop: Our electricity supply was cut off till we paid the bill. interrupt: to stop; prevent for a short time: The electricity supply was interrupted by the storm. stem: to stop or lessen (a flow of water, etc.): You must first stem the flow of blood from the wound. The motorboat was not powerful enough to stem the sudden rush of water down the stream. stop: to put an end to (movement or progress): I stopped my car and got out. Rain stopped the match after ten minutes. shut off: to stop a supply: The water was shut off because the pipe burst. suspend: to stop or set aside for a short time, hang: I shall suspend judgement until I know all the facts. \ See Also منع (مَنَعَ) -
11 cut out
حَفَرَ \ bore: to make a hole with a tool that turns round: to bore holes in wood; to bore wells; to bore for oil. cut out: to remove from inside sth. else by cutting; to make by cutting: She cut out a pattern from the paper. dig (dug): to turn (earth) with a tool; form by turning or moving earth: I was digging in my garden. I dug a hole in the ground. engrave: to form (letters, pictures, etc.) by cutting (in wood, stone or metal); make special metal plates for printing pictures: The terrible memory was engraved in his memory. excavate: to uncover by digging: Many ancient towns have been excavated in modern times. inscribe: to write, esp. by cutting letters in stone or metal or wood. \ See Also ثقب (ثَقَبَ)، أزال (أَزَالَ)، نكش (نَكَشَ) -
12 cut
جَرَحَ \ cut: to wound or treat with sth. sharp, esp. with a knife: She cut her finger on some broken glass. injure: to hurt or wound: She was slightly injured in a motor accident. The injured (people) were taken to hospital. wound: to hurt (sb.) by cutting, bitting, shooting, etc. (usu. on purpose): He wounded me in the leg. \ See Also قطع (قَطَعَ)، آذى (آذَى) -
13 hand sth. over
أَعْطَى (الدَّواء) \ administer: to control, (esp. business or money affairs). give: give (medicine, punishment, a warning, etc.). give: hand (sth.) to sb. for any purpose: She gave me a tin to open for her, to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make: He gave me his promise (or He promised). grant: to allow (esp. officially); give (sth. asked for or needed): I was granted permission to leave the class. hand sth. over: to pass sth. to sb. else’s control: He handed over the farm to his son. -
14 short cut
طَرِيق مُخْتَصَرَة \ short cut: a way between two places that shortens the distance: Instead of following the road, we took a short cut across the fields, a quicker way of doing sth. I can add the numbers up in my head, but using a calculating machine is a short cut. -
15 let sth. off
أَطْلَقَ \ give off: send out (smoke, smell, etc.): A fire of wet wood gives off a lot of smoke. grow: let grow; not cut: He’s growing his hair. launch: send off (a space machine, a weapon, etc.) into the air. let go: not hold any longer: Hold this rope tight and don’t let go (or let it go or let go of it). Don’t let go the rope till I tell you. let sth. off: allow (smoke, steam, etc.) to escape; fire (sth. explosive): Don’t let off your gun so near the house. -
16 couper
couper [kupe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. [+ vêtement] to cut outc. [+ passages inutiles, émission] to cutd. [+ eau, gaz, courant] to cut off ; (au compteur) to turn off ; [+ communications, crédits, téléphone] to cut off• couper la route à qn [automobiliste] to cut in front of sbe. ( = interrompre) couper la parole à qn [personne] to cut sb shortf. [+ voyage] to break ; [+ journée] to break upg. ( = isoler) couper qn de qch to cut sb off from sthh. ( = traverser) [ligne] to intersect ; [route] to cut acrossk. ( = mélanger) [+ lait, vin] (à table) to add water to ; [+ vin] (à la production) to blend ; ( = altérer) [+ drogue, vin] to cut• couper à qch ( = échapper à qch) to get out of sth3. intransitive verba. [couteau, verre] to cutb. ( = prendre un raccourci) couper à travers champs to cut across country4. reflexive verba. ( = s'entailler) to cut o.s.• se couper les cheveux/les ongles to cut one's hair/nailsb. se couper de [+ amis, famille, pays] to cut o.s. off fromc. ( = se trahir) to give o.s. away* * *kupe
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1) ( sectionner) to cut [ficelle, papier, fleur] ( avec with); to cut down [arbre]; to chop [bois]; ( ôter) to cut [something] off, to cut off [frange, branche, membre]couper la journée — fig to break up the day
j'ai coupé par le bois — fig I cut through the wood
2) Culinaire to cut (up), to slice [pain]; to carve [rôti]; to cut (off) [tranche]; to cut, to chop [légumes]3) ( en couture) ( d'après un patron) to cut out [vêtement]; ( raccourcir) to shorten4) ( entamer) [lanière] to cut into [chair]; [couteau, ciseaux] to cut [os, métal]5) Cinéma to cut; ( pour censurer) to cut (out) [images]6) ( croiser) [route, voie] to cut across [route]; Mathématique [droite, courbe] to intersect with [axe]couper la route à quelqu'un/un véhicule — to cut in on somebody/a vehicle
7) ( pour faire obstacle) [barrage, police] to cut off [route]8) ( interrompre) [agence] gén to cut off [électricité, eau]; ( pour non-paiement) to disconnect [électricité, eau, téléphone]; [usager] to turn off [chauffage, eau, gaz]; to switch off [électricité, contact]couper les vivres à quelqu'un — lit to cut off somebody's food supply; fig to stop giving somebody money
couper l'appétit à quelqu'un — to ruin ou spoil somebody's appetite
couper le souffle à quelqu'un — lit, fig to take somebody's breath away
9) ( isoler)couper quelqu'un de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to cut somebody off from somebody/something
10) ( mélanger) to dilute [jus de fruit, vin]; ( à la fabrication) to blend [vin]11) ( au tennis) to slice [balle, revers]12) Jeux ( pour mélanger) to cut; ( avec une carte) to trump13) ( castrer) to neuter, to castrate [chat, chien]
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verbe intransitifattention ça coupe! — be careful, it's sharp ou you'll cut yourself!
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se couper verbe pronominal1) ( se blesser) to cut oneself ( avec with)il s'est coupé le doigt — ( entamé) he cut his finger; ( amputé) he cut his finger off
2) ( s'isoler)se couper de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to cut oneself off from somebody/something
3) ( se fendre) [cuir] to crack; [étoffe] to tear, to rip4) ( se tailler)5) ( se croiser) to cross, to intersect••tu n'y couperas pas — you won't get out of it; main
* * *kupe1. vt1) (= entamer) to cutÇa l'a coupé à la cuisse. — It cut his thigh.
2) (pour retrancher, élaguer) [branche, bout qui dépasse] to cut offse faire couper les cheveux — to have one's hair cut, to get one's hair cut
3) (pour diviser) [gâteau, saucisson] to cut, to cut up4) (pour interrompre) [route, accès] to blockcouper la parole à qn — to cut sb short, to interrupt sb
couper les vivres à qn fig Ses parents lui ont coupé les vivres. — His parents have stopped supporting him.
couper le contact AUTOMOBILES — to turn off the ignition
5) fig, [fièvre] to take down, to reduce6) (pour diluer) [vin, cidre] to blend, (à table) to dilute, to dilute with water2. vi1) (avec un instrument tranchant) to cutCoupe ici, c'est plus facile. — Cut here, it's easier.
Ce couteau ne coupe pas. — This knife won't cut.
2) (= prendre un raccourci)On peut couper par la forêt. — We can cut through the woods.
couper à (= échapper à) [corvée] — to get out of
couper court à (= mettre fin à) — to cut short
* * *couper verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( sectionner) to cut [ficelle, papier, tissu, fleur] (avec with); to cut down [arbre]; to chop [bois]; ( ôter) to cut [sth] off, to cut off [frange, branche, tête, membre]; couper un fil avec les dents to bite a thread off; couper les cheveux/ongles à qn to cut sb's hair/nails; se faire couper les cheveux to have ou get one's hair cut; on a dû lui couper la jambe/le bras they had to cut his/her leg/arm off; ils ont coupé les ailes du corbeau pour qu'il ne s'envole pas they have clipped the crow's wings so it won't fly off; couper qch en deux/trois to cut sth in two/three; le débat a coupé notre pays en deux the debate has split our country in two; couper le voyage/la journée to break up the journey/the day; j'ai coupé par le bois/par le champ I cut through the wood/across the field; ⇒ herbe;2 Culin to cut (up), to slice [pain, gâteau]; to carve [volaille, rôti]; to cut (off) [tranche]; to cut, to chop [légumes]; couper qch en morceaux to cut sth up, to cut sth into pieces; couper une tarte en huit to cut a tart into eight pieces; couper qch en lamelles to cut sth into thin slices; couper qch en dés or cubes to dice sth, to cut sth into cubes; couper qch en tranches to slice sth, to cut sth into slices;3 Cout ( d'après un patron) to cut out [vêtement]; ( raccourcir) to shorten; il faut couper la robe de 3 cm you've got to shorten the dress by 3 cm;4 ( entamer) [menottes, lanière] to cut into [poignet, chair]; [couteau, ciseaux] to cut [os, métal, carton];6 ( croiser) [route, voie ferrée] to cut across [route]; Math [droite, courbe] to intersect with [axe]; couper la route à qn/un véhicule to cut in on sb/a vehicle;7 ( pour faire obstacle) [barrage, police] to cut off [route, passage]; une veste qui coupe bien le vent a jacket that keeps out the wind;8 ( interrompre) [agence] gén to cut off [électricité, eau, téléphone]; ( pour non-paiement) to disconnect [électricité, eau, téléphone]; [locataire, usager] to turn off [chauffage, eau, gaz]; to switch off [électricité, contact]; ne coupez pas! don't cut us off!; un œuf dur coupe la faim a hard boiled egg takes the edge off your hunger; couper la fièvre à qn to bring sb's temperature down; couper les vivres à qn lit to cut off sb's food supply; fig to stop giving sb money; couper l'appétit à qn to ruin ou spoil sb's appetite; couper le souffle à qn lit, fig to take sb's breath away; couper la parole à qn to interrupt sb, to cut sb off;9 ( isoler) couper qn de qn/qch to cut sb off from sb/sth; il vit coupé du monde he lives cut off from the outside world;11 ( au tennis) to slice [balle, revers];12 Jeux ( pour mélanger) to cut; ( avec une carte) to trump; j'ai coupé à trèfle/cœur I trumped it with a club/heart;B vi attention ça coupe! be careful, it's sharp ou you'll cut yourself!; ça coupe beaucoup mieux it cuts a lot better.C se couper vpr1 ( se blesser) to cut oneself (avec with); il s'est coupé au menton/à l'oreille he cut himself on the chin/on the ear; il s'est coupé le doigt ( entamé) he cut his finger; ( amputé) he cut his finger off; se couper les cheveux/ongles to cut one's hair/nails;2 ( se trahir) to give oneself away;3 ( s'isoler) se couper de qn/qch ( volontairement) to cut oneself off from sb/sth; ( involontairement) to be cut off from sb/sth;4 ( se fendre) [cuir] to crack; [étoffe] to tear, to rip;5 ( se tailler) ça se coupe facilement/difficilement it's easy/hard to cut;6 ( se croiser) [lignes, voies] to cross, to intersect; Math to intersect, to cross.c'est ton tour de faire à manger, tu n'y couperas pas it's your turn to cook, you won't get out of it; j'en mettrais ma main à couper or au feu I'd stake my life on it; ça te la coupe◑, hein? that's shut you up○!; ⇒ main.[kupe] verbe transitifcouper le souffle ou la respiration à quelqu'un to take somebody's breath awayà couper au couteau: il y avait un brouillard à couper au couteau the fog was so thick you couldn't see your hand in front of your face2. [membre] to cut off (separable)couper la tête ou le cou à un canard to chop a duck's head offça lui a coupé les jambes [de fatigue] that's really tired him out3. [mettre en morceaux - ficelle] to cut ; [ - gâteau] to cut up (separable) ; [ - saucisson] to cut up, to slice (up) ; [ - bois] to chop (up)couper en tranches to cut up, to cut into slices, to slicecouper quelque chose en tranches fines/épaisses to slice something thinly/thickly, to cut something into thin/thick sliceselle se ferait couper en morceaux plutôt que de... she'd rather die than...couper la poire en deux to meet half-way, to come to a compromisecouper les ponts avec quelqu'un to break all ties ou to break off relations with somebody4. [tailler - fleurs] to cut ; [ - bordure] to cut off (separable) ; [ - arbre] to cut ou to chop down (separable), to fellcouper les cheveux à quelqu'un to cut ou to trim somebody's hair[tissu] to cut6. [écourter - film, texte] to cut7. [arrêter - crédit] to cuta. [par accident] to cut off the waterb. [volontairement] to turn ou to switch off the waterson père va lui couper les vivres his father will stop supporting him ou will cut off his means of subsistence8. [interrompre - relations diplomatiques, conversation] to break offcouper l'appétit à quelqu'un to ruin ou spoil somebody's appetiteje vais à la gym à midi, ça (me) coupe la journée I go to the gym at lunchtime, it helps to break the day up10. [diviser - surface] to cut ; [ - ligne] to cut, to intersect ; [ - voie] to cross, to cut acrossje me sens coupé de tout I feel cut off from everything ou totally isolatedcoupé d'eau diluted, watered downa. [à l'eau] to water wine downb. [avec d'autres vins] to blend wine12. CINÉMA[jouer l'atout] to trump————————[kupe] verbe intransitifattention, ça coupe! careful, it's sharp!2. [prendre un raccourci]couper à travers champs to cut across country ou the fields3. [interrompre] to cut infaux, coupa-t-elle not true, she cut in————————couper à verbe plus prépositioncouper court à quelque chose [mettre fin à] to cut something short, to curtail somethingtu dois y aller, tu ne peux pas y couper! you've got to go, there's no way you can get out of it!————————se couper verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)se couper les ongles to cut ou to trim one's nailsse couper le ou au front to cut one's foreheadse couper les veines to slit ou to slash one's wristsa. [ponctuellement] to bend over backwards to help somebodyb. [continuellement] to devote oneself utterly to somebody————————se couper verbe pronominal intransitif2. (familier) [se contredire] to contradict oneself -
17 durchschneiden
v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) (Papier, Band) cut (in two); (Faden etc.) cut through; (Nabelschnur) cut; jemandem die Kehle durchschneiden slit s.o.’s throat—v/t (unreg., untr., hat)1. cut (in two)2. geh.; optisch: (Land etc.) cut through; (Linie) intersect; (kreuzen) cross; (die Wellen) plough (Am. plow) through* * *das Durchschneidenintersection* * *dụrch|schnei|den ['dʊrçʃnaidn]vt septo cut through, to cut in twoetw in der Mitte durchschneiden — to cut sth ( down) through the middle
* * *durch|schnei·den1[ˈdʊrçʃnaidn̩]▪ etw [in der Mitte] \durchschneiden to cut sth through [or down the middle], to cut sth in half [or two]durch·schnei·den *2[dʊrçˈʃnaidn̩]▪ etw \durchschneiden* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb cut through <thread, cable>; cut <ribbon, sheet of paper> in two; cut <throat, umbilical cord>* * *'durchschneiden v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-) (Papier, Band) cut (in two); (Faden etc) cut through; (Nabelschnur) cut;jemandem die Kehle durchschneiden slit sb’s throatdurch'schneiden v/t (irr, untrennb, hat)1. cut (in two)2. geh; optisch: (Land etc) cut through; (Linie) intersect; (kreuzen) cross; (die Wellen) plough (US plow) through* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb cut through <thread, cable>; cut <ribbon, sheet of paper> in two; cut <throat, umbilical cord>* * *v.to intersect v. -
18 od|ciąć
pf — od|cinać impf (odetnę, odcięła, odcięli — odcinam) Ⅰ vt 1. (oddzielić) (nożem, nożyczkami, piłą) to cut away, to cut [sth] off, to cut off; (zdecydowanym, nagłym ruchem) to chop [sth] off, to chop off, to sever; (usunąć zbędne części) to trim [sth] away a. off, to trim away a. off- odciąć kawałek mięsa to cut off a piece of meat- odcięli skazańcom głowy they beheaded the convicts2. (uniemożliwić dopływ) to cut [sth] off, to cut off, to shut [sth] off, to shut off [wodę, dostawy]- odcięli nam gaz/telefon our gas/telephone has been cut off- nie płaciliśmy rachunków, więc odcięli a. elektrownia odcięła nam prąd we stopped paying the bills, so our electricity has been cut off- jeśli woda wedrze się do piwnicy, musisz odciąć prąd if water gets into the basement, you have to shut off the mains- siedzieli po ciemku, bo odcięto prąd they sat in the dark because of a power cut3. (odizolować) to cut [sb/sth] off, to cut off (od kogoś/czegoś from sb/sth); (zablokować) to block [dostęp, drogę ucieczki]- miasto/gospodarstwo odcięte przez powódź a town/farm cut off by floods- nieprzyjaciel odciął im drogę odwrotu/ucieczki the enemy blocked their retreat/escape- lawina odcięła nam drogę we were cut off by an avalanche- mieszkając na wsi, czuła się odcięta od świata/kultury living in the country she felt cut off from the outside world/from cultural lifeⅡ odciąć się — odcinać się 1. (przestać popierać) to dissociate oneself (od kogoś/czegoś from sb/sth); to cut oneself off (od czegoś from sth)- kierownictwo partii odcięło się od grupy ekstremistów the party leadership dissociated itself a. themselves from a group of radicals2. (odpowiedzieć) to answer back, to answer [sb] back; to talk back (komuś to sb) Ⅲ odcinać się 1. (kontrastować) to show up, to stand out (od czegoś against sth)- czerwony samochód odcinał się od szarego muru the red car stood out against the grey wall- sylwetka kościoła odcinała się na tle nieba the church was silhouetted against the sky2. (wyróżniać się) to stand outThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > od|ciąć
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19 kesmek
"to cut; to chop, to hew; to clip; to cut sth off; to cut sth down, to cut down (on sth); to dock; to sever; to cut, to stop, to cease; to discontinue; to disconnect, to cut off; to turn sth out, to turn sth off; to block; to shut up, to cut, to cut sth ou" -
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impf ⇒ ograniczyć* * *(-am, -asz); perf -yć; vt(pole, obszar) to delimit, to mark off; ( zakres) to limit; ( krępować) to restrict, to constrain; ( wydatki) to reduce, to cut down; (prędkość, władzę) to limit, to restrict* * *ipf.1. (= ujmować w granice, zakreślać granice) delimit, border; (swobodę, zakres) restrict, confine.2. (= uszczuplać, redukować) limit, reduce; (o piciu, paleniu, wydatkach) cut down ( coś on sth) reduce; (o wydatkach, inflacji) reduce, keep a tight rein ( coś on sth); ograniczać do minimum keep l. reduce sth to the minimum, cut sth to the bone.3. (= być granicą czegoś) restrict, border.ipf.1. (zakres działań, możliwości) confine oneself ( do czegoś to sth); restrict oneself ( do czegoś to sth).2. (= poprzestać na czymś) content oneself ( do czegoś with sth).4. ( oszczędzać) economize, cut down on spending; kończą nam się pieniądze; musimy się ograniczać we're running out of money; we have to economize l. cut down on spending.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ograniczać
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