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1 across
1. adverbmeasure or be 9 miles across — 9 Meilen breit sein
2) (on the other side) drüben2. prepositionacross there/here — [da] drüben/hier drüben
1) über (+ Akk.)protests across Canada — Proteste in ganz Kanada
across the ocean/river — jenseits des Meeres/Flusses
* * *[ə'kros] 1. preposition2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) auf der anderen Seite von2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) hinüber; herüber* * *[əˈkrɒs, AM -ˈkrɑ:s]I. prepher friend lives \across town ihr Freund lebt am anderen Ende der Stadtthe old quarter is \across the bridge die Altstadt liegt jenseits der Brückeshe lives \across the street from him sie wohnt auf der ihm gegenüberliegenden Straßenseitethe German flag has three stripes \across it die deutsche Fahne hat drei quer verlaufende Streifen\across country querfeldein3. (all over)people \across the globe die Menschen auf der ganzen Weltsmall islands are scattered \across the Pacific Ocean kleine Inseln sind im ganzen Pazifischen Ozean verstreut\across the population in der ganzen Bevölkerungto spread \across sb's face sich über jds Gesicht ausbreiten4. (unexpectedly)she stumbled \across her lost key sie fand ganz zufällig ihren verlorengegangenen Schlüssel wiederI ran \across Peter today ich habe heute ganz zufällig Peter getroffen5.let me help you \across lassen Sie mich Ihnen über die Straße helfento look \across at sb zu jdm hinüber-/herübersehento walk \across hinüber-/herübergehen2. (on other side) drüben\across from sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber3. (wide)4. (diagonal) querdurch5. (crossword)17 \across 17 waagerecht6.* * *[ə'krɒs]1. adv1) (direction) (= to the other side) hinüber; (= from the other side) herüber; (= crosswise) (quer)durchshall I go across first? — soll ich zuerst hinüber(gehen/-schwimmen etc)?
to throw sth across —
he was already across — er war schon drüben
across from your house —
the stripes go across — es ist quer gestreift
draw a line across — machen Sie einen Strich; (diagonal) machen Sie einen Strich querdurch
2) (measurement) breit; (of round object) im Durchmesser3) (in crosswords) waagerecht2. prepacross country — querfeldein; (over long distance) quer durch das Land
2) (position) über (+dat)a tree lay across the path — ein Baum lag quer über dem Weg
with his arms ( folded) across his chest — die Arme vor der Brust verschränkt
from across the sea — von jenseits des Meeres (geh), von der anderen Seite des Meeres
you could hear him (from) across the hall — man konnte ihn von der anderen Seite der Halle hören
* * *across [əˈkrɒs]A präpb) (quer) durch, mitten durchc) quer zu:help sb across the road jemandem über die Straße helfen;lay one stick across another einen Stock quer über den anderen legen;run across the road über die Straße laufen;swim across a river durch einen Fluss schwimmen, einen Fluss durchschwimmen;across (the) country querfeldein;across the board pauschal2. auf der anderen Seite von (oder gen), jenseits (gen):from across the lake von jenseits des Sees;he lives across the road er wohnt auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseite3. in Berührung mit, auf (akk): → academic.ru/14419/come_across">come acrossB adv1. a) (quer) hinüber oder herüberb) querdurchc) im Durchmesser:he came across in a steamer er kam mit einem Dampfer herüber;saw directly across querdurch sägen;the lake is three miles across der See ist drei Meilen breit2. a) drüben, auf der anderen Seite:his house is just across from mine sein Haus liegt meinem genau gegenüber3. kreuzweise, über Kreuz:with arms (legs) across mit verschränkten Armen (übereinandergeschlagenen Beinen)4. waag(e)recht (in Kreuzworträtseln):* * *1. adverb1) darüber; (in crossword puzzle) waagerecht; (from here to there) hinübermeasure or be 9 miles across — 9 Meilen breit sein
2) (on the other side) drüben2. prepositionacross there/here — [da] drüben/hier drüben
1) über (+ Akk.)2) (on the other side of) auf der anderen Seite (+ Gen.)across the ocean/river — jenseits des Meeres/Flusses
* * *adv.herüber adv.hinüber adv.jenseits adv.kreuzweise adv.quer adv.quer durch adv.über verschiedene adv. prep.durch präp.über präp. -
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[ə'krɒs]1. prep1) (from one side to other of) attraversothere was a motif printed across the front of his tee-shirt — c'era un disegno stampato sul davanti della sua maglietta
2) (on the other side of) dall'altra parte di, al di là dithe shop across the road — il negozio sull'altro lato or dall'altra parte della strada
across the street from our house — di fronte or dirimpetto a casa nostra
3) (crosswise over) di traverso a2. adv1) (direction) dall'altra parteto jump across — saltare dall'altra parte, attraversare con un salto
don't go round, go across — non fare il giro, attraversa or passa nel mezzo
to cut sth across — tagliare qc per or di traverso
3 across — (in crosswords) 3 orizzontale
2) (measurement) in larghezzathe lake is 12 km across — il lago ha una larghezza di 12 km or è largo 12 km
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3 across
ə'kros
1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) de un lado a otro de2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) al otro lado de
2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) al otro ladoacross1 adv de un lado al otrothere's no bridge, so you'll have to swim across no hay puente, así que tendrás que cruzar nadandoacross2 prep1. de un lado a otrowalk across the street cruza la calle / atraviesa la calle2. al otro lado detr[ə'krɒs]1 (movement) a través de, de un lado a otro de■ to swim across a river cruzar un río nadando/a nado2 (position) al otro lado de1 de un lado a otro■ he ran/swam across cruzó corriendo/nadandoacross [ə'krɔs] adv1) crosswise: al través2) : a través, del otro ladohe's already across: ya está del otro lado3) : de ancho40 feet across: 40 pies de anchoacross prep1) : al otro lado deacross the street: al otro lado de la calle2) : a través dea log across the road: un tronco a través del caminoprep• a lo ancho (Medida) expr.adv.• a través adv.• al otro lado adv.• de un lado al otro adv.• por adv.prep.• a través de prep.
I ə'krɔːs, ə'krɒsa) ( indicating movement)seven across — ( crossword clue) siete horizontal
b) ( indicating position) del otro ladoshe sat across from me — estaba sentada frente a mí or enfrente de mí
c) (in width, diameter)it is 20m across — tiene or mide 20m de ancho
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a) ( from one side to other)b) ( on the other side of)[ǝ'krɒs] When across is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come across, run across, look up the verb.1. PREP1) (=from one side to other of) a través deto go across a bridge — atravesar or cruzar un puente
2) (=on the other side of) al otro lado de4) (=crosswise over) a través de; board 1., 1)2. ADV1) (=from one side to the other) a través, al travésdon't go around, go across — no des la vuelta, ve al través
shall I go across first? — ¿paso yo el primero?
to run across — (over bridge) atravesar or cruzar corriendo
2) (=on opposite side)how far is it across? — (river) ¿cuántos metros tiene de ancho?
4) (=crossways) a través, en cruz, transversalmente* * *
I [ə'krɔːs, ə'krɒs]a) ( indicating movement)seven across — ( crossword clue) siete horizontal
b) ( indicating position) del otro ladoshe sat across from me — estaba sentada frente a mí or enfrente de mí
c) (in width, diameter)it is 20m across — tiene or mide 20m de ancho
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4 cut
A n1 ( 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] ;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 ;9 Cin ( removal of footage) coupure f ; ( shot) plan m de raccord (from de ; to à) ; final cut final cut m ;11 ( shorter route) raccourci m ;13 Sport coup m tranchant ;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 ;11 ( switch off) éteindre [headlights] ;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) ;17 ○ ( stop) cut the chatter arrêtez de jacasser ; cut the flattery/sarcasm! assez de flatteries/sarcasme! ; cut the crap ◑ ! arrête de déconner ◑ ! ;19 ( snub) ignorer, snober [person] ; she cut me dead in the street elle m'a complètement ignoré dans la rue ;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 ;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.2 ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé ; a well-cut jacket une veste bien coupée ; the trousers are cut wide le pantalon est coupé large ;5 ( edited) [film, text] avec coupures (after n).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.■ cut across:▶ cut across [sth]▶ 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] back2 ( 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] down1 ( chop down) abattre [forest, tree] ;2 ( reduce) réduire [consumption, spending, number, time, scale] (from de, to à) ;▶ cut [sb] down littér [disease] emporter liter [person] ; to cut sb down to size rabattre le caquet à qn.■ cut in:▶ cut in1 ( 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] off1 ( 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]3 ( block) bloquer [retreat, escape route] ;▶ cut [sb] off1 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] ;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] out1 ( 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] up2 ( upset) to be very cut up être très affecté (about, by par) ;3 ○ Aut faire une queue de poisson à. -
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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)(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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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□∎ 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∎ 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(p) (record, track) graver, faire∎ to cut the cards couper∎ 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;∎ 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(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∎ 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∎ 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 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∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl∎ 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∎ the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume∎ what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?∎ the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement∎ I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier∎ 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∎ to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;∎ the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film∎ a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe►► 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(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∎ they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime➲ cut back∎ we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture(c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites(financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;∎ the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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(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(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∎ the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson∎ mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?∎ (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire∎ to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation∎ to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;∎ this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir∎ 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∎ 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∎ advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal∎ 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!∎ 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➲ cut up(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□∎ that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!□∎ 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 1% cut in interest rates une réduction de 1 % des taux d'intérêt• the cuts in defence or the defence budget la réduction du budget de la défensec. [of meat] morceau me. [of clothes] coupe f2. adjective[flowers, grass] coupé• to have or get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux• to cut o.s. (shaving) se couper (en se rasant)• to cut a long story short, he came bref, il est venub. ( = shape) tailler ; [+ channel] creuser ; [+ figure, statue] sculpter ( out of dans ) ; [+ CD, record] graver ; [+ diamond] tailler ; [+ key] faire ; [+ dress] coupere. ( = remove) [+ scene, passage] couperf. ( = reduce) réduire• we've cut spending by 35% nous avons réduit les dépenses de 35 %g. ( = stop) couperh. [+ cards] couperi. [+ film] monterj. to cut and paste [+ document] couper-collera. [person, knife] couperb. [material] se couperc. ( = take short route) to cut across country couper à travers champs• cut! coupez !5. compoundsde or en cristal taillé[problem, issue] touchera. [+ tree] couperb. [+ expenses, pollution, article, essay] réduire[+ food] manger moins de ; [+ alcohol] boire moins de ; [+ cigarettes] fumer moins de ; [+ travel] réduireb. ( = disconnect) couper• to cut o.s. off from se couper de► cut out• we've got our work cut out! on va avoir du travail !b. [+ rival] supplanterd. ( = give up) to cut out smoking/drinking arrêter de fumer/boire[engine] caler► cut upa. [+ wood, food] couper ; [+ meat] découper* * *[kʌt] 1.1) ( incision) gen entaille f; ( in surgery) incision f2) ( wound) coupure f3) ( hairstyle) coupe f4) (colloq) ( share) part f5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)job cuts — suppression f d'emplois
6) ( trim)to give [something] a cut — couper [hair, grass]
7) Culinary morceau m8) ( of diamond) taille f9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f11) ( in editing) coupure f2.1) (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]
2) ( sever) couper [rope, corn, flower]; ouvrir [vein]; fig rompre [ties]3) ( carve out) faire [notch]; creuser [channel, tunnel]; graver [initials] (in dans)4) ( draw blood) couper; fig [remark] blesser5) ( trim) couper [grass, hair]; tailler [hedge]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) réduire10) ( grow)11) ( record) faire, graver [album]12) Computing couper [paragraph]13) Games couper [cards]14) ( intersect) [line] couper15) (colloq) ( stop)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, snober3.1) (slice, make an incision) couperto cut into — entamer [cake, pie]; couper [fabric, paper]; inciser [flesh]
2) (move, go) couperto cut in front of somebody — ( in a queue) passer devant quelqu'un; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à quelqu'un
3) Cinema4) Games couper5) fig4. 5.to cut into — ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time]
cut past participle adjective1) (sliced, sawn) coupé2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé4) [hay] fauché; [grass, flowers] coupé5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant
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vi1. (to other side) hinüberfahren2. (take short cut)▪ to \cut across across sth etw durchquerento \cut across across country querfeldein fahrento \cut across across a field quer über ein Feld gehento \cut across across different groups quer durch verschiedene Gruppen gehento \cut across across party lines parteiübergreifend seinsupport \cut acrosss across party lines die Unterstützung geht quer durch alle Parteien* * *cut across v/i1. quer durch … gehen (um abzukürzen)2. fig hinausgehen über (akk)3. fig widersprechen (dat)4. fig US einbeziehen, einschließen -
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1.[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cutcut 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
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
cut (p.p.) flowers — Schnittblumen
cut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden
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:] schneiden6) (fig.): (renounce, refuse to recognize) schneiden7) (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)11)cut something short — (lit. or fig.): (interrupt, terminate) etwas abbrechen
cut somebody short — jemanden unterbrechen; (impatiently) jemandem ins Wort fallen
12) (Cards) abheben13)14)be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein
15) (Computing)2. intransitive verb,-tt-, cut1) [Messer, Schwert usw.:] schneiden; [Papier, Tuch, Käse:] sich schneiden lassencut both ways — (fig.) ein zweischneidiges Schwert sein (fig.)
3) (pass)3. nouncut through or across the field/park — [quer] über das Feld/durch den Park gehen
1) (act of cutting) Schnitt, der2) (stroke, blow) (with knife) Schnitt, der; (with sword, whip) Hieb, der; (injury) Schnittwunde, die3) (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, diemake 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* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) schneiden2) (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-, abschneiden3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) schneiden4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) schneiden5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) kürzen6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) schneiden7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) schneiden8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) abheben9) (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.) abkürzen11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) schneiden12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) schwänzen2. noun1) (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 Schnitt2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) der Schnitt3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) das Stück•- 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* * *[kʌt]I. NOUNto make a \cut [in sth] [in etw akk] einen Einschnitt machensirloin is the most expensive \cut of beef die Lende ist das teuerste Stück vom Rindcold \cuts Aufschnitt mher hair was in need of a \cut ihre Haare mussten geschnitten werdendeep \cut tiefe Schnittwundeto get a \cut sich akk schneidenwhere'd you get that \cut? wo hast du dich denn da geschnitten? famwhen am I going to get my \cut? wann bekomme ich meinen Anteil? m\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 mto take a \cut eine Kürzung hinnehmenhe took a \cut in salary er nahm eine Gehaltskürzung hinmany people have had to take a \cut in their living standards viele Menschen mussten sich mit einer Einschränkung ihres Lebensstandards abfinden9. (less spending)▪ \cuts pl Kürzungen pl, Streichungen plbudget \cuts Haushaltskürzungen plto make \cuts in the budget Abstriche am Etat machento make a \cut in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneidento make \cuts Streichungen vornehmento have a \cut schwänzen fam12. SPORTto give the ball a \cut den Ball anschneiden13.▶ to be a \cut above sb/sth jdm/etw um einiges überlegen seinII. ADJECTIVE\cut flowers Schnittblumen pl2. (fitted) glass, jewel geschliffenIII. INTERJECTION\cut! Schnitt!IV. TRANSITIVE VERB<-tt-, cut, cut>1. (slice)▪ to \cut sth etw schneidendid you already \cut some bread? hast du schon etwas Brot aufgeschnitten?to \cut a hole in sth ein Loch in etw akk schneidento \cut sth in[to] several pieces etw in mehrere Teile zerschneidenhow 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 herausschneidento \cut sth loose etw losschneidento \cut sth open etw aufschneiden▪ to \cut sb sth [or sth for sb] jdm [o für jdn] etw schneidencould you \cut me a slice of bread? könntest du mir eine Scheibe Brot abschneiden?2. (sever)▪ to \cut sth etw durchschneidenshe nearly \cut an artery with the new hedge-trimmer sie durchtrennte fast eine Arterie mit der neuen elektrischen Heckenschere3. (trim)▪ to \cut sth etw [ab]schneidento \cut one's fingernails sich dat die Fingernägel schneidento \cut flowers Blumen abschneidento \cut the grass den Rasen mähento \cut sb's hair jdm die Haare schneiden4. (injure)I've \cut my hand on that glass ich habe mir die Hand an diesem Glas geschnittenhe \cut his head open er hat sich den Kopf aufgeschlagen5. (clear)▪ to \cut sth road, tunnel etw bauen; ditch, trench etw grabenthey're planning to \cut a road right through the forest sie planen, eine Straße mitten durch den Wald zu schlagen6. (decrease)▪ to \cut sth etw senken [o herabsetzen] [o reduzieren]they should \cut class sizes to 30 die Klassengröße sollte auf 30 Schüler verringert werdento \cut costs die Kosten senkento \cut one's losses weitere Verluste vermeidento \cut overtime die Überstunden reduzierento \cut prices die Preise herabsetzen [o senken]to \cut wages die Löhne kürzenour company is \cutting its workforce by 20% unsere Firma baut 20 % ihres Personals ab7. (break)▪ to \cut sth etw unterbrechenthey \cut our supply lines sie schnitten uns unsere Versorgungslinien ab8. (abridge)to \cut a film einen Film kürzento \cut short ⇆ sth etw abbrechen; (interrupt)to \cut sb short jdn unterbrechen, jdm ins Wort fallen9. (remove)to be \cut from the team aus dem Team entfernt werdento \cut a scene in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden10. (miss)▪ to \cut sth etw auslassenshe decided to \cut some of her meetings sie entschied sich, einige ihrer Treffen nicht wahrzunehmen11. (turn off)to \cut the motor [or engine] den Motor abstellen13. (shape)to \cut a diamond einen Diamanten schleifen14. AUTOto \cut a corner [too sharply] eine Kurve [zu scharf] schneiden15. (teethe)to \cut a tooth einen Zahn bekommen, zahnen16. CARDSto \cut the cards die Karten abheben17. MUSto \cut a record/CD eine Platte/CD aufnehmen18. COMPUTto \cut and paste sth etw ausschneiden und einfügen19. MATH▪ to \cut sth etw schneiden20. SPORTto \cut the ball den Ball [an]schneiden21.▶ 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 schneidentoday in the store Martha \cut me dead heute im Supermarkt hat Martha mich keines Blickes gewürdigt▶ 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 \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 be so thick that you can \cut it with a knife zum Zerreißen gespannt seinthe tension was so thick in the air that you could \cut it with a knife die Atmosphäre war zum Zerreißen gespannt<-tt-, cut, cut>1. (slice) knife schneiden3. (take short cut)to \cut over a field eine Abkürzung über ein Feld nehmen4. CARDS abhebento \cut for dealer den Geber auslosento \cut [in line] sich akk vordrängelnto \cut in front of sb sich akk vor jdn drängelnno \cutting! nicht drängeln!6. COMPUTto \cut and paste ausschneiden und einfügen7. (withdraw)8.▶ to \cut loose AM, AUS alle Hemmungen verlierenshe really \cuts loose when she dances sie tobt sich beim Tanzen richtig aus* * *cut [kʌt]A s1. a) Schnitt mb) Schnittwunde f2. Hieb m:b) fig (feindseliges) Hin und Her, Widerstreit m;rhetorical cut and thrust Wortgefecht n3. fig Stich m, (Seiten)Hieb m, Bosheit f4. umg Schneiden n:give sb the cut direct jemanden ostentativ schneiden7. TECH Ein-, Anschnitt m, Kerbe f8. TECH Schnittfläche f9. TECH Schrot m/nb) Graben m11. Schnitte f, Stück n (besonders Fleisch):12. US umg Imbiss m13. umg Anteil m (of, in an dat):my cut is 20%14. besonders USa) Mahd f (Gras)b) Schlag m (Holz)c) Schur f (Wolle)15. FILM, TV Schnitt m16. FILM, RADIO, TV: scharfe Überblendung, Schnitt m17. Abkürzung(sweg) f(m), direkter Weg18. Tennis etc: Schnitt m19. 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 geschnitzt23. Gesichtsschnitt m24. umg (soziale etc) Stufe:a cut above eine Stufe höher als25. TYPOb) Druckstock mc) Klischee n26. Holzschnitt m28. Streichung f, Auslassung f, Kürzung f (in einem Buch etc)29. WIRTSCH Kürzung f, Senkung f:cut in salary Gehaltskürzung30. SCHULE, UNIV umg Schwänzen n31. Kartenspiel:a) Abheben nb) abgehobene Karte(n pl)32. umg Strohhalm m (zum Losen):draw cuts Strohhalme ziehen, losen33. Golf: Cut m (maximale Schlagzahl, mit der sich ein Spieler für die letzten beiden Runden eines Turniers qualifiziert):make the cut den Cut schaffenB adj1. beschnitten, (zu)geschnitten, gestutzt, gespalten, zersägt:cut flowers Schnittblumen;cut glass geschliffenes Glas2. BOT (ein)gekerbt3. gemeißelt, geschnitzt, behauen4. verschnitten, kastriert:a cut horse ein Wallach6. Br sl blau, besoffenC v/t prät und pperf cut1. (be-, zer)schneiden, ab-, durchschneiden, einen Schnitt machen in (akk):cut sb sth jemandem etwas abschneiden;cut to pieces zerstückeln;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 hacken3. eine Hecke etc (be)schneiden, stutzen:cut sb’s hair jemandem die Haare schneiden; → story1 44. eine Schnittwunde beibringen (dat), verletzen:cut one’s finger sich in den Finger schneiden;he cut himself on the lid er schnitt sich am Deckel5. schlagen:6. Tiere kastrieren, verschneiden7. ein Kleid, einen Teppich etc zuschneiden, etwas zurechtschneiden, einen Schlüssel anfertigen, einen Braten vorschneiden oder zerlegen9. (ein)schnitzen, einschneiden, -ritzencut one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen12. MATH etc durchschneiden, kreuzen13. AUTOb) ein Verkehrszeichen etc überfahren14. einen Text etc, auch einen Betrag etc kürzen, beschneiden, zusammenstreichen (to auf akk):cut film einen Film schneiden;cut the wages die Löhne kürzen;16. die Geschwindigkeit herabsetzen, verringern17. cut one’s losses WIRTSCH weiteren (finanziellen) Verlusten vorbeugen18. a) CHEM, TECH verdünnen, auflösenb) umg verwässern19. TECH abstoßen, Metall, auch Gewinde schneiden, beschroten, fräsen, scheren, schleifen21. ELEK, AUTO, TECHa) den Motor etc ab-, ausschaltenb) den Motor drosseln22. FILM, RADIO, TV: abbrechen23. (auf Tonband etc) mitschneiden24. fig eine Verbindung abbrechen, aufgeben25. figa) betrüben:it cut him to the heart es tat ihm in der Seele weh, es schnitt ihm ins Herz26. umg jemanden schneiden:cut sb dead jemanden völlig ignorieren27. SCHULE, UNIV umg eine Stunde etc schwänzen28. Karten abheben29. Tennis etc: den Ball (an)schneiden30. umg Gewinne teilenD v/i1. schneiden (in, into in akk), bohren, hauen, sägen, stechen:the knife doesn’t cut das Messer schneidet nicht;a) es ist ein zweischneidiges Schwert,b) das gilt für beide Teile (gleichermaßen)2. einschneiden, drücken (Kragen etc)3. sich (gut etc) schneiden lassen4. durchbrechen (Zähne)5. (auf dem kürzesten Wege) hindurchgehen, den kürzesten Weg einschlagen6. umga) rasen, flitzenb) abhauen:cut and run Reißaus nehmen7. wehtun, kränken8. Kartenspiel: abheben9. SPORT den Ball (an)schneiden10. FILM etca) schneiden, überblenden:b) abbrechen11. SCHULE, UNIV umg (die Stunde etc) schwänzen13. umg die Gewinne teilen* * *1.[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cut1) (penetrate, wound) schneidencut one's finger/leg — sich (Dat. od. Akk.) in den Finger/ins Bein schneiden
the remark cut him to the quick — (fig.) die Bemerkung traf ihn ins Mark
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:] schneiden6) (fig.): (renounce, refuse to recognize) schneiden7) (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)11)cut something short — (lit. or fig.): (interrupt, terminate) etwas abbrechen
cut somebody short — jemanden unterbrechen; (impatiently) jemandem ins Wort fallen
12) (Cards) abheben13)14)be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein
15) (Computing)2. intransitive verb,-tt-, cut1) [Messer, Schwert usw.:] schneiden; [Papier, Tuch, Käse:] sich schneiden lassencut both ways — (fig.) ein zweischneidiges Schwert sein (fig.)
2) (cross, intersect) sich schneiden3) (pass)3. nouncut through or across the field/park — [quer] über das Feld/durch den Park gehen
1) (act of cutting) Schnitt, der2) (stroke, blow) (with knife) Schnitt, der; (with sword, whip) Hieb, der; (injury) Schnittwunde, die3) (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, die4) (of meat) Stück, das5) (coll.): (commission, share) Anteil, dermake cuts — Streichungen/Schnitte vornehmen
Phrasal Verbs:- cut away- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up* * *(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) -
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1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar2) (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.) cortar3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar, hacer4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) reducir, recortar6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar, suprimir7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar10) (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.) cortar (por)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) saltarse13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, hacer como si no viera
2. noun1) (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.) corte2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte, trozo•- cutter- cutting
3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante- cut-price
- cut-throat
4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) feroz, encarnizado, despiadado- 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
cut1 n cortecut2 vb cortartr[kʌt]2 (divide) cortar, partir, dividir■ the firm cut the workforce by 50% la empresa redujo la plantilla en un 50%5 (hurt feelings of, cause pain) herir6 (adulterate) mezclar, cortar1 (knife, scissors) cortar2 (of food) cortarse3 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortar■ cut! ¡corten!3 (share) parte nombre femenino, tajada4 (reduction - in budget, services, wages) recorte nombre masculino; (- in level, number, price) reducción nombre femenino■ fight the cuts! ¡luchad contra los recortes!7 (of hair, garment) corte nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcut the crap! ¡corta el rollo!to be a cut above somebody/something ser superior a alguien/algoto be cut out for something estar hecho,-a para algoto be cut up about something estar disgustado por algo, estar afectado,-a por algoto cut a long story short en resumidas cuentasto cut a tooth salirle un diente a unoto cut both/two ways ser de doble filoto cut classes/school/lessons hacer novillosto cut one's hair cortarse el pelo (uno,-a mismo,-a)to cut it fine llegar con el tiempo justo, dejar poco margento cut no ice (with somebody) no convencer (a alguien)to cut off one's nose to spite one's face tirar piedras sobre su tejadoto cut one's losses reducir las pérdidasto cut somebody dead desairar a alguien, volverle la cara a alguiento cut somebody down in their prime segar la juventud de alguiento cut somebody down to size bajarle los humos a alguiento cut somebody loose/free soltar a alguiento cut something/somebody short interrumpir algo/a alguien, cortar algo/a alguien en secoto cut the ground from under somebody's feet echar por tierra los planes de alguiento have one's work cut out costarle a uno, tener que trabajar muchothe cut and thrust (of something) el toma y daca (de algo)1) : cortarto cut paper: cortar papel2) : cortarseto cut one's finger: cortarse uno el dedo3) trim: cortar, recortarto have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo4) intersect: cruzar, atravesar5) shorten: acortar, abreviar6) reduce: reducir, rebajarto cut prices: rebajar los precios7)to cut one's teeth : salirle los dientes a unocut vi1) : cortar, cortarse2)to cut in : entrometersecut n1) : corte ma cut of meat: un corte de carne2) slash: tajo m, corte m, cortadura f3) reduction: rebaja f, reducción fa cut in the rates: una rebaja en las tarifasadj.• acuchillado, -a adj.• cortado, -a adj.• tajado, -a adj.• tallado, -a adj.n.• cortadura s.f.• corte s.m.• reducción s.f.• surco s.m.• tajo s.m.• talla s.f.• tijeretazo s.m.pret., p.p.(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to cut")expr.• cortarle el discurso a alguien expr.expr.• eliminar (algo) de su régimen expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: cut) = cortar v.• desmochar v.• grabar v.• incidir v.• partir v.• pelar v.• sajar v.• tajar v.• tallar v.• tijeretear v.• truncar v.• tusar v.v.• atusar (Pelo) v.
I kʌt1)a) ( wound) tajo m, corte mb) ( incision) corte m2)a) ( reduction)to make cuts in essential services — hacer* recortes en los servicios esenciales
b) (in text, film) corte mc) ( power cut) apagón m3)a) ( haircut) corte m de pelob) ( of suit) corte mto be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)
4) ( of meat - type) corte m; (- piece) trozo m5) ( share) (colloq) tajada f (fam), parte f6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada fcut and thrust: the cut and thrust of politics — el toma y daca de la vida política
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1) \<\<wood/paper/wire/rope\>\> cortarto cut something/somebody loose — soltar* algo/a alguien
to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen
I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)
2)a) ( trim) \<\<hair/nails\>\> cortar; \<\<grass/corn\>\> cortar, segar*b) ( shape) \<\<glass/stone\>\> tallar; \<\<key\>\> hacer*3) ( excavate)to cut something (INTO something): a tunnel cut into the mountain — un túnel excavado en la montaña
4) ( reduce) \<\<level/number\>\> reducir*; \<\<budget\>\> recortar; \<\<price/rate\>\> rebajar, reducir*; \<\<service/workforce\>\> hacer* recortes en5)a) ( shorten) \<\<text\>\> acortarb) ( remove) \<\<scene\>\> cortarc) \<\<film\>\> ( edit) editar; \<\<censors\>\> hacer* cortes en6) ( in cards) \<\<deck\>\> cortar7) (colloq) ( ignore)to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca
8) (colloq)a) ( cease)b) ( switch off) \<\<engine/lights\>\> apagar*
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vi1)a) \<\<knife/scissors\>\> cortarto cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos
b) \<\<words\>\> herir*her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo
c) ( be cuttable)2) (Cin, Rad)3) ( in cards) cortar•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up
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[kʌt] (vb: pt, pp cut)1. N1) (in skin) corte m, cortadura f; (=wound) herida f; (Med) (=incision) corte m, incisión f; (=slash) tajo m; (with knife) cuchillada f; (with whip) latigazo m; (Cards) corte mhe had a cut on his chin from shaving — se había hecho un corte or se había cortado en la barbilla al afeitarse
to be a cut above sb —
2) (=reduction) (in wages, prices, production) rebaja f, reducción f; (in expenditure, budget) corte m, recorte m; (in tax, interest rates) bajada f, rebaja f; (in staff, workforce) reducción f, recorte f; (=deletion) corte m; (=deleted part) trozo m suprimido; (Elec) apagón m, corte mpublic spending cuts — cortes mpl presupuestarios
they made some cuts in the text — hicieron algunos cortes en el texto, suprimieron algunas cosas del texto
3) [of clothes etc] corte m; [of hair] corte m, peinado m4) [of meat] (=part of animal) corte m (de carne); (=piece) trozo m; (=slice) tajada f5) * (=share) parte f, tajada fthe salesman gets a cut of 5% — el vendedor recibe su parte de 5%
6) (=woodcut) grabado m; (US) foto f, diagrama m, dibujo m7)cut and paste — (Comput) cortar y pegar
2. VT1) [+ meat, bread, cards] cortarfine I, 2., 2), ice 1., 1), loss 1., 2), tooth 1., 1)he is cutting his own throat — (fig) labra su propia ruina
2) (=shape) [+ stone, glass, jewel] tallar; [+ key, hole] hacer; [+ channel] abrir, excavar; [+ engraving, record] grabarcoat 1., 1)3) (=clip, trim) [+ hedge, grass] cortar; [+ corn, hay] segar4) (=reduce) [+ wages, prices, production] reducir, rebajar (by 5% en un 5 por cien); [+ expenditure] reducir, recortar; [+ taxes, interest rates] bajar, rebajar; [+ staff, workforce] reducir, recortar; [+ speech, text] acortar, hacer cortes en; [+ film] cortar, hacer cortes en; (=delete) [+ passage] suprimir, cortar; (=interrupt) interrumpir, cortarshe cut two seconds off the record — mejoró or rebajó la plusmarca en dos segundos
corner 1., 1)•
to cut sth/sb short — interrumpir algo/a algn5) (fig) (=hurt) herirto cut sb to the quick —
6) (=intersect with) [road] cruzar, atravesar; (Math) [line] cortar7) (esp US)*8) (=turn off) [+ engine] parar; (=stop) [+ electricity supply] cortar, interrumpir9) (=adulterate) [+ cocaine etc] cortar10) (=succeed)3. VI1) [person, knife] cortar; [material] cortarse•
she cut into the melon — cortó el melónwill that cake cut into six? — ¿se puede dividir el pastel en seis?
- cut loose2) (Math etc) [lines] cortarse3) (=hurry)- cut and run- cut to the chase4) (Cine, TV) (=change scene) cortar y pasarcut! — ¡corten!
5) (Cards) cortar4.ADJ [flowers] cortado; [glass] talladocut price — a precio reducido, rebajado, de rebaja
5.CPDcut and blow-dry N — corte m y secado con secador
- cut away- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut into- cut off- cut out- cut up* * *
I [kʌt]1)a) ( wound) tajo m, corte mb) ( incision) corte m2)a) ( reduction)to make cuts in essential services — hacer* recortes en los servicios esenciales
b) (in text, film) corte mc) ( power cut) apagón m3)a) ( haircut) corte m de pelob) ( of suit) corte mto be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)
4) ( of meat - type) corte m; (- piece) trozo m5) ( share) (colloq) tajada f (fam), parte f6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada fcut and thrust: the cut and thrust of politics — el toma y daca de la vida política
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1) \<\<wood/paper/wire/rope\>\> cortarto cut something/somebody loose — soltar* algo/a alguien
to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen
I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)
2)a) ( trim) \<\<hair/nails\>\> cortar; \<\<grass/corn\>\> cortar, segar*b) ( shape) \<\<glass/stone\>\> tallar; \<\<key\>\> hacer*3) ( excavate)to cut something (INTO something): a tunnel cut into the mountain — un túnel excavado en la montaña
4) ( reduce) \<\<level/number\>\> reducir*; \<\<budget\>\> recortar; \<\<price/rate\>\> rebajar, reducir*; \<\<service/workforce\>\> hacer* recortes en5)a) ( shorten) \<\<text\>\> acortarb) ( remove) \<\<scene\>\> cortarc) \<\<film\>\> ( edit) editar; \<\<censors\>\> hacer* cortes en6) ( in cards) \<\<deck\>\> cortar7) (colloq) ( ignore)to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca
8) (colloq)a) ( cease)b) ( switch off) \<\<engine/lights\>\> apagar*
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vi1)a) \<\<knife/scissors\>\> cortarto cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos
b) \<\<words\>\> herir*her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo
c) ( be cuttable)2) (Cin, Rad)3) ( in cards) cortar•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up
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I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato••* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) tagliare2) (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.) tagliare; ritagliare3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) fare4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) tagliare5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) tagliare, ridurre6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) tagliare7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) tagliare8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) tagliare9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') tagliare10) (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.) tagliare11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) tagliare12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) marinare13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere2. noun1) (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.) taglio2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) taglio3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) taglio•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) spietato- 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* * *I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato•• -
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[kʌt] nto make a \cut [in sth] [in etw akk] einen Einschnitt machensirloin is the most expensive \cut of beef die Lende ist das teuerste Stück vom Rind;cold \cuts Aufschnitt mher hair was in need of a \cut ihre Haare mussten geschnitten werdendeep \cut tiefe Schnittwunde;to get a \cut sich akk schneiden;where'd you get that \cut? wo hast du dich denn da geschnitten? ( fam)when am I going to get my \cut? wann bekomme ich meinen Anteil?\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 abfinden9) ( less spending)budget \cuts Haushaltskürzungen fpl;to make \cuts in the budget Abstriche am Etat machento make a \cut in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden;to make \cuts Streichungen vornehmento have a \cut schwänzen ( fam)to give the ball a \cut den Ball anschneidenPHRASES:the \cut and thrust of sth das Spannungsfeld einer S. gen;1) ( removed) abgeschnitten;\cut flowers Schnittblumen fpl\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 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;could you \cut me a slice of bread? könntest du mir eine Scheibe Brot abschneiden?;to \cut sth with sth etw mit etw dat schneiden2) ( 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 Heckenschere3) ( 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;4) ( injure)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 aufgeschlagen5) ( 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 schneiden6) ( 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;our company is \cutting its workforce by 20 per cent unsere Firma baut 20% ihres Personals ab7) ( break)to \cut sth etw unterbrechen;they \cut our supply lines sie schnitten uns unsere Versorgungslinien ab8) ( abridge)to \cut a film einen Film kürzen;to \cut short <-> sth etw abbrechen;( interrupt)to \cut sb short jdn unterbrechen, jdm ins Wort fallen9) ( remove)to be \cut from the team aus dem Team entfernt werden;to \cut a scene in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneidento \cut sth etw auslassen;she decided to \cut some of her meetings sie entschied sich, einige ihrer Treffen nicht wahrzunehmen;to \cut sth behaviour etw [unter]lassen;to \cut a diamond einen Diamanten schleifento \cut a corner [too sharply] eine Kurve [zu scharf] schneiden15) to \cut a tooth einen Zahn bekommen, zahnento \cut the cards die Karten abhebento \cut a record/CD eine Platte/CD aufnehmento \cut and paste sth etw ausschneiden und einfügento \cut sth etw schneidento \cut the ball den Ball [an]schneidenPHRASES:to \cut capers (dated) Luftsprünge machen;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 the ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen;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 sb dead jdn schneiden;today in the store Martha \cut me dead heute im Supermarkt hat Martha mich keines Blickes gewürdigt;to [not] \cut it [or (Am a.) the mustard] [k]ein hohes Niveau erreichen vi <-tt-, cut, cut>3) ( take short cut)to \cut over a field eine Abkürzung über ein Feld nehmen; see also cut across 2, cut over, cut through 34) cards abheben;to \cut for dealer den Geber auslosento \cut [in line] sich akk vordrängeln;to \cut in front of sb sich akk vor jdn drängeln;no \cutting! nicht drängeln!6) computto \cut and paste ausschneiden und einfügen7) ( withdraw)PHRASES: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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[kʌt] cut vb: pt, pp1. n1) (gen) taglio, Med taglio, incisione f, Cards alzata2) (reduction: in salary, spending) riduzione f, taglio, (deletion: in film, text) taglio3) (of clothes, hair) taglio4) (of meat: piece) taglio, pezzo, parte f, (fam: share) parte2. adj3. vt1) (gen) tagliare, Cards alzareto cut o.s. — tagliarsi
to cut sth in half/in two — tagliare qc a metà/in due
to cut to pieces (army) fig — fare a pezzi, distruggere
to cut open — aprire con un coltello (or con le forbici etc)
to cut sb free — liberare qn (tagliando qc)
it cut me to the quick or the heart fig — mi ha ferito profondamente
2) (shape: gen, jewel) tagliare, (steps, channel) scavare, (key) fare una copia di, riprodurre, (glass) lavorare, (figure, statue) scolpire, (engrave) incidere, intagliare, (record) incidere3) (clip, trim: hair, nails, hedge etc) tagliare4) (reduce: wages, prices, production etc) ridurre, (expenses) ridurre, limitare, tagliare, (speech) abbreviare, (text, film) tagliare, (interrupt) interrompereto cut sb/sth short — interrompere qn/qc
5) (intersect) intersecare, tagliare6) (fam: avoid: class, lecture, appointment) saltare4. vi1) (person, knife) tagliare2)to cut across country/through the lane — tagliare per la campagna/per il sentiero3) Cinethe film cut from the bedroom to the garden — la scena del film si è spostata dalla stanza da letto al giardino
4) Cards tagliare il mazzo•- cut away- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up -
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n. 1. мэсний шарх. 2. огтлох, хайчлах үйлийн нэр. 3. хасах, богиносгох, багасгах. 4. зүсэм, хэрчим. 5. оногдох хувь. v. (cut, cut) 1. зүсэх, огтлох; тайрах, хайчлах. 2. хасах. cut a tooth шүд гарах/ цухуйх. cut the cards хөзөр таслах. cut corners цаг/ мөнгө хэмнэх. cut across, along, through, etc (sth) зам товчлох. cut at sb/ sth огтлох/ шархдуулах. cut sth away (from sth) огтолж авах. cut sth back хасах, багасгах. cut sb down 1. цавчиж алах/ шархдуулах. 2. алах. cut sth down огтлох, цавчиж унагах. cut sth from sth огтолж/ зүсэж авах. cut sb in (on sth) олсон ашгаасаа хувий нь өгөх. cut sb off яриаг нь таслах. cut sth off (sth) огтлох, огтолж авах. cut out зогсох, ажиллахаа болих. cut sth through sth -ний дундуур зам гаргах. cut sb up 1. гэмтээх, шархдуулах. 2. бут цохих, ялах. cut sth up хутгаар хэрчих. -
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vi1) ( to other side) hinüberfahren2) ( take short cut)to \cut across across sth etw durchqueren;to \cut across across country querfeldein fahren;to \cut across across a field quer über ein Feld gehen;to \cut across across different groups quer durch verschiedene Gruppen gehen;to \cut across across party lines parteiübergreifend sein;support \cut acrosss across party lines die Unterstützung geht quer durch alle Parteien -
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[kʌt] 1. pt, pp cut, vtbread, meat kroić (pokroić perf); hand, knee rozcinać (rozciąć perf); grass przycinać (przyciąć perf); hair obcinać (obciąć perf); scene ( from book) usuwać (usunąć perf); (from film, broadcast) wycinać (wyciąć perf); prices obniżać (obniżyć perf); spending, supply ograniczać (ograniczyć perf); garment kroić (skroić perf); line, path przecinać (przeciąć perf); ( inf) ( cancel) odwoływać (odwołać perf)to cut one's finger — skaleczyć się ( perf) w palec
to get one's hair cut — obcinać (obciąć perf) sobie włosy
to cut sth short — skracać (skrócić perf) coś
to cut sb dead — udawać (udać perf), że się kogoś nie widzi
Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up2. vi 3. n( in skin) skaleczenie nt; (in salary, spending) cięcie nt; ( of meat) płat m; ( of garment) krój m4. adjcold cuts (US) — różne rodzaje wędlin i zimnych mięs pokrojone w plasterki
jewel (o)szlifowany* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) ciąć2) (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.) ciąć3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) wycinać4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) ciąć, strzyc5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) obcinać6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) wycinać7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) przecinać8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) przekładać9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') przerywać10) (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.) skracać, ścinać, zajeżdżać drogę11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) przecinać12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) opuszczać, nie uczęszczać do13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorować2. noun1) (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.) cięcie, obcięcie, przerwa2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) krój3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kawałek, porcja•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) zjadliwy- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) bezlitosny- 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 across [sth.]2) (transcend) [issue, disease] non tenere conto di [class barriers, distinctions]* * *vi + prep(fig: barriers, boundaries) trascendere* * *cut across [sth.]2) (transcend) [issue, disease] non tenere conto di [class barriers, distinctions] -
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across [ə'krɒs](a) (from one side to the other of) d'un côté à l'autre de;∎ she drew a line across the page elle a tiré un trait en travers de la page;∎ to walk across sth traverser qch;∎ she swam across the lake elle a traversé le lac à la nage;∎ I ran across the street j'ai traversé la rue en courant;∎ can you help me across the road? pouvez-vous m'aider à traverser la rue?;∎ they built a bridge across the lake ils ont construit un pont sur le lac;∎ she threw it across the room elle l'a jeté en travers de ou de l'autre côté de la pièce;∎ he lay across the bed il était couché ou allongé en travers du lit;∎ she felt a pain across her chest une douleur lui a traversé la poitrine;∎ he's very broad across the shoulders il est très large d'épaules(b) (on the other side of) de l'autre côté de;∎ the house across the street la maison d'en face;∎ we live across the street from them nous habitons en face de chez eux;∎ the woman from across the street la femme d'en face;∎ there's a supermarket just across the road from us/our house il y a un supermarché juste en face/en face de notre maison;∎ just across the border de l'autre côté ou au-delà de la frontière;∎ he sat across the table from me il s'assit en face de moi;∎ she glanced across the room at us elle nous lança un regard de l'autre bout de la pièce∎ he leaned across my desk il s'est penché par-dessus mon bureau;∎ a smile spread across her face un sourire a éclairé son visage(d) (so as to cross) en travers de, à travers;∎ the study of literature across cultures l'étude de la littérature à travers différentes cultures;∎ the lines cut across each other les lignes se coupent∎ he gave speeches all across Europe il a fait des discours dans toute l'Europe;∎ across the political spectrum dans l'ensemble de la classe politique∎ he hit me across the face il m'a frappé au visage2 adverb(a) (from one side to the other) d'un côté à l'autre;∎ the room is 3 metres across la pièce fait 3 mètres de large;∎ I helped him across je l'ai aidé à traverser(b) (on or to the other side) de l'autre côté;∎ he reached across and picked the pen up il a tendu le bras et a pris le stylo;∎ she walked across to Mary elle s'est dirigée vers Mary;∎ I looked across at my mother j'ai regardé ma mère(c) (in crosswords) horizontalement;∎ what's 23 across? (clue) quelle est la définition du 23 horizontal ou horizontalement?; (solution) quelle est la réponse du 23 horizontal ou horizontalement?en face de;∎ the man sitting across from me l'homme qui était assis en face de moi;∎ the house across from ours la maison située en face de la nôtresystématiquement;∎ stock prices have fallen across the board le prix des actions a baissé de façon systématique;∎ the policy applies to everybody in the company across the board cette politique concerne tous les employés de l'entreprise quelle que soit leur position -
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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. -
19 tagliare
cutalbero cut downlegna choptagliare i capelli have one's hair cutfig tagliare la strada a qualcuno cut in front of someoneinformation technology cut (out)* * *tagliare v.tr.1 to cut*: tagliare qlco. in due, in tre ecc., to cut sthg. in two, in three etc.; tagliare a fette un dolce, to slice a cake; tagliare qlco. a pezzi, to cut sthg. in (to) pieces; tagliare la legna, to chop wood; tagliare un albero, to cut down (o to fell) a tree; tagliare rami da un albero, to lop branches off a tree; tagliare una siepe, to clip a hedge; tagliare il prato, to mow the meadow; tagliare il grano, to cut corn // tagliare via qlco., to cut sthg. off; tagliare la testa a qlcu., to cut s.o.'s head off (o to behead s.o.); tagliare la gola a qlcu., to cut (o to slit) s.o.'s throat; tagliarsi le unghie, to cut one's nails; tagliarsi, farsi tagliare i capelli, to have one's hair cut // c'è una nebbia da tagliare con il coltello, there's a fog you could cut with a knife // un vento che taglia la faccia, a biting wind // questo vino taglia le gambe, this wine leaves you unsteady on your legs // tagliare i panni addosso a qlcu., to pull s.o. to pieces // tagliare un vestito, to cut out a dress // tagliare un diamante, to cut a diamond // tagliare il traguardo, to breast (o to break) the tape // (inform.) taglia e incolla, cut and paste3 ( attraversare) to cut* across, to cross, to intersect: una linea che ne taglia un'altra, a line that intersects another; sentiero che taglia una strada, path that cuts across a road; tagliare la strada a qlcu., ( in automobile) to cut in (o to cut across s.o.'s path); (fig.) to get in s.o.'s way4 ( interrompere) to cut* off; to interrupt; to stop: tagliare la ritirata al nemico, to cut off the enemy's retreat; tagliare i viveri a qlcu., to cut off (o to stop) s.o.'s supplies; ha tagliato i viveri alla figlia, he refused to support his daughter any longer // era tagliato fuori dalla società, he was cut off from society; i produttori cercano di tagliare fuori gli intermediari, producers try to freeze out middlemen5 ( togliere) to cut* out: hanno tagliato alcuni paragrafi, they have cut out a few paragraphs; la censura ha tagliato molte sequenze del film, the censors have cut a lot of sequences from the film6 ( ridurre) to cut* down: tagliare le spese, to cut down on expenses; tagliare un articolo, to cut down an article7 ( vini) to blend8 ( a carte) to cut*◆ v. intr.1 ( essere tagliente) to cut*: queste forbici non tagliano, these scissors don't cut; il coltello taglia bene, poco, the knife cuts well, doesn't cut well2 ( prendere una scorciatoia) to cut*: poiché eravamo in ritardo tagliammo per il bosco, as we were late we cut across the wood // tagliare corto, to cut short.◘ tagliarsi v.intr.pron. to cut*, to get* cut: la seta si taglia facilmente nelle pieghe, silk cuts easily in the folds◆ v.rifl. to cut* oneself, to get* cut: si è tagliato con un coltello, he cut himself with a knife.* * *[taʎ'ʎare]1. vt1) (gen) to cut, (torta, salame) to cut, slice, (arrosto) to carve, (siepe) to trim, (fieno, prato) to mow, (grano) to reap, (albero) to fell, cut downtagliare qc in due/in più parti — to cut sth in two/into several pieces
tagliare la gola a qn — to cut o slit sb's throat
tagliare il capo o la testa a qn — to behead sb, cut sb's head off
taglia e incolla Inform — cut and paste
2) (articolo, scritto, scena) to cut, (acqua, telefono, gas) to cut off3) (intersecare: sogg: strada) to cut acrosstagliare la strada a qn — (in macchina) to cut in on sb, (a piedi) to cut across in front of sb
5) (carte) to cut7)tagliare la corda — to sneak offtagliare le gambe a qn fig — to make it impossible for sb to act, tie sb's hands
tagliare i panni addosso a qn — (sparlare) to tear sb to pieces
2. vi* * *[taʎ'ʎare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (dividere in pezzi) to cut* [carta, tessuto, pane]; to cut*, to chop [legna, verdura, carne]tagliare qcs. con le forbici — to scissor o snip sth.
tagliare (a fette) una torta — to slice a cake, to cut a cake into slices
tagliare qcs. a pezzi — to cut sth. into pieces o bits
tagliare qcs. a cubetti o dadini — to dice o cube sth., to chop sth. into cubes
2) (fare un taglio in) to cut*, to slit* [ gola]; to slash [ gomme]; (ferire) [manette, forbici] to cut*3) (staccare) to cut* off [ramo, fiore, testa, dito, arto]; (abbattere) to cut* down, to chop (down) [ albero]4) (interrompere l'erogazione di) to cut* off [luce, telefono]tagliare i viveri a qcn. — to cut off sb.'s lifeline o supplies (anche fig.)
5) (accorciare) to cut* [ capelli]; to cut*, to clip [ unghie]; to clip, to prune [cespuglio, siepe]; to cut*, to mow*, to trim [erba, prato](farsi) tagliare i capelli — to have one's hair cut o a haircut
6)7) sart. to cut* out8) cinem. to cut* (out)9) fig. (ridurre) to cut* (down), to shorten [discorso, testo]; to cut*, to reduce [spese, sovvenzioni, budget]10) (intersecare) [strada, ferrovia] to cut*, to intersect [ strada]; mat. to intersectil camion mi ha tagliato la strada — the lorry cut across my path o cut me off
11) (mescolare) to cut* [droga, vino]13) gioc. to cut* [ mazzo]2.1) (essere affilato) to cut*attenzione, taglia! — be careful, it's sharp!
2)3.tagliare per i campi — to cut through o strike across the fields
verbo pronominale tagliarsi1) (ferirsi) to cut* oneself- rsi le vene — to slash one's wrists; (amputarsi)
- rsi i capelli — to cut one's hair; (farsi tagliare) to have one's hair cut o a haircut
- rsi le unghie — to cut o clip one's nails
3) (strapparsi) [cuoio, tessuto] to split*••tagliare corto — to cut short, to make it short and sweet
tagliare la corda — to flake off, to clear off BE, to scarper BE
quel vino mi ha tagliato le gambe — that wine made me really drowsy o laid me out
* * *tagliare/taλ'λare/ [1]1 (dividere in pezzi) to cut* [carta, tessuto, pane]; to cut*, to chop [legna, verdura, carne]; tagliare qcs. con le forbici to scissor o snip sth.; tagliare (a fette) una torta to slice a cake, to cut a cake into slices; tagliare qcs. a pezzi to cut sth. into pieces o bits; tagliare qcs. a cubetti o dadini to dice o cube sth., to chop sth. into cubes2 (fare un taglio in) to cut*, to slit* [ gola]; to slash [ gomme]; (ferire) [manette, forbici] to cut*3 (staccare) to cut* off [ramo, fiore, testa, dito, arto]; (abbattere) to cut* down, to chop (down) [ albero]4 (interrompere l'erogazione di) to cut* off [luce, telefono]; tagliare i viveri a qcn. to cut off sb.'s lifeline o supplies (anche fig.)5 (accorciare) to cut* [ capelli]; to cut*, to clip [ unghie]; to clip, to prune [cespuglio, siepe]; to cut*, to mow*, to trim [erba, prato]; (farsi) tagliare i capelli to have one's hair cut o a haircut6 tagliare una curva to cut a corner7 sart. to cut* out8 cinem. to cut* (out)9 fig. (ridurre) to cut* (down), to shorten [discorso, testo]; to cut*, to reduce [spese, sovvenzioni, budget]10 (intersecare) [strada, ferrovia] to cut*, to intersect [ strada]; mat. to intersect; il camion mi ha tagliato la strada the lorry cut across my path o cut me off11 (mescolare) to cut* [droga, vino]13 gioc. to cut* [ mazzo](aus. avere)1 (essere affilato) to cut*; attenzione, taglia! be careful, it's sharp! questo coltello taglia bene this knife cuts well2 tagliare per i campi to cut through o strike across the fields; tagliare per una via laterale to cut down a side streetIII tagliarsi verbo pronominale1 (ferirsi) to cut* oneself; si è tagliato il labbro he cut his lip; - rsi le vene to slash one's wrists; (amputarsi) - rsi un dito to cut off one's finger2 (accorciarsi) - rsi i capelli to cut one's hair; (farsi tagliare) to have one's hair cut o a haircut; - rsi le unghie to cut o clip one's nails; tagliare la barba to shave one's beard off3 (strapparsi) [cuoio, tessuto] to split*tagliare corto to cut short, to make it short and sweet; tagliare la corda to flake off, to clear off BE, to scarper BE; tagliare fuori to cut off; quel vino mi ha tagliato le gambe that wine made me really drowsy o laid me out. -
20 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
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