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to cut the story short/la

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1 make a long story short

короче говоря

to be short and to the point — говорить кратко и по существу

art is long, life is short — жизнь коротка, искусство вечно

sustained short circuit — установившееся короткое замыкание

short message service — система передачи коротких сообщений

short fuse — короткий взрыватель, взрыватель с замедлением

Синонимический ряд:

come to the point (verb) be explicit; come out with it; come to the point; cut the matter short; define; descend to particulars; get down to brass tacks; get specific

English-Russian base dictionary > make a long story short
2 to cut a long story short

( to cut (или to make) a long story short)

короче говоря, одним словом

So to make a long story short, when it were all o'er eh' lecturer thanked me... (E. Gaskell, ‘Mary Barton’, ch. 8) — Короче говоря, когда все кончилось, лектор меня благодарил...

It was a beautiful afternoon. The sky was blue, the sun yellow, butterflies flitted, birds tooted, bees bussed and, to cut a long story short, all Nature smiled. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Plum Pie’, ch. 8) — Был чудесный день. Небо голубое, солнце оранжевое, в воздухе порхали бабочки, щебетали птицы, жужжали пчелы. Одним словом, природа улыбалась нам.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > to cut a long story short
3 to cut the long story short

vārdu sakot

English-Latvian dictionary > to cut the long story short
4 to cut the long story short

короче говоря

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to cut the long story short
5 cut

cut

A n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 ( shorter route) raccourci m ;

12 Art, Print cliché m, gravure f ;

13 Sport coup m tranchant ;

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

B vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 ( switch off) éteindre [headlights] ;

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

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

14 Games couper [cards, deck] ;

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

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

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

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

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

20 Cin ( splice) monter.

C vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut)

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

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

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

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

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

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

E cut pp adj

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

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

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

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

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

Idioms

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

Phrasal verbs

■ cut across:

▶ cut across [sth]

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

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

▶ cut across [sb] interrompre.

■ cut along se dépêcher.

■ cut at:

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

■ cut away:

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

■ cut back:

▶ cut back faire des économies (on de) ;

▶ cut back [sth], cut [sth] back

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

2 ( prune) tailler.

■ cut down:

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

▶ cut down [sth], cut [sth] down

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

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

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

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

■ cut in:

▶ cut in

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

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

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

■ cut off:

▶ cut off [sth], cut [sth] off

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

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

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

▶ cut off [sth]

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

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

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

▶ cut [sb] off

1 Telecom couper qn ;

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

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

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

■ cut out:

▶ cut out [engine, fan] s'arrêter ;

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

▶ cut [sth] out, cut out [sth]

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

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

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

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

▶ cut [sb] out

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

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

■ cut short:

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

▶ cut [sb] short interrompre.

■ cut through:

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

■ cut up:

▶ cut up ○ US chahuter ;

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

▶ cut [sb] up

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

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

3 ○ Aut faire une queue de poisson à.

Big English-French dictionary > cut
6 short

1. [ʃɔ:t] n
1. краткое содержание; суть

in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом

for short - для краткости, сокращённо

they called him Tom for short - они называли его просто Томом

the long and the short of it is... - короче говоря, одним словом

that's the long and the short of it - вот и всё

the short of it is this - дело сводится к следующему

the short of the matter - сущность /существо/ дела /вопроса, проблемы/

2. лингв.

1) краткий гласный

2) краткий слог

3) знак краткости

3. разг.

1) короткометражный фильм

documentary [feature, animated cartoon] short - короткометражный документальный [художественный, мультипликационный] фильм

2) короткий отрывок, короткое произведение

4. малый рост ( размер мужской одежды)

5. эл. разг. короткое замыкание

6. воен. недолёт

7. = short sale [см. short II, I 7, 1)]

8. pl бирж. спекулянты, играющие на понижение

9. разг.

1) крепкий напиток, спиртное

2) «стаканчик» (рюмка неразбавленного виски и т. п.)
2. [ʃɔ:t] a
I

1. короткий

short distance [journey] - короткое расстояние [путешествие]

short hair [legs] - короткие волосы [ноги]

short letter - короткое /коротенькое/ письмо [см. тж. 3, 1)]

my coat was short in the sleeves - рукава пальто мне были коротки

at (a) short range - на близком расстоянии

a short way off - неподалёку

short arms - воен. короткоствольное оружие

short rifle - воен. а) укороченная винтовка, карабин; б) ист. штуцер

to make a long story short - короче говоря

2. низкий, невысокий

a short man - человек низкого роста

short grass [tree] - низкая трава [-ое дерево]

short tower - невысокая башня

3. 1) короткий, краткий, недолгий

short holiday [visit] - короткий /недолгий, непродолжительный/ праздник [визит]

short life - а) короткая жизнь; б) тех. быстрый износ

short address - короткое /краткое/ обращение /послание/

short memory - короткая память

short burst - короткая очередь ( из автоматического оружия)

short turns - короткие номера ( программы)

short bound - воен. бросок

short vowel - лингв. а) гласная буква со знаком краткости; б) краткий гласный

short letter см. short vowel а)

short syllable - стих. краткий слог

a short time ago - недавно

in a short time - вскоре, скоро

at /on/ short notice - а) незамедлительно, тотчас же, сразу же, в короткий срок; б) воен. по первому требованию

to make short work of /редк. with/ smth. - быстро справиться /разделаться, покончить/ с чем-л.

at short intervals - с короткими /небольшими/ промежутками

2) краткосрочный

short bill - краткосрочный вексель

short loan /money/ - краткосрочная ссуда

short service - воен. краткосрочная служба

to be paid at short sight /at a short date/ - подлежать уплате /оплате/ в короткий срок

4. 1) краткий, сжатый

short title - а) краткое наименование ( закона); б) воен. условное обозначение документа

to be short and to the point - говорить кратко и по существу

2) кино короткометражный

short motion picture /film/ - короткометражный кинофильм

5. 1) урезанный; неполный

short time - неполный рабочий день

workers were put on short time - рабочие были переведены на неполный рабочий день

short hours of work - сокращённые часы работы

short measure - ком. неполная мера, недомер

short weight - ком. неполный вес, недовес

short shipment - ком. недогруз

2) неполный, примерный

a short ten miles - каких-то /примерно/ десять миль

a short five minutes - всего пять минут

3) некомплектный, неукомплектованный

6. 1) скудный, бедный

short allowance [rations] - скудное содержание [-ый паёк]

short purse - тощий кошелёк; безденежье

to be /to go/ on short commons /rations/ - недоедать, жить впроголодь

supplies run /fall/ short - запасы кончаются /истощаются/

2) недостаточный; испытывающий нехватку (чего л.)

to be short of /in/ food [of /in/ money] - испытывать недостаток /нехватку/ в пище [в деньгах]

to be short in weight - весить меньше нормы

to be short in proofs - иметь недостаточно доказательств

to be short of /in/ breath - задыхаться, тяжело дышать; запыхаться

to be short of /in/ words - не находить (нужных) слов

to run short arguments - исчерпать доводы

he's not far short of thirty - ему немногим меньше тридцати (лет)

he's short on brains - ≅ он звёзд с неба не хватает

to be short in one's payments [accounts] - недоплатить, не выплатить полностью

3) неудовлетворительный

short bran - с.-х. плохо высеянные отруби

7. 1) ком. продающийся без покрытия

short sale - продажа на срок без покрытия

2) бирж. разг. играющий на понижение

II

1. 1) резкий, грубый, отрывистый

short answer [person, manner] - резкий ответ [человек, -ая манера]

to be short with smb. - быть резким /грубым/ с кем-л.

to speak in short accents - говорить в резких тонах

2) резкий и сухой ( о кашле)

2. разг. крепкий, неразбавленный

short drink, something short - спиртное

3. 1) рассыпчатый

short pastry - рассыпчатое /песочное/ пирожное

2) ломкий, хрупкий

short metal - ломкий /хрупкий/ металл

to work short - быть хрупким в обработке

♢

short and - знак & ( типографский знак союза «и»)

short views - близорукость, недальновидность

to take short views /a short view/ of a subject [of a matter /of an affair/] - проявлять недальновидность при рассмотрении вопроса [дела]; рассматривать вопрос [дело] с точки зрения непосредственных результатов

short price - низкая ставка ( в пари)

short bit - амер. монета в 10 центов

short suit - карт. короткая /слабая/ масть

short hours = small hours

short sea, short seas - неспокойное море

Short Seas - ком. проф. Балтийское и Белое моря

short and sweet (like a donkey's gallop) - шутл. а) краткий и выразительный; б) коротко и ясно

short blast - воен. дульная волна

to do smth. in short metre - сделать что-л. в два счёта

one's hand /arm/ is short - ≅ руки коротки

a short horse is soon curried - посл. ≅ с небольшим делом легко справиться

to have smb. by the short hairs - амер. сл. зажать кого-л. в кулак; взять кого-л. за горло
3. [ʃɔ:t] adv
1. резко, круто; внезапно, неожиданно

to stop /to pull up/ short - неожиданно /внезапно, резко/ остановиться

to turn (round) short - резко /круто/ обернуться

to pull a horse up short - резко натянуть поводья, круто осадить коня

to take smb. (up) short - а) застать кого-л. врасплох, напасть на кого-л. неожиданно; the wind took us (up) short - ветер налетел неожиданно /внезапно/; б) обрывать, прерывать кого-л.; не дать кому-л. договорить

to break off short - а) кончить неожиданно; б) кончиться неожиданно

2. преждевременно, до срока

to cut smb.'s life [smb.'s career] short - преждевременно оборвать чью-л. жизнь [чью-л. карьеру]

to cut the course of events short - оборвать ход событий, не дать событиям прийти к их естественному завершению

to cut a speech short - прервать речь, не дослушав до конца

to cut the speaker short - прервать оратора /говорящего/

3. коротко

to cut a stick [a rope] short - укоротить /коротко обрезать/ палку [верёвку]

to cut one's hair [one's nails] short - коротко остричь волосы [ногти]

to dress short - носить короткие платья

to wear one's hair short - носить короткие волосы

4. 1) близко, недалеко, на близком расстоянии

2) не доходя, не достигнув

the shells fell short (of the mark) - снаряды ложились с недолётом

to fall short of one's duty - не выполнить своего долга

to come /to fall/ short of smb.'s hopes [smb.'s expectations] - не оправдать чьих-л. надежд [чьих-л. ожиданий]

to come /to fall/ short of smb.'s dreams - разочаровать кого-л.

5. редк. кратко, сжато; отрывисто

to speak short and plain - говорить кратко и ясно

♢ to sell short см. sell short

to be taken short - эвф. ≅ надо кое-куда сходить

I was taken short - у меня живот схватило

НБАРС > short
7 story

['stɔrɪ]
n

1) рассказ, повествование

He missed the point of the story. — До него не дошла сама суть/изюминка рассказа.

The story is full of humour. — Рассказ полон юмора.

The story gives a true picture of life. — Рассказ дает нам правдивую/реальную картину жизни.

It follows from his story. — Это вытекает из его рассказа.

Have you finished the story? — Ты уже дочитал рассказ?

- good story

- a short story

- sea stories
- animal stories
- historical story
- realistic stories
- witty story
- touching story
- swift-moving story
- legendary stories
- conflicting story
- day-to-day stories
- inside story
- cover story
- story in two chapters
- story in dialogue
- story on the subject
- contents of the story
- main idea of the story
- characters of the story
- main character of the story
- summary of the story
- point of the story
- message of the story
- at the beginning of the story
- begin the story with smth
- believe the story
- believe the story to be true
- break the story into parts
- change the story
- continues the story
- criticize the story
- cut the story
- develop the story
- draw out the story into three chapters
- end the story
- enjoy the story
- frame a story
- go on with the story
- make a story out of trivial events
- make a sweeping story
- place a story with a magazine
- recall the story
- bring one's story to 1941
- stick to one's story

- think a story up
- write a story
- story sounds strange
- story describes ancient times
- story lacks deep thought
- story will go down in history
2) история, событие, предание, сказка

It is a long story. — Это длинная история.

That's another story. — Это уже совсем другое дело.

The story is made up/is cooked up/is fabricated. — Эта история - сплошной вымысел.

The story remained untold. — Эта история так и не была поведана миру.

- strange story
- unbiased story
- dirty story
- an amusing story

- involved story
- spicy story
- funny story
- fairy story
- bedtime stories
- a love story

- story of the expedition
- other side of the story
- challenge the story
- cook up a story
- credit the story
- doubt the story
- entertain children with stories
- get the whole story
- hush up the whole story
- invent up a story
- circulate scandalous stories
- tell stories
- tell smb the whole story of one's life
- so the story goes
3) (газетный, печатный материал) репортаж, описание, сообщение

It was the best story in yesterday's newspaper. — Это была лучшая статья во вчерашней газете.

The full story will be found on page five. — Полный отчет о событии напечатан на пятой странице.

The newspaper carried a detailed story of the fire. — Газета поместила подробное сообщение о пожаре.

- feature story
- newspaper story
- lead story
- carry front-page stories
- keep a running story of the events
- make a good story out of this incident for the paper
4) фабула, сюжет

It is not much of a story, but the acting is good. — Сюжет пьесы ничего собой не представляет, но артисты играют хорошо.

The story line centres on a well known event. — В центре сюжета лежит известное событие.

- film story
- story line
- read the book only for the story
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USAGE:

(1.) Русское существительное история соответствует английскому существительному story 2. только в значении "событие, описание события/событий": it is a long story это длинная история; to remember the whole story вспомнить все обстоятельства этой истории; a detailed story of the expedition подробное описание/истори экспедиции. Русское существительное история в значении "случай, происшествие" часто передается в английском языке существительным thing: A very funny (strange, terrible) thing happened to me the other day. Со мной на днях произошел очень смешной (странный, ужасный) случай/смешная (странная, ужасная) история. Русское существительное "история" в значении "учебная дисциплина, наука, хроника событий" соответствует английскому существительному history: ancient (modern) history древняя (новая) история; to be interested in history интересоваться историей; to go down in history войти в историю; to teach history преподавать историю; a teacher of history учитель истории. Во всех этих случаях существительное history употребляется без артикля. Определенный артикль the употребляется в тех случаях, когда есть ограничивающее определение: the history of the 19th century история XIX века. (2.) See case, n (3.) See history, n

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > story
8 ♦ short

♦ short (1) /ʃɔ:t/
a.

1 corto; breve; conciso; di breve durata: He has short legs, ha le gambe corte; This jacket is short on you, questa giacca ti è corta; a short journey, un viaggio breve; a short answer, una risposta breve; short hair, capelli corti; short wind, fiato corto; (aeron.) short landing, atterraggio corto; short dash, breve scatto; volata; a short way off, a breve distanza; (elettr.) a short circuit, un corto circuito; un cortocircuito; ( radio) short waves, onde corte; a short speech [style], un discorso [uno stile] conciso; Short, weak governments, governi deboli, di breve durata

2 basso; piccolo ( di statura): He's too short to play volleyball, è troppo basso per giocare a pallavolo

3 scarso; insufficiente: short weight, peso scarso; short measure, misura insufficiente; a short ten miles, dieci miglia scarse; meno di dieci miglia

4 brusco; rude; secco; sgarbato: a short reply, una brusca risposta; Don't be short with me!, non essere sgarbato con me!

5 friabile; frollo: short coal, carbone friabile; short pastry, pasta frolla

6 (metall.) fragile: short iron, ferro fragile

7 (comm.) a breve scadenza: a short bill, una cambiale a breve scadenza

8 (rag.: di somma, ecc.) parziale

9 ( Borsa) corto; allo scoperto: short position, posizione corta; short sale [seller], vendita [venditore] allo scoperto; short selling, il vendere (o vendite) allo scoperto

10 (market.: di un prodotto, una derrata, ecc.) che scarseggia; non disponibile

11 (trasp.) incompleto; in meno ( di quanto pattuito): short delivery, consegna in meno; short shipment, spedizione incompleta

12 (fon.: di vocale) breve

13 (pred.) mancante, privo; che si trova qc. in meno; a corto di: to run short, finire, venire a mancare; We are two cases [200 dollars] short, (ci) mancano due casse [200 dollari]; He's short on brains, è corto di cervello; I was short of breath, ero senza fiato; I'm short of money, sono a corto di quattrini; They are a mile short of their goal, manca loro un miglio alla meta

14 (fam.) a corto di soldi: DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- I'm a bit short, sono un po' a corto di soldi

15 (fam.: di liquore) liscio

● (med.) short-acting, ad azione breve □ ( d'oratore, di un discorso) to be short and to the point, essere conciso e pertinente □ (fam.: di un discorso) short and sweet, (piacevolmente) conciso; essenziale, stringato □ ( tennis) a short-angled volley, una volée molto angolata □ short-armed, dalle braccia corte □ (giorn.) short article, trafiletto □ (fin.) short bond, titolo di stato a breve (termine) □ (elettr.) short-contact switch, interruttore cortocircuitante □ ( Borsa) short covering, copertura di una posizione corta; il coprirsi da una vendita allo scoperto □ (comm.: di cambiale, ecc.) short-dated, a breve scadenza □ a short drink, una bevanda (o una bibita) servita in un bicchiere piccolo; un bicchierino ( di liquore); (spec.) un aperitivo □ (cinem.) a short film, un cortometraggio □ short for, abbreviazione di; diminutivo di: Sam, short for Samuel, Sam, diminutivo di Samuele □ short fuse, miccia corta; (fig. fam.) irascibilità, eccitabilità □ short-haired, dai capelli corti; ( d'animale) dal pelo corto □ to be short-handed, essere a corto di manodopera, essere sotto organico; (naut.: di nave) avere l'equipaggio incompleto □ (trasp.) short-haul, a breve distanza; a breve raggio: a short-haul run, un viaggio a breve distanza; a short-haul plane, un aereo a breve raggio □ (ipp.) a short head, mezza testa, meno d'una incollatura: to win by a short head, ( di cavallo) vincere per una mezza testa; (fig.) vincere per un pelo □ (comm.) to be short in one's payments, essere in arretrato coi pagamenti; essere moroso □ short-legged, dalle gambe corte □ short list, lista ristretta (o dei favoriti); rosa dei candidati □ short-lived, che ha breve vita; (biol.) che ha la vita corta; (fig.) di breve durata, passeggero: short-lived enthusiasm, entusiasmo passeggero □ short loan, mutuo a breve termine; prestito a breve scadenza □ (fam.) a short one, un bicchierino di liquore; un cicchetto □ (econ.) short period (o short range), breve periodo; breve termine: in the short period, nel breve periodo □ short-range, (econ., meteor.) a breve (termine); (tecn.) a corto raggio, a corta gittata (o portata): short-range forecast, previsione a breve termine; a short-range missile, un missile a corto raggio; short-range plans, progetti a breve termine; a short-range rifle, un fucile a corta gittata (o portata) □ (anat.) short ribs, costole mobili □ short run, (econ.) breve periodo, breve termine; (giorn.) piccola tiratura □ short-run (agg.), (econ.) a breve termine, nel breve periodo; ( editoria: di un libro, ecc.) stampato in un numero limitato di copie: (econ.) short-run planning, programmazione a breve termine □ (naut.) a short sea, mare corto; maretta □ ( tennis) short serve (o short service), servizio corto; battuta corta □ ( sport) short shot, tiro corto; palla corta; ( anche) tiro da vicino □ short sight, vista corta, miopia; (fig.) imprevidenza, miopia □ short-sighted, corto di vista, miope; (fig.) miope, imprevidente □ short-sightedness, vista corta, miopia; (fig.) imprevidenza, miopia □ short sharp shock, incarcerazione dei delinquenti minorili a scopo di dissuasione; punizione severa e senza preavviso; maniere forti □ short-spoken, di poche parole; laconico □ short-staffed, a corto di personale; sotto organico □ a short story, un racconto; una novella: a short short story, un racconto cortissimo □ ( a carte) short suit, sequela corta; meno di quattro carte dello stesso seme □ short supply, scarsità ( di merce e fig.): Good teachers are in short supply, c'è scarsità di bravi insegnanti □ (aeron.) short take-off and landing (abbr. STOL), decollo e atterraggio corto □ short temper, irascibilità: He has a short temper, è irascibile □ short-tempered, collerico; irascibile; stizzoso □ short-term, (econ., fin.) a breve scadenza, a breve (termine); (econ.) congiunturale: short-term action, interventi a breve ( sull'economia); short-term bank debt, indebitamento a breve verso le banche; short-term borrowing, indebitamento a breve; short-term economic policy, politica congiunturale; short-term financing, finanziamento a breve; short-term fluctuations of demand, fluttuazioni congiunturali della domanda; short-term paper, titolo di credito a breve termine □ short-term saving, risparmio a breve termine □ (fig.) short-termism, il progettare a breve, in vista di un vantaggio immediato; miopia (spec. in politica, economia e finanza) □ ( sport) a short throw, un lancio corto □ (ind.) short time, orario ridotto: to be on short time (o to work short time) lavorare a orario ridotto; The workers were put on short time, gli operai hanno avuto una riduzione di orario □ (ind.) short-time working, lavoro a orario ridotto □ a short time ago, poco tempo fa □ (spec. USA) short ton, tonnellata americana ( pari a 2000 libbre, cioè a 907 kg circa) □ short waist, vita (troppo) alta ( in un vestito) □ short-waisted, che ha la vita (troppo) alta □ short walk, passeggiata breve; (equit.) passo corto ( del cavallo) □ ( radio) a short-wave broadcast, una trasmissione sulle onde corte □ a short-wave radioset, un apparecchio radio a onde corte □ short-winded, dal fiato corto, bolso, sfiatato; (fig.) conciso, stringato □ short-windedness, fiato corto; bolsaggine; (fig.) concisione, stringatezza □ short-witted, di poco cervello; stupido; tonto □ at short notice, con breve preavviso; entro breve termine □ at short range, a breve distanza; a corto raggio □ to cut a long story short, per farla corta (o breve) □ to get short, abbreviarsi, accorciarsi: The days are getting shorter and shorter, le giornate si accorciano sempre più □ to give short weight, dare il peso scarso; rubare sul peso □ to make short work of st., consumare (o finire, distruggere) qc. rapidamente; liquidare (o sbrigare, divorare, fare fuori) qc. in quattro e quattr'otto; ( sport) liquidare, sbarazzarsi facilmente di ( un avversario) □ to make a long story short, per farla breve; per tagliar corto; volendo essere conciso □ to take short views, guardare solo al presente; non pensare al futuro; vivere alla giornata.
short (2) /ʃɔ:t/
n.

1 (fon.) vocale (o sillaba) breve; (una) breve

2 ( prosodia) segno di breve

3 (cinem., TV) short; cortometraggio; corto

4 (pubbl., TV) short pubblicitario; spot

5 (giorn.) trafiletto

6 (rag.) somma parziale

7 (pl.) (ind.) sfridi; ritagli

8 (pl.) (ind.) cruschello

9 (pl.) (tecn.) sopravaglio

10 (pl.) ( Borsa) titoli di stato a breve termine

11 ammanco ( di denaro)

12 ( Borsa) = short sale [seller] ► short (1), def. 9

13 (fam.) cortocircuito; corto (fam.)

14 (fam.) bicchierino di liquore

15 (pl., slang USA) – the shorts, l'essere a corto di soldi: Mine is a case of the shorts, sono proprio in bolletta

● for short, per brevità: They call him Sam for short, per brevità, lo chiamano Sam (abbr. di Samuel); il suo diminutivo è Sam □ in short, in breve; in poche parole □ the long and the short of it, tutto quel che c'è da dire.
short (3) /ʃɔ:t/
avv.

1 bruscamente; di botto; di colpo; improvvisamente; tutt'a un tratto: The car stopped short, l'automobile si è arrestata bruscamente; to stop st. short, fermare bruscamente qc.; to stop sb. short, interrompere q. ( che parla)

2 bruscamente; rudemente; in modo sgarbato: He talks short with everybody, parla in modo brusco con tutti

3 ( Borsa) allo scoperto: to sell short, vendere ( titoli, ecc.) allo scoperto

4 ( sport, ecc.) corto: to play short, giocare corto

● short of, all'infuori di; tranne; ad esclusione di; eccetto: Short of going on strike, I don't see how we can get a pay rise, all'infuori di uno sciopero, non vedo come si possa ottenere un aumento salariale □ short of actually stealing, pur senz'arrivare al furto vero e proprio □ (fam.) to be caught short = to be taken short ► sotto □ to cut short, farla corta, tagliar corto; abbreviare ( la procedura, ecc.); interrompere ( uno che parla) □ to cut the matter (o it) short, (per) farla corta; (per) tagliar corto; alle corte □ to fall (o to come) short of, non raggiungere, restare indietro a; rimanere al di sotto di, essere inadeguato (o insufficiente); venir meno a, deludere: This poem falls short of perfection, questa poesia non raggiunge la perfezione; His action fell short of the occasion, la sua azione fu inadeguata al caso; The result has come short of our expectations, il risultato ha deluso le nostre speranze □ (fam.) to go short of st., restare a corto di qc. □ to let sb. go short, lasciare q. senza (qc.); far mancare (qc.) a q. □ nothing short of, a dir poco; addirittura; senz'altro: a victory nothing short of miraculous, una vittoria a dir poco miracolosa □ ( di un veicolo) to pull up short, fermarsi di botto; arrestarsi bruscamente □ to run short, venir meno; scarseggiare; esaurirsi: Our supplies ran short, le nostre provviste erano finite □ to run short of st., restare a corto di qc., rimanere senza qc.: We've run short of bread, siamo rimasti senza pane □ to sell a crop short, vendere un raccolto anzitempo; vendere il grano in erba □ a shot that falls short, un tiro corto ( di fucile, ecc.) □ to stop short of doing st., fermarsi prima di fare qc. □ to take sb. up short, interrompere bruscamente q. □ (fam.) to be taken (o caught) short, essere messo in difficoltà; sentire un improvviso bisogno corporale; dover scappare in bagno (fam.).
(to) short /ʃɔ:t/ (fam.)
A v. t.

1 causare un cortocircuito in ( un impianto); mettere in cortocircuito; cortocircuitare

2 ( USA, = to shortchange) dare il resto sbagliato a (q.)

3 ( USA) far mancare qc. a (q.); lesinare a (q.): I shorted him on beer, his favorite drink, gli lesinai la birra, la sua bevanda preferita

B v. i.

(elettr.) andare in corto (circuito): Mind that the battery connections don't short, bada che i collegamenti della batteria non vadano in corto!

● ( USA) to short sb. at the scales, rubare a q. sul peso □ to short out, (elettr.) andare in corto; (fig. USA) andare su tutte le furie; esplodere (fig.); infuriarsi.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ short
9 ♦ cut

♦ cut (1) /kʌt/
n.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 (fig.) osservazione che ferisce; commento crudele

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

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

11 ( sport) taglio; colpo tagliato

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

13 (cinem.) stacco

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

15 ( alle carte) alzata; taglio

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

17 (elettr.) (GB) interruzione di corrente

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

19 (chim.) frazione

20 ( balletto, danza) sforbiciata

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

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

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

1 tagliato; reciso: cut flowers, fiori recisi

2 ( di tabacco) trinciato

3 (bot.) lobato

4 ( di vetro) intagliato (► cut glass)

5 ( di animale) castrato

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

A v. t.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 (tecn.) filettare ( una vite)

12 (tecn.) tagliare, molare ( vetro)

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

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

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

16 (cinem.) montare ( un film)

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

18 tagliare, diluire ( droga, ecc.)

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

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

21 ( zootecnia) castrare

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

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

B v. i.

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

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

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

4 ( sport) tagliare una palla

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

6 ( danza) fare una sforbiciata

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

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

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ cut
10 cut

cut [kʌt]

(verb: preterite, past participle cut)

1. noun

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

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

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

• minor cuts and bruises des petites blessures

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

• the unkindest cut of all le coup le plus perfide

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

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

• cuts (in spending) réductions fpl des dépenses

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

• drastic cuts coupes fpl claires

• power cut coupure f de courant

• to make cuts in a text élaguer un texte

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

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

   c. [of meat] morceau m

   d. ( = share) (inf) part f

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

   e. [of clothes] coupe f

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

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

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

2. adjective

[flowers, grass] coupé

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

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

• well-cut coat manteau m bien coupé

• everything seemed cut and dried tout semblait parfaitement simple

3. transitive verb

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

• to cut in half couper en deux

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

• to cut in(to) pieces couper en morceaux

• to cut one's nails se couper les ongles

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

• to cut one's finger se couper le doigt

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

• to cut sb's throat égorger qn

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

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

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

• to cut a visit short écourter une visite

• to cut sb short couper la parole à qn

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

• to cut sb free délivrer qn en coupant ses liens

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

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

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

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

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

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

   f. ( = reduce) réduire

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

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

   g. ( = stop) couper

• to cut electricity supplies couper l'électricité

   h. [+ cards] couper

   i. [+ film] monter

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

4. intransitive verb

   a. [person, knife] couper

• he cut into the cake il a coupé le gâteau

• cut along the dotted line découper suivant le pointillé

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

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

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

   b. [material] se couper

• paper cuts easily le papier se coupe facilement

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

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

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

• cut! coupez !

   e. (Cards) couper

5. compounds

► cut glass noun cristal m taillé adjective

de or en cristal taillé

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

► cut-throat adjective

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

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

► cut across inseparable transitive verb

[problem, issue] toucher

► cut back separable transitive verb

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

► cut down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ tree] couper

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

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

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

► cut in intransitive verb

(into conversation) intervenir

► cut off separable transitive verb

   a. couper ( from dans)

• to cut off sb's head décapiter qn

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

   b. ( = disconnect) couper

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

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

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

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

• to cut o.s. off from se couper de

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

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

► cut out

1. separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

   b. [+ rival] supplanter

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

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

• cut it out! (inf) ça suffit ! (inf)

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

2. intransitive verb

[engine] caler

► cut up

1. intransitive verb

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

2. separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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[kʌt] 1.
noun

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

2) ( wound) coupure f

3) ( hairstyle) coupe f

a cut and blow-dry — une coupe-brushing

4) (colloq) ( share) part f

5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)

a price cut — une baisse des prix

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

job cuts — suppression f d'emplois

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

6) ( trim)

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

7) Culinary morceau m

8) ( of diamond) taille f

9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f

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

11) ( in editing) coupure f

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

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

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

to cut something in half — couper quelque chose en deux

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

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

to cut something open — ouvrir quelque chose

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

to cut one's finger — se couper le doigt

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

to cut one's fringe — se couper la frange

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

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

7) ( liberate)

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

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

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

9) ( reduce) réduire

10) ( grow)

to cut a tooth — percer une dent

to cut one's teeth — faire ses dents

11) ( record) faire, graver [album]

12) Computing couper [paragraph]

cut and paste — couper-coller

13) Games couper [cards]

14) ( intersect) [line] couper

15) (colloq) ( stop)

cut the cackle — arrêtez de jacasser

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

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

17) ( snub) ignorer, snober

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

1) (slice, make an incision) couper

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

2) (move, go) couper

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

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

3) Cinema

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

4) Games couper

5) fig

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

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

1) (sliced, sawn) coupé

2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé

a well-cut jacket — une veste bien coupée

3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé

to have a cut finger — avoir une coupure au doigt

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

5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

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a cut above — supérieur

to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant

to cut both ways — être à double tranchant

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

English-French dictionary > cut
11 cut

cut [kʌt]

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

(pt & pp cut, cont cutting)

1 transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(f) (interrupt) interrompre, couper;

∎ to cut sb short couper la parole à qn;

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

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

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

(g) (stop) arrêter, cesser;

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

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

(h) (switch off) couper;

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to cut prices casser les prix;

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

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

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

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

(k) (hurt feelings of) blesser profondément;

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

(l) familiar (ignore, snub)

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to cut school sécher les cours

(n) (tooth) percer;

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

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

(o) (dilute) couper

(p) (record, track) graver, faire

(q) Cards

∎ to cut the cards couper

(r) Cinema (edit → film) monter

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

(t) Sport (ball) couper

(u) (idioms)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to cut a fine figure avoir fière allure;

∎ to cut one's losses sauver les meubles;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ old-fashioned to cut a rug danser

2 intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ figurative to cut loose se libérer;

∎ to cut and run se sauver, filer;

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

(b) (cloth, paper) se couper;

∎ this meat cuts easily cette viande se coupe facilement;

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

(c) (hurtfully) faire mal

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

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

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

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

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

(f) (in cards) couper;

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

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

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

∎ cut! coupez!

3 noun

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) (blow, stroke) coup m;

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

∎ a saw cut un trait de scie;

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

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

∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;

∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;

∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl

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

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

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

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

∎ Finance the cuts les compressions fpl budgétaires;

∎ power or electricity cut coupure f de courant

(f) (deletion) coupure f;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(k) Cards coupe f

(l) familiar (on record) plage^□ f

(m) Cinema & Television coupe f;

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

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

(o) American Typography (block) cliché m

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

(q) (of tobacco)

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

(r) (idioms)

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

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

∎ it's cut and thrust la lutte est acharnée

4 adjective

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

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

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

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

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

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

(d) British familiar (drunk) soûl, plein

►► cut glass cristal m taillé;

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

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

➲ cut across inseparable transitive verb

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

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

∎ they cut across country ils ont coupé à travers champs

(b) (go beyond) surpasser, transcender;

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

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

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

➲ cut along intransitive verb

British familiar old-fashioned filer

➲ cut away separable transitive verb

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

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

➲ cut back

1 intransitive verb

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

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

(b) Cinema & Television revenir en arrière

(c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (reduce) réduire, diminuer;

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

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

➲ cut back on inseparable transitive verb

(financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;

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

➲ cut down separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

➲ cut down on inseparable transitive verb

(expenditure) réduire;

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

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

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

➲ cut in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (interrupt) interrompre;

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

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

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

(b) Cars faire une queue de poisson;

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

(c) (at a dance)

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

2 separable transitive verb

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

➲ cut into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (interrupt)

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

(b) (use)

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

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

➲ cut off separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) (disconnect, discontinue) couper;

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

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

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

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

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

(d) (separate, isolate) isoler;

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

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

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

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

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

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

➲ cut out

1 separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ he cut out smoking il a arrêté de fumer;

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

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

(d) familiar (rival) supplanter^□

(e) (deprive) priver;

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

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

(f) Photography & Typography détourer

2 intransitive verb

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

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

➲ cut up

1 separable transitive verb

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

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

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

(c) American familiar (amuse)

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

(d) British Cars faire une queue de poisson de

2 intransitive verb familiar

(a) American (fool around) faire le pitre

(b) British (idiom)

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

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > cut
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story ['stɔ:rɪ] (pl stories)

noun

(a) (tale, work of fiction → spoken) histoire f; (→ written) histoire f, conte m; Literature (short story) nouvelle f;

∎ to tell sb a story raconter une histoire à qn;

∎ ghost/murder story histoire f de fantômes/de meurtre;

∎ fairy story conte m de fées;

∎ he stopped halfway through his story il s'interrompit en plein milieu de son récit;

∎ this is a true story c'est une histoire vraie;

∎ a collection of her poems and stories un recueil de ses poèmes et nouvelles;

∎ there is a story that…, the story goes that… on raconte que…;

∎ figurative the stories this old castle could tell! les murs de ce château en ont vu de belles!;

∎ there's a story behind or attached to every exhibit in the museum chacune des pièces du musée a sa propre histoire

(b) (plot) intrigue f, scénario m;

∎ the story of the film is very complicated l'intrigue du film est très compliquée;

∎ I like a play with a good story to it j'aime les pièces qui ont une bonne intrigue;

∎ the story is set in wartime London l'histoire se passe à Londres, pendant la guerre

(c) (account) histoire f;

∎ I got the inside story from his wife j'ai appris la vérité sur cette histoire par sa femme;

∎ let me tell you my side of the story laisse-moi te donner ma version de l'histoire;

∎ humorous well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it c'est la version officielle;

∎ the witness changed his story le témoin est revenu sur sa version des faits;

∎ but that's another story mais ça, c'est une autre histoire;

∎ that's not the whole story, that's only part of the story mais ce n'est pas tout;

∎ we'll probably never know the whole or full story nous ne saurons peut-être jamais le fin mot de l'histoire;

∎ it's always the same old story, it's the old, old story c'est toujours la même histoire ou chanson;

∎ these bruises tell their own story ces meurtrissures en disent long;

∎ each photo tells its or a story toutes les photos racontent une histoire;

∎ it's a long story c'est toute une histoire, c'est une longue histoire;

∎ to British cut or American make a long story short enfin bref

(d) (history) histoire f;

∎ his life story l'histoire de sa vie;

∎ humorous that's the story of my life! ça m'arrive tout le temps!

(e) euphemism (lie) histoire f;

∎ are you telling stories again? est-ce que tu racontes encore des histoires?

(f) (rumour) rumeur f, bruit m;

∎ there's a story going about that they're getting divorced le bruit court qu'ils vont divorcer;

∎ or so the story goes c'est du moins ce que l'on raconte

(g) Press (article) article m; (event, affair) affaire f;

∎ there's a front-page story about or on the riots il y a un article en première page sur les émeutes;

∎ the editor refused to run her story le rédacteur en chef a refusé de publier son article;

∎ all the papers ran or carried the story tous les journaux en ont parlé;

∎ have you been following this corruption story? est-ce que vous avez suivi cette affaire de corruption?;

∎ what's the story? quelle nouvelle?;

∎ the story broke just after the morning papers had gone to press on a appris la nouvelle juste après la mise sous presse des journaux du matin

(h) American = storey

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > story
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story [ˈstɔ:rɪ]

1. noun

   a. ( = account) histoire f

• but that's only part of the story mais ce n'est pas tout

• you're not telling me the whole story tu ne me dis pas tout

• according to your story d'après ce que vous dites

• I've heard his story j'ai entendu sa version des faits

• but that's a different story mais c'est une autre histoire

• it's the same old story c'est toujours la même histoire

• that's the story of my life! ça m'arrive tout le temps !

• or so the story goes ou du moins c'est ce que l'on raconte

   b. ( = article in press) article m

• he was sent to cover the story of the refugees on l'a envoyé faire un reportage sur les réfugiés

   c. (US) étage m

• on the 3rd story au troisième étage

• a four-story building un bâtiment de quatre étages

2. compounds

► story line noun [of film] scénario m ; [of book, play] intrigue f

► story-writer noun nouvelliste mf

* * *
I ['stɔːrɪ]
noun

1) ( account) histoire f (of de)

it's a true story — c'est une histoire vécue

to stick to/change one's story — maintenir/changer sa version des faits

what is the real story? — où est la vérité?

2) ( tale) gen histoire f (about, of de); Literature conte m (of de)

read us a (bedtime) story! — tu nous lis une histoire?

3) ( in newspaper) article m (on, about sur)

exclusive story — reportage m exclusif

4) ( lie) histoire f

to make up a story — inventer une histoire ( about à propos de)

5) ( rumour) rumeur f ( about sur)

6) (also story line) histoire f

7) US ( floor) étage m

first story — rez-de-chaussée m

second story — premier étage m

••

but that's another story — mais ça c'est une autre histoire

to cut a long story short — bref

that's not the whole story — ce n'est pas tout

that's the story of my life! — c'est toujours la même chose, avec moi!

it's always the same story —

it's the same old story — c'est toujours la même chose

every picture tells a story — ça se passe de commentaires

a likely story! — elle est bien bonne, celle-là! (colloq)

the story goes/has it that — on raconte/dit que

what's the story? — (colloq) qu'est-ce qui se passe?
II
US; = storey

English-French dictionary > story
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story n

1 ( account) histoire f (of de) ; to tell a story raconter une histoire ; the story of Elvis Presley l'histoire d'Elvis Presley ; it's a true story c'est une histoire vécue ; based on a true story inspiré par une histoire vécue ; to stick to/change one's story maintenir/changer sa version des faits ; what is the real story? où est la vérité? ; they all have similar stories, they all tell the same story ils sont tous passés par là ;

2 ( tale) gen histoire f (about, of de) ; Literat conte m (of de) ; to tell an entertaining story raconter une histoire divertissante ; a detective/ghost story une histoire policière/de fantômes ; tell us a story about when you lived in London during the war racontez-nous comment c'était pendant la guerre à Londres ; read us a (bedtime) story! tu nous lis une histoire? ;

3 Journ article m (on, about sur) ; exclusive story reportage m exclusif ; to carry ou run a story publier un article ; to kill a story ne pas publier un article ; a front-page story un article à la une ; the inside story les dessous de l'affaire ;

4 ( lie) histoire f ; to make up a story inventer une histoire (about à propos de) ; she made up some story about her train being late elle a inventé une histoire de train en retard ;

5 ( rumour) rumeur f (about sur) ; all sorts of stories are going round the office toutes sortes de rumeurs circulent dans le bureau ;

6 ( also story line) (of novel, play) intrigue f ; ( of film) scénario m ; the story was taken from a Russian novel l'histoire est tirée d'un roman russe ; there was no story! il n'y avait pas d'histoire! ;

7 ( unfolding of plot) action f ; the story is set in Normandy l'action or l'histoire se passe en Normandie ;

8 US ( floor) étage m ; first story rez-de-chaussée m ; second story premier étage m ; ⇒ storey.

Idioms

but that's another story mais ça c'est une autre histoire ; to cut a long story short bref ; that's not the whole story, that's only half the story ce n'est qu'une partie de l'histoire, ce n'est pas tout ; that's the story of my life! c'est toujours la même chose, avec moi! ; it's always the same story, it's the same old story c'est toujours la même chose ; every picture tells a story ça se passe de commentaires ; a likely story! elle est bien bonne, celle-là ○ ! ; the story goes/has it that on raconte/dit que ; or so the story goes du moins c'est ce qu'on dit ; what's the story ○ ? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; ⇒ two.

Big English-French dictionary > story
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Ⅰ

story [ˊstɔ:rɪ] n

1) расска́з, по́весть;

short story коро́ткий расска́з, нове́лла
;

a good ( или funny) story анекдо́т
;

2) исто́рия; преда́ние; ска́зка;

the story goes that преда́ние гласи́т
;

his story is an eventful one его́ биогра́фия бога́та собы́тиями
;

according to his story по его́ слова́м
;

they all tell the same story они́ все говоря́т одно́ и то́ же

3) фа́була, сюже́т

4) разг. вы́думка; ложь;

don't tell stories не сочиня́йте

5) амер. газе́тный материа́л

◊
that is another story э́то друго́е де́ло
;

it is quite another story now положе́ние тепе́рь измени́лось
;

to cut ( или to make) a long story short коро́че говоря́

Ⅱ

story [ˊstɔ:rɪ]

амер. = storey

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > story
16 short

short [ʃɔ:t]

1. a

1) коро́ткий; кра́ткий; краткосро́чный;

a short way off недалеко́
;

a short time ago неда́вно
;

time is short вре́мя не те́рпит
;

short cut

а) кратча́йшее расстоя́ние;

to take ( или to make) a short cut избра́ть кратча́йший путь
;

б) (наибо́лее) рациона́льный спо́соб ( достижения цели)

2) ни́зкий, невысо́кий ( о человеке)

3) недоста́точный, непо́лный; име́ющий недоста́ток (of — в чём-л.); не достига́ющий (of — чего-л.);

short weight недове́с
;

short measure недоме́р
;

in short supply дефици́тный
;

short sight близору́кость
;

short views недальнови́дность
;

short memory коро́ткая па́мять
;

short of breath запыха́вшийся; страда́ющий оды́шкой
;

to keep smb. short ску́дно снабжа́ть кого́-л.
;

we are short of cash у нас не хвата́ет де́нег
;

to jump short недопры́гнуть
;

to run short истоща́ться; иссяка́ть; не хвата́ть
;

to come ( или to fall) short of smth.

а) не хвата́ть, име́ть недоста́ток в чём-л.;

б) уступа́ть в чём-л.;

this book comes short of satisfactory э́та кни́га оставля́ет жела́ть мно́го лу́чшего
;

в) не дости́гнуть це́ли;

г) не оправда́ть ожида́ний

4) кра́ткий, сжа́тый

5) отры́вистый, сухо́й (об ответе, приёме); гру́бый, ре́зкий ( о речи);

short word бра́нное сло́во

6) коро́ткий, плохо́й ( о памяти)

7) хру́пкий, ло́мкий; рассы́пчатый (о печенье, о глине);

pastry eats short пече́нье рассыпа́ется во рту

8) кре́пкий ( о напитке);

something short спиртно́е

◊
in the short run вско́ре
;

at short notice неме́дленно
;

short wind оды́шка
;

to make a long story short коро́че говоря́
;

to make short work of smth. бы́стро спра́виться, бы́стро разде́латься с чем-л.
;

this is nothing short of a swindle э́то пря́мо надува́тельство
;

short of

а) исключа́я;

б) не доезжа́я;

somewhere short of London где́-то не доезжа́я Ло́ндона

2. adv ре́зко, кру́то, внеза́пно; преждевре́менно;

to stop short внеза́пно останови́ться

3. n

1) разг. рю́мка, глото́к спиртно́го

2) разг. коро́ткое замыка́ние

3) короткометра́жный фильм

4) кра́ткий гла́сный или слог

5) знак кра́ткости

6) кра́ткость;

for short для кра́ткости
;

in short коро́че говоря́; вкра́тце

7) бирж. спекуля́нт, игра́ющий на пониже́ние

8) pl бирж. краткосро́чные це́нные бума́ги

9) pl ме́лкие о́труби

10) pl отхо́ды

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > short
17 short

ʃo:t
1. adjective
1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) bajo

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) breve, corto

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) corto de

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradizo

2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) bruscamente, en seco

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) sin alcanzar

•

- shortness
- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list
3. verb
(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) seleccionar

- short-lived
- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of

short adj

1. corto

short sleeves mangas cortas

a short film una película corta

a short while ago hace un ratito

2. bajo

he's short for a goalkeeper es bajo para ser portero

for short para abreviar

we call him Matt for short lo llamamos Matt para abreviar

in short en resumen

to be short of something tener poco de algo / andar escaso de algo

we're short of time andamos mal de tiempo

short m Tex (pantalón corto) shorts ' short' also found in these entries: Spanish: abreviar - antes - apremiar - aprovechar - atar - baja - bajo - chaquetón - china - chupa - corta - cortar - corto - cortocircuito - cortometraje - cuadro - cuenta - cuento - cursillo - definitiva - definitivo - dinero - entremés - escapada - escasa - escaso - exposición - flor - focal - gargantilla - guayabera - historieta - inspector - inspectora - irascible - manga - miope - miopía - onda - pantalón - pasada - pasado - pequeña - pequeño - poca - poco - rapar - ras - repecho - resumen English: circuit - compare - cord - cut - forge - in - intro - notice - run - short - short-change - short-circuit - short-haired - short-list - short-lived - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedness - short-sleeved - short-staffed - short-stay - short-tempered - short-term - short-winded - shorts - shrift - story - straw - supply - term - thick - time - anyway - be - boot - break - closely - curtail - fit - fuse - instant - low - minute - pack - premium - side - sprint - tract - verse - way

short

tr[ʃɔːt]

adjective

1 (not long) corto,-a; (not tall) bajo,-a

■ we'll take the shortest route iremos por el camino más corto

■ it's only a short journey es sólo un viajecito

■ he's got short hair lleva el pelo corto

■ you're shorter than me eres más bajito que yo

■ Jo is short for Joanne Jo es el diminutivo de Joanne

2 (brief - of time) breve, corto,-a

■ the days are shorter in winter los días son más cortos en invierno

■ it was a very short interview fue una entrevista muy breve

■ a short time ago hace poco (tiempo)

■ in a short while dentro de un ratito

■ you've got a short memory tienes mala memoria

3 (deficient) escaso,-a

■ water was short escaseaba el agua

■ we're still £50 short todavía nos faltan £50

■ he collapsed two miles short of the finishing line sufrió un colapso cuando faltaban dos millas para llegar a la meta

4 (curt) seco,-a, brusco,-a, cortante

■ I was very short with her fui muy brusco con ella

■ he's got a short temper tiene mal genio

5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (pastry) quebradizo,-a

6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (bill, exchange) a corto plazo

7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL breve

adverb

1 (abruptly) bruscamente

■ the car stopped short el coche se paró bruscamente

noun

1 (drink) copa, chupito

2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino, corto

3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cortocircuito

transitive verb

1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar provocar un cortocircuito

intransitive verb

1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar tener un cortocircuito

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at short notice con poca antelación

for short para abreviar

in short en pocas palabras

in the short term a corto plazo

short and sweet cortito,-a

short of a menos que, salvo que

■ short of calling a strike... a menos que convoquemos una huelga...

to be caught short / be taken short entrarle ganas a alguien de ir al lavabo

to be in short supply haber escasez de, escasear

to be short of something andar escaso,-a de algo, estar falto,-a de algo

■ I'm a bit short of money ando algo escaso de dinero, tengo poco dinero

■ he was short of breath le faltaba la respiración, le faltaba el aliento

to be short on something tener poco,-a de algo

■ he's short on tact tiene poco tacto, le falta tacto

to cut somebody short interrumpir a alguien

to cut something short acortar algo, abreviar algo

■ she had to cut her holiday short tuvo que acortar sus vacaciones

to fall short of something no alcanzar algo, estar por debajo de algo

■ the number of jobs created falls short of the government's target el número de puestos de trabajo creados está por debajo del objetivo del gobierno

to get somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies pillar a alguien

to have somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies tener a alguien bien agarrado

to give somebody short measure/weight no dar el peso exacto

to go short (of something) pasarse sin (algo), faltarle a uno (algo)

■ we were poor, but we never went short of food éramos pobres, pero nunca nos faltó comida

to run short of something acabarse algo

■ we're running short of coffee se nos está acabando el café

short circuit cortocircuito

short cut (route) atajo 2 (method) método fácil, fórmula mágica

short list lista de preseleccionados

short order SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL comida rápida

short story cuento

short subject SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino

short time jornada reducida

short wave onda corta

short ['ʃɔrt] adv

1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamente

the car stopped short: el carro se paró en seco

2)

to fall short : no alcanzar, quedarse corto

short adj

1) : corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura)

2) brief: corto

short and sweet: corto y bueno

a short time ago: hace poco

3) curt: brusco, cortante, seco

4) : corto (de tiempo, de dinero)

I'm one dollar short: me falta un dólar

short n

1) shorts npl

: shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

2) short circuit

short (Electronics)

n.

• cortocircuito s.m. (Film)

n.

• cortometraje s.m.

adj.

• bajo, -a adj.

• breve adj.

• conciso, -a adj.

• corto (Electricidad) adj.

• falto, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

adv.

• brevemente adv.

• de menos adv.

n.

• chaparro s.m.

• cruce s.m.

• pantalones cortos s.m.pl.

ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt
I

adjective -er, -est

1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)

a) ( brief) <visit/vacationip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

in just a few short years — en pocos años

to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria

the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no

Liz is short for Elizabeth — Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth

we call him Rob for short — lo llamamos Rob para abreviar

short and sweet — (set phrase)

her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno

b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> breve

c)

in short — ( briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo

we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas

(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar

II

adverb

1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

they stopped short of firing him — les faltó poco para echarlo

he was brought up short by what she said — lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado

to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)

I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2) (below target, requirement)

to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto

to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia

III

noun

1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m

2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m

3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac

4) shorts pl

a) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.

intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.

vt provocar* un cortocircuito en

Phrasal Verbs:

- short out

[ʃɔːt]
1. ADJ
(compar shorter) (superl shortest)
1) (in length, distance, duration) [message, journey, hair, skirt] corto; [person] bajo, chaparro (CAm, Mex); [vowel, syllable] breve; [memory] malo, flaco

the shortest route — la ruta más corta

February is a short month — febrero es un mes corto

it was a great holiday, but too short — fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas

she's quite short — es bastante baja

• the short answer is that... — en pocas palabras la razón es que...

• to have a short back and sides — llevar el pelo corto por detrás y por los lados

• a short break — un pequeño descanso

• the days are getting shorter — los días se vuelven más cortos

time is getting shorter — nos queda poco tiempo

• to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa

• to be short in the leg — [person] tener las piernas cortas

these trousers are a bit short in the leg — estos pantalones tienen la pierna algo pequeña

• at short notice — con poco tiempo de antelación

• in short order — en breve, en seguida

• to take short steps — dar pequeños pasos

• in the short term — a corto plazo

• a short time ago — hace poco

to work short time, be on short time — (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida

• to take a short walk — dar un paseo corto

• a short way off — a poca distancia, no muy lejos

• a few short words — algunas palabritas

- that was short and sweet

- make short work of sth

2) (=insufficient) escaso

I'm £3 short — me faltan 3 libras

it's two kilos short — faltan dos kilos

bananas are very short — escasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos

I'm a bit short at the moment * — en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero

to be short of sth — andar falto or escaso de algo

we're short of petrol — andamos escasos de gasolina

we're not short of volunteers — se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios

• to be short of breath — estar sin aliento

• to give sb short change — no darle el cambio completo a algn

• to give short measure to sb — dar de menos a algn

• gold is in short supply — escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro

• short ton — (US) (= 2,000lb) tonelada f corta

• to give short weight to sb — dar de menos a algn; see supply

3)

• short of (=less than) —

short of blowing it up — a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos

short of murder I'll do anything — lo haré todo menos matar

not far short of £100 — poco menos de 100 libras

it's little short of madness — dista poco de la locura

nothing short of total surrender — nada menos que la rendición incondicional

it's nothing short of robbery — es nada menos que un robo

nothing short of a bomb would stop him — fuera de una bomba nada le impediría

nothing short of a miracle can save him — solo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle

4) (=concise) corto, breve

short and to the point — corto y bueno

• "Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"

Rosemary is called "Rose" for short — a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar

"TV" is short for "television" — "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"

• in short — en pocas palabras, en resumen

in short, the answer is no — en una palabra, la respuesta es no
long I, 3., 1)
5) (=curt) [reply, manner] brusco, seco

• to have a short temper — ser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio

• to be short with sb — tratar a algn con sequedad

6) [pastry] quebradizo

2. ADV

1) (=suddenly, abruptly) en seco

to stop short, pull up short — pararse en seco

2) (insufficiency)

• to come short of — no alcanzar

• to cut sth short — suspender algo

they had to cut short their holiday — tuvieron que interrumpir sus vacaciones

• to fall short of — no alcanzar

to fall short of the target — no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco

to fall short of expectations — no cumplir las esperanzas

it falls far short of what we require — dista mucho de satisfacer nuestras exigencias

production has fallen short by 100 tons — la producción arroja un déficit de 100 toneladas

• to go short of — pasarse sin

no one goes short in this house — en esta casa nadie padece hambre

we never went short (of anything) as children — no nos faltó nada de niños

• we're running short of bread — tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)

we ran short of petrol — se nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina

• to sell short — vender al descubierto

to sell sb short — (lit) engañar a algn en un negocio; (fig) menospreciar a algn

• to stop short of — (lit) detenerse antes de llegar a

I'd stop short of murder — (fig) menos matar, haría lo que fuera

• to be taken short — necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter

3) (=except)

short of apologizing... — fuera de pedirle perdón...

3. N

1) (Elec) = short-circuit 1.

2) (Brit) * (=drink) bebida f corta

3) (Cine) cortometraje m ; shorts

4.

VT, VI
(Elec) = short-circuit 2.
5.

CPD

short cut N — atajo m

short list N — lista f de candidatos preseleccionados

short message service N, short message system N — SMS m

short sight N — miopía f

to have short sight — ser miope, ser corto de vista

short story N — cuento m

short story writer — escritor(a) m / f de cuentos

short wave N — (Rad) onda f corta

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[ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)

a) ( brief) <visit/vacation/trip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

in just a few short years — en pocos años

to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria

the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no

Liz is short for Elizabeth — Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth

we call him Rob for short — lo llamamos Rob para abreviar

short and sweet — (set phrase)

her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno

b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> breve

c)

in short — ( briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo

we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas

(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar

II

adverb

1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

they stopped short of firing him — les faltó poco para echarlo

he was brought up short by what she said — lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado

to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)

I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2) (below target, requirement)

to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto

to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia

III

noun

1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m

2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m

3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac

4) shorts pl

a) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.

intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.

vt provocar* un cortocircuito en

Phrasal Verbs:

- short out

English-spanish dictionary > short
18 cut

1.
[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cut

1) (penetrate, wound) schneiden

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

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

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

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

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

cut one's ties or links — alle Verbindungen abbrechen

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

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

cut (p.p.) flowers — Schnittblumen

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

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

cut a key — einen Schlüssel feilen od. anfertigen

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

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

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

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

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

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

10)

cut one's losses — höherem Verlust vorbeugen

11)

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

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

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

12) (Cards) abheben

13)

cut a tooth — einen Zahn bekommen

14)

be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein

15) (Computing)

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

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

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

2) (cross, intersect) sich schneiden

3) (pass)

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

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

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

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

4) (of meat) Stück, das

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

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

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

make cuts — Streichungen/Schnitte vornehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

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

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut up

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

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

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

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

[kʌt]

I. NOUN

1. (act) Schnitt m

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

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

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

cold \cuts Aufschnitt m

3. (trim) Schnitt m

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

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

5. (wound) Schnittwunde f, Schnitt m

deep \cut tiefe Schnittwunde

to get a \cut sich akk schneiden

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

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

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

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

8. (decrease) Senkung f, Herabsetzung f

\cut in emissions Abgasreduzierung f

\cut in interest rates Zinssenkung f

\cut in prices Preissenkung f, Ermäßigung f

\cut in production Produktionseinschränkung f

\cut in staff Personalabbau m

to take a \cut eine Kürzung hinnehmen

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

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

9. (less spending)

▪ \cuts pl Kürzungen pl, Streichungen pl

budget \cuts Haushaltskürzungen pl

to make \cuts in the budget Abstriche am Etat machen

10. (abridgement) Schnitt m, Streichung f

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

to make \cuts Streichungen vornehmen

11. AM (truancy) Schwänzen nt kein pl fam

to have a \cut schwänzen fam

12. SPORT

to give the ball a \cut den Ball anschneiden

13.

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

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

II. ADJECTIVE

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

\cut flowers Schnittblumen pl

2. (fitted) glass, jewel geschliffen

III. INTERJECTION

FILM

\cut! Schnitt!

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

<-tt-, cut, cut>

1. (slice)

▪ to \cut sth etw schneiden

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

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

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

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

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

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

to \cut sth loose etw losschneiden

to \cut sth open etw aufschneiden

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

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

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

2. (sever)

▪ to \cut sth etw durchschneiden

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

3. (trim)

▪ to \cut sth etw [ab]schneiden

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

to \cut flowers Blumen abschneiden

to \cut the grass den Rasen mähen

to \cut sb's hair jdm die Haare schneiden

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

4. (injure)

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

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

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

5. (clear)

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

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

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

6. (decrease)

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

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

to \cut costs die Kosten senken

to \cut one's losses weitere Verluste vermeiden

to \cut overtime die Überstunden reduzieren

to \cut prices die Preise herabsetzen [o senken]

to \cut wages die Löhne kürzen

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

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

7. (break)

▪ to \cut sth etw unterbrechen

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

8. (abridge)

to \cut a film einen Film kürzen

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

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

9. (remove)

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

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

10. (miss)

▪ to \cut sth etw auslassen

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

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

11. (turn off)

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

12. ( fam: desist from)

▪ to \cut sth behaviour etw [unter]lassen

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

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

13. (shape)

to \cut a diamond einen Diamanten schleifen

14. AUTO

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

15. (teethe)

to \cut a tooth einen Zahn bekommen, zahnen

16. CARDS

to \cut the cards die Karten abheben

17. MUS

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

18. COMPUT

to \cut and paste sth etw ausschneiden und einfügen

19. MATH

▪ to \cut sth etw schneiden

20. SPORT

to \cut the ball den Ball [an]schneiden

21.

▶ to \cut capers ( dated) Luftsprünge machen

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

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

▶ to \cut corners schnell und kostengünstig arbeiten

▶ to \cut sb dead jdn schneiden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

V. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<-tt-, cut, cut>

1. (slice) knife schneiden

2. (slice easily) material sich akk schneiden lassen

3. (take short cut)

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

4. CARDS abheben

to \cut for dealer den Geber auslosen

5. AM ( fam: push in)

to \cut [in line] sich akk vordrängeln

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

no \cutting! nicht drängeln!

6. COMPUT

to \cut and paste ausschneiden und einfügen

7. (withdraw)

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

8.

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

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

▶ to \cut loose AM, AUS alle Hemmungen verlieren

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

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

* * *

cut [kʌt]

A s

1. a) Schnitt m

b) Schnittwunde f

2. Hieb m:

cut and thrust

a) (Fechten) Hieb und Stoß m,

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

rhetorical cut and thrust Wortgefecht n

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

4. umg Schneiden n:

give sb the cut direct jemanden ostentativ schneiden

5. (Spaten) Stich m

6. (Haar) Schnitt m

7. TECH Ein-, Anschnitt m, Kerbe f

8. TECH Schnittfläche f

9. TECH Schrot m/n

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

b) Graben m

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

cold cuts pl Aufschnitt m

12. US umg Imbiss m

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

my cut is 20%

14. besonders US

a) Mahd f (Gras)

b) Schlag m (Holz)

c) Schur f (Wolle)

15. FILM, TV Schnitt m

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

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

18. Tennis etc: Schnitt m

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

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

21. Schnitt m, Schliff m (von Edelsteinen)

22. fig Art f, Schlag m:

of quite a different cut aus ganz anderem Holz geschnitzt

23. Gesichtsschnitt m

24. umg (soziale etc) Stufe:

a cut above eine Stufe höher als

25. TYPO

a) (Kupfer) Stich m

b) Druckstock m

c) Klischee n

26. Holzschnitt m

27. (modischer) Schlitz (im Kleid)

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

29. WIRTSCH Kürzung f, Senkung f:

cut in prices Preissenkung oder -herabsetzung f;

cut in salary Gehaltskürzung

30. SCHULE, UNIV umg Schwänzen n

31. Kartenspiel:

a) Abheben n

b) abgehobene Karte(n pl)

32. umg Strohhalm m (zum Losen):

draw cuts Strohhalme ziehen, losen

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

make the cut den Cut schaffen

B adj

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

cut flowers Schnittblumen;

cut glass geschliffenes Glas

2. BOT (ein)gekerbt

3. gemeißelt, geschnitzt, behauen

4. verschnitten, kastriert:

a cut horse ein Wallach

5. WIRTSCH herabgesetzt, ermäßigt (Preise)

6. Br sl blau, besoffen

C v/t prät und pperf cut

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

cut sb sth jemandem etwas abschneiden;

cut to pieces zerstückeln;

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

2. abhacken, abschneiden, absägen, SCHIFF kappen:

cut a book ein Buch aufschneiden;

cut coal Kohle(n) hauen;

cut grass Gras mähen;

cut trees Bäume fällen;

cut turf Rasen stechen;

cut wood Holz hacken

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

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

4. eine Schnittwunde beibringen (dat), verletzen:

cut one’s finger sich in den Finger schneiden;

he cut himself on the lid er schnitt sich am Deckel

5. schlagen:

cut a horse with a whip

6. Tiere kastrieren, verschneiden

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

8. einen Stein behauen, Glas, Edelsteine schleifen

9. (ein)schnitzen, einschneiden, -ritzen

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

cut one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen

11. AGR Land umackern, pflügen

12. MATH etc durchschneiden, kreuzen

13. AUTO

a) eine Kurve schneiden: → corner A 1

b) ein Verkehrszeichen etc überfahren

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

cut film einen Film schneiden;

cut the wages die Löhne kürzen;

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

15. WIRTSCH die Preise herabsetzen, senken

16. die Geschwindigkeit herabsetzen, verringern

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

18. a) CHEM, TECH verdünnen, auflösen

b) umg verwässern

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

20. ELEK, TEL eine Verbindung trennen

21. ELEK, AUTO, TECH

a) den Motor etc ab-, ausschalten

b) den Motor drosseln

22. FILM, RADIO, TV: abbrechen

23. (auf Tonband etc) mitschneiden

24. fig eine Verbindung abbrechen, aufgeben

25. fig

a) betrüben:

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

b) jemandem wehtun, jemanden kränken

26. umg jemanden schneiden:

cut sb dead jemanden völlig ignorieren

27. SCHULE, UNIV umg eine Stunde etc schwänzen

28. Karten abheben

29. Tennis etc: den Ball (an)schneiden

30. umg Gewinne teilen

31. SPORT einen Rekord brechen

32. → cut out A 9

D v/i

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

the knife doesn’t cut das Messer schneidet nicht;

it cuts both ways fig

a) es ist ein zweischneidiges Schwert,

b) das gilt für beide Teile (gleichermaßen)

2. einschneiden, drücken (Kragen etc)

3. sich (gut etc) schneiden lassen

4. durchbrechen (Zähne)

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

6. umg

a) rasen, flitzen

b) abhauen:

cut and run Reißaus nehmen

7. wehtun, kränken

8. Kartenspiel: abheben

9. SPORT den Ball (an)schneiden

10. FILM etc

a) schneiden, überblenden:

cut to um- oder hinüberblenden zu

b) abbrechen

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

12. MAL stark hervortreten (Farbe)

13. umg die Gewinne teilen

* * *
1.
[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cut

1) (penetrate, wound) schneiden

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

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

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

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

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

cut one's ties or links — alle Verbindungen abbrechen

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

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

cut (p.p.) flowers — Schnittblumen

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

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

cut a key — einen Schlüssel feilen od. anfertigen

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

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

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

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

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

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

10)

cut one's losses — höherem Verlust vorbeugen

11)

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

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

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

12) (Cards) abheben

13)

cut a tooth — einen Zahn bekommen

14)

be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein

15) (Computing)

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

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

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

2) (cross, intersect) sich schneiden

3) (pass)

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

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

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

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

4) (of meat) Stück, das

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

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

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

make cuts — Streichungen/Schnitte vornehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut up

* * *

(injury) n.

Schnittwunde f. adj.

geschnitten adj. n.

Schnitt -e m. (into) v.

einschneiden v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cut)

= anschneiden v.

beschneiden v.

kürzen v.

mähen v.

schneiden v.

(§ p.,pp.: schnitt, geschnitten)

English-german dictionary > cut
19 short

ʃɔ:t
1. прил.
1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off ≈ недалеко short time ago ≈ недавно б) низкий, невысокий( о человеке) Syn: small
2) а) краткий;
длящийся недолго, краткосрочный short days ≈ короткие дни time may seem short ≈ может показаться, что время летит очень быстро a short vacation ≈ короткий отпуск б) маленький, короткий ( о книге, рассказе и т. п.) a short story/book ≈ короткий рассказ, книга
3) краткий, сжатый, сухой( об ответе, речи, приеме и т. п.)
4) краткий, отрывистый( о движении, ударе, серии чего-л. повторяющегося) short word ≈ бранное слово
5) а) неполный;
недостаточный the water runs short ≈ запас воды заканчивается short sight ≈ близорукость short mind ≈ недоумие б) испытывающий недостаток( чего-л.) (of) We are short of cash. ≈ У нас не хватает денег. in short supply ≈ дефицитный to jump short ≈ недопрыгнуть to keep short ≈ скудно снабжать кого-л. short memory ≈ короткая память short views ≈ недальновидность come short fall short
6) хрупкий, ломкий;
рассыпчатый, рассыпающийся во рту( о еде: печенье и т. п.) to eat short ≈ рассыпаться во рту
7) разг.. неразведенный, крепкий( обык. о спиртном) something short ≈ спиртное ∙ in the short run at short notice short wind make short work short of
2. нареч. резко, круто, внезапно;
преждевременно Syn: sharply, harshly
3. сущ.
1) краткость( обык. слова, формулировки и т. п.) for short ≈ для краткости, коротко in short ≈ вкратце, в двух словах
2) что-л. короткое, неполное по сравнению с чем-л. еще а) воен. недолет, недострел б) амер., сл. трамвай (совершающий поездки на меньшее расстояние, чем, скажем, поезд) Syn: streetcar в) амер. шорты;
короткие штаны, панталоны (тж. см.
4)) г) короткометражный фильм, короткая телепередача д) короткий рассказ, статья е) точка( в азбуке Морзе) ж) фон. краткий гласный;
краткий слог Syn: dot I
1. Ant: long I
3.
3) сокращение от разных устойчивых словосочетаний а) элк., разг. короткое замыкание( от short circuit) б) рюмка (обычно джина или виски), "маленькая" (от short drink) в) краткое имя, кличка( от short name)
4) различные употребления во множественном числе а) смесь отруби и пшеницей грубого помола б) отходы в) карт. короткий вист Syn: whist г) шорты, спортивные трусы (тж. rowing shorts, football shorts.) д) короткая, легкая летняя одежда
5) что-л., чего не хватает;
недостача чего остро чувствуется Syn: shortage ∙ in short for short the short to draw short and long ≈ тянуть соломинку, спичку, щепку и т. п.;
решать спор жребием краткое содержание;
суть - in * вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом - for * для краткости, сокращенно - they called him Tom for * они называли его просто Томом - the long and the * of it is... короче говоря, одним словом - that's the long and the * of it вот и все - the * of it is this дело сводится к следующему - the * of the matter сущность дела краткий гласный краткий слог знак краткости (разговорное) короткометражный фильм - documentary * короткометражный документальный фильм( разговорное) короткий отрывок, короткое произведение малый рост (размер мужской одежды) (электротехника) (разговорное) короткое замыкание( военное) недолет продажа на срок без покрытия( биржевое) спекулянты, играющие на понижение( разговорное) крепкий напиток, спиртное ( разговорное) "стаканчик" (рюмка неразбавленного виски) короткий - * distance короткое расстояние - * hair короткие волосы - * letter короткое письмо - my coat was * in the sleeves рукава пальто мне были коротки - at (a) * range на близком расстоянии - a * way off неподалеку - * arms (военное) короткоствольное оружие - * rifle( военное) укороченная винтовка, карабин;
(военное) (историческое) штуцер - to make a long story * короче говоря низкий, невысокий - a * man человек низкого роста - * grass низкая трава - * tower невысокая башня короткий, краткий, недолгий - * holiday короткий праздник - * life короткая жизнь;
(техническое) быстрый износ - * address короткое обращение - * memory короткая память - * burst короткая очередь( из автоматического оружия) - * turns короткие номера (программы) - * bound( военное) бросок - * vowel гласная буква со знаком краткости;
краткий гласный - * syllable (стихосложение) краткий слог - a * time ago недавно - in a * time вскоре, скоро - at * notice незамедлительно, тотчас же, сразу же, в короткий срок;
(военное) по первому требованию - to make * work of smth. быстро справиться с чем-либо - at * intervals с короткими промежутками краткосрочный - * bill краткосрочный вексель - * loan краткосрочная ссуда - * service( военное) краткосрочная служба - to be paid at * sight подлежать уплате в короткий срок краткий, сжатый - * title краткое наименование( закона) ;
(военное) условное обозначение документа - to be * and the point говорить кратко и по существу (кинематографический) короткометражный - * motion picture короткометражный кинофильм урезанный;
неполный - * time неполный рабочий день - workers were put on * time рабочие были переведены на неполный рабочий день - * hours of work сокращенные часы работы - * measure( коммерческое) неполная мера, недомер - * weight( коммерческое) неполный вес, недовес - * shipment( коммерческое) недогруз неполный, примерный - a * ten miles каких-то десять миль - a * five minutes всего пять минут некомплектный, неукомплектованный скудный, бедный - * allowance скудное содержание - * purse тощий кошелек;
безденежье - to be on * commons недоедать, жить впроголодь - supplies run * запасы кончаются недостаточный;
испытывающий нехватку (чего-либо) - to be * of food испытывать недостаток в пище - to be * in weight весить меньше нормы - to be * in proofs иметь недостаточно доказательств - to be * of words не находить( нужных) слов - to run * of arguments исчерпать доводы - he's not far * of thirty ему немногим меньше тридцати (лет) - he's * on brains он звезд с неба не хватает - to be * in one's payments недоплатить, не выплатить полностью неудовлетворительный - * bran (сельскохозяйственное) плохо высеянные отруби (коммерческое) продающийся без покрытия - * sale продажа на срок без покрытия (биржевое) (разговорное) играющий на понижение резкий, грубый, отрывистый - * answer резкий ответ - to be * with smb. быть резким с кем-либо - to speak in * accents говорить в резких тонах резкий и сухой (о кашле) (разговорное) крепкий, неразбавленный - * drink, something * спиртное рассыпчатый - * pastry рассыпчатое пирожное ломкий, хрупкий - * metal ломкий металл - to work * быть хрупким в обработке > * and знак & (типографский знак союза "и") > * views близорукость, недальновидность > to take * views of a subject проявлять недальновидность при рассмотрении вопроса;
рассматривать вопрос с точки зрения непосредственных результатов > * price низкая ставка (в пари) > * bit (американизм) монета в 10 центов > * suit (карточное) короткая масть > * hours первые часы после полуночи;
предрассветные часы > * sea, * seas неспокойное море > S. Seas (коммерческое) (профессионализм) Балтийское и Белое моря > * and sweet( like a donkey's gallop) краткий и выразительный;
коротко и ясно > * blast( военное) дульная волна > to do smth. in * metre сделать что-либо в два счета > one's hand is * руки кортки > a * horse is soon curried (пословица) с небольшим делом легко справиться > to have smb. by the * hairs (американизм) (сленг) зажать кого-либо в кулак;
взять кого-либо за горло резко, круто;
внезапно, неожиданно - to stop * неожиданно остановиться - to turn * резко обернуться - to pull a horse up * резко натянуть поводья, круто осадить коня - to take smb. (up) * застать кого-либо врасплох, напасть на кого-либо неожиданно - the wind took us (up) * ветер налетел неожиданно - to take smb. (up) * обрывать, прерывать кого-либо;
не дать кому-либо договорить - to break off * кончить неожиданно;
кончиться неожиданно преждевременно, до срока - to cut smb.'s life * преждевременно оборвать чью-либо жизнь - to cut the course of events * оьорвать ход событий, не дать событиям прийти к их естественному завершению - to cut a speech * прервать речь, не дослушав до конца - to cut the speaker * прервать оратора коротко - to cut a stick * укоротить палку - to cut one's hair * кортко остричь волосы - to dress * носить короткие платья - to wear one's hair * носить короткие волосы близко, недалеко, на близком расстоянии не доходя, не достигнув - the shells fell * (of the mark) снаряды ложились с недолетом - to fall * of one's duty не выполнить своего долга - to come * of smb.'s hopes не оправдать чьих-либо надежд - to come * of smb.'s dreams разочаровать кого-либо (редкое) кратко, сжато;
отрывисто - to speak * and plain говорить кратко и ясно > to sell * (биржевое) играть на понижение, продавать на срок товары или ценные бумаги, которых нет в наличии (тж. to * a bear) ;
обманывать;
предавать;
подводить( кого-л.) ;
подрывать авторитет (страны и т. п.) ;
наносить урон( престижу и т. п.) > to be taken * (эвфмеизм) надо кое-куда сходить > I was taken * у меня живот схватило be ~ of money испытывать нехватку денежных средств fall ~ не достигать цели fall ~ не хватать fall ~ терпеть неудачу ~ краткость;
for short для краткости;
in short короче говоря;
вкратце ~ краткость;
for short для краткости;
in short короче говоря;
вкратце ~ weight недовес;
short measure недомер;
in short supply дефицитный ~ a sl. крепкий (о напитке) ;
something short спиртное;
in the short run вскоре;
at short notice немедленно to jump ~ недопрыгнуть;
to run short истощаться;
иссякать;
не хватать to keep (smb.) ~ скудно снабжать (кого-л.) ;
we are short of cash у нас не хватает денег ~ wind одышка;
to make a long story short короче говоря to make ~ work (of smth.) быстро справиться, быстро разделаться( с чем-л.) ;
this is nothing short of a swindle это прямо надувательство work: work: to make short work (of smth., smb.) (быстро) разделаться (с чем-л.), расправиться( с кем-л.) ~ хрупкий, ломкий;
рассыпчатый (о печенье, о глине) ;
pastry eats short печенье рассыпается во рту to jump ~ недопрыгнуть;
to run short истощаться;
иссякать;
не хватать sell ~ играть на понижение sell ~ продавать на срок товары, которых нет в наличии sell ~ продавать на срок ценные бумаги, которых нет в наличии selling ~ игра на понижение selling ~ продажа ценных бумаг на срок без покрытия short знак краткости ~ играющий на понижение (без покрытия) ~ короткий;
краткий;
краткосрочный;
a short way off недалеко;
a short time ago недавно;
time is short время не терпит ~ разг. короткое замыкание ~ короткометражный фильм ~ краткий;
отрывистый, сухой (об ответе, приеме) ;
грубый, резкий (о речи) ;
short word бранное слово ~ краткий гласный или слог ~ краткосрочный ~ краткость;
for short для краткости;
in short короче говоря;
вкратце ~ a sl. крепкий (о напитке) ;
something short спиртное;
in the short run вскоре;
at short notice немедленно ~ pl мелкие отруби ~ воен. недолет ~ недостаточный, неполный;
имеющий недостаток( of - в чем-л.) ;
не достигающий (of - чего-л.) ~ недостающий ~ неполный ~ низкий, невысокий (о человеке) ~ pl отходы ~ продающийся без покрытия ~ резко, круто, внезапно;
преждевременно;
to stop short внезапно остановиться ~ рюмка, глоток спиртного ~ вчт. сокращенный ~ хрупкий, ломкий;
рассыпчатый (о печенье, о глине) ;
pastry eats short печенье рассыпается во рту ~ вчт. целое число ~ weight недовес;
short measure недомер;
in short supply дефицитный ~ memory короткая память;
short of breath запыхавшийся;
страдающий одышкой ~ of исключая ~ of не доезжая;
somewhere short of London где-то не доезжая Лондона ~ sight близорукость;
short views недальновидность sight: ~ зрение;
long sight дальнозоркость;
short (или near) sight близорукость;
loss of sight потеря зрения, слепота ~ короткий;
краткий;
краткосрочный;
a short way off недалеко;
a short time ago недавно;
time is short время не терпит ~ sight близорукость;
short views недальновидность view: short ~s недальновидность;
to take a rose-coloured view (of smth.) смотреть сквозь розовые очки (на что-л.) ~ короткий;
краткий;
краткосрочный;
a short way off недалеко;
a short time ago недавно;
time is short время не терпит ~ weight недовес;
short measure недомер;
in short supply дефицитный weight: short ~ недовес short ~ неполная масса ~ wind одышка;
to make a long story short короче говоря ~ краткий;
отрывистый, сухой (об ответе, приеме) ;
грубый, резкий (о речи) ;
short word бранное слово ~ a sl. крепкий (о напитке) ;
something short спиртное;
in the short run вскоре;
at short notice немедленно ~ of не доезжая;
somewhere short of London где-то не доезжая Лондона ~ резко, круто, внезапно;
преждевременно;
to stop short внезапно остановиться stop: ~ останавливать(ся) ;
to stop dead внезапно, резко остановиться;
to stop short (at smth.) не переступать грани (чего-л.) ~ cut кратчайшее расстояние;
to take (или to make) a short cut избрать кратчайший путь to come (или to fall) ~ (of smth.) уступать( в чем-л.) ;
this book comes short of satisfactory эта книга оставляет желать много лучшего to make ~ work (of smth.) быстро справиться, быстро разделаться (с чем-л.) ;
this is nothing short of a swindle это прямо надувательство ~ короткий;
краткий;
краткосрочный;
a short way off недалеко;
a short time ago недавно;
time is short время не терпит to keep (smb.) ~ скудно снабжать (кого-л.) ;
we are short of cash у нас не хватает денег

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > short
20 story

I noun
1) (account of events) Geschichte, die

give the story of something — etwas schildern od. darstellen

it is quite another story now — (fig.) jetzt sieht alles ganz anders aus

the [old,] old story, the same old story — (fig.) das alte Lied (ugs.)

tall story — unglaubliche Geschichte

that's [a bit of] a tall story! — das ist ein bisschen dick aufgetragen! (ugs.)

that's a different story — (fig.) das ist etwas ganz anderes

that's his story [and he's sticking to it] — er bleibt bei dem, was er gesagt hat

that's only half the story — das ist noch nicht alles

the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...

that's not the whole story — das ist noch nicht alles

to cut or make a long story short,... — kurz [gesagt],...

2) (narrative) Geschichte, die

that's the story of my life! — (fig.) das ist mein ewiges Problem!

3) (news item) Bericht, der; Story, die (ugs.)

4) (plot) Story, die

5) (set of [interesting] facts)

the objects in the room have a story — die Gegenstände in dem Zimmer haben ihre eigene Geschichte

6) (coll./child lang.): (lie) Märchen, das

tell stories — Märchen erzählen
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(Amer.) see academic.ru/71033/storey">storey

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I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun
1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) die Geschichte

2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) das Märchen

•

- the story goes
- a tall story II see storey
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sto·ry¹

[ˈstɔ:ri]

n

1. (tale) Geschichte f; (narrative) Erzählung f; (plot) Handlung f, Fabel f fachspr

the film is based on a true \story der Film beruht auf einer wahren Begebenheit

that's another \story das ist eine andere Geschichte

bedtime \story Gutenachtgeschichte f

children's \story Kindermärchen nt, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. Kindergeschichte f

fairy \story Märchen nt

short \story Kurzgeschichte f

a tall \story eine unglaubliche Geschichte

to read/tell [sb] a \story [jdm] eine Geschichte vorlesen/erzählen

2. (rumour) Gerücht nt

the \story goes that... man erzählt sich, dass...

3. (version) Version f, Fassung f

he keeps changing his \story er tischt immer wieder neue Geschichten auf

according to her \story she left the party at midnight sie will die Party um Mitternacht verlassen haben

that's my \story and I'm sticking to it! so sehe ich die Sache, und dazu stehe ich!

sb's half [or side] of the \story jds Version der Geschichte

let me tell you my side of the \story lass mich dir die Dinge mal aus meiner Sicht schildern

4. (news report) Beitrag m, Story f sl; (in newspaper) Artikel m

5. (lie) Geschichte f, [Lügen]märchen nt fam

6.

▶ to cut a long \story short um es kurz zu machen

▶ end of \story! und damit Schluss!

▶ that's the \story of my life! so geht's mir jedes Mal!

▶ it's a long \story ( fam) das ist eine lange Geschichte!

▶ it's the same old \story es ist immer das gleiche [alte] Lied

▶ to tell one's own \story für sich akk sprechen

sto·ry²

n AM see storey

sto·rey, AM sto·ry

[ˈstɔ:ri]

n Stockwerk nt, Stock m, Etage f

a three-\story house ein dreistöckiges Haus

the upper \story das Obergeschoss; BRIT ( fig fam) das Oberstübchen fam; ( pej fam)

he's a bit weak in the upper \story er hat sie nicht ganz alle pej fam

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I ['stɔːrɪ]
n

1) (= tale) Geschichtef; (ESP LITER) Erzählungf; (= joke) Witzm

it's a long story — das ist eine lange Geschichte

the story of her life — ihre Lebensgeschichte

that's the story of my life (inf) — das plagt mich mein ganzes Leben lang! (inf); (said as a response) wem sagen Sie das!

that's another story — das ist eine andere Geschichte

the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...

his story is that... — er behauptet, dass...

according to your story — dir zufolge

I've heard his ( side of the) story — ich habe seine Version gehört

the full story still has to be told —

that's not the whole story — das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit

your school marks tell their own story — deine Zeugnisnoten sprechen für sich

to cut a long story short — um es kurz zu machen, kurz und gut

it's the (same) old story — es ist das alte Lied

but it's a different story now — aber jetzt sieht die Sache anders aus

2) (PRESS: event) Geschichtef; (= newspaper story) Artikelm

it'll make a good story — das gibt einen guten Artikel

3) (= plot) Handlungf

4) (inf: lie) Märchennt

to tell stories — Märchen erzählen
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n (US)

See:

= storey

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story¹ [ˈstɔːrı; US auch ˈstəʊriː] s

1. ( auch amüsante) Geschichte, Erzählung f:

the same old story fig das alte Lied;

that’s another story fig das ist etwas anderes, das steht auf einem anderen Blatt, das ist ein Kapitel für sich;

that’s not the whole story yet fig das ist noch nicht alles

2. Fabel f, Handlung f, Story f (eines Dramas etc)

3. (Lebens)Geschichte f, Story f:

the Glenn Miller story

4. Geschichte f, Bericht m:

the story goes that … man erzählt sich, dass …;

to cut a long story short (Redew) der langen Rede kurzer Sinn, um es kurz zu machen, kurz und gut;

tell the whole ( oder full) story auspacken (alles sagen)

5. (Zeitungs)Artikel m, (-)Story f

6. fig Hintergründe pl, Hintergrundinformationen pl

7. umg (Lügen-, Ammen)Märchen n, Geschichte f

story² besonders US für storey

storey, besonders US story [ˈstɔːrı; US auch ˈstəʊriː] s Stock(werk) m(n), Geschoss n, Etage f:

he is a bit weak in the upper storey umg er ist nicht ganz richtig im Oberstübchen

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I noun
1) (account of events) Geschichte, die

give the story of something — etwas schildern od. darstellen

it is quite another story now — (fig.) jetzt sieht alles ganz anders aus

the [old,] old story, the same old story — (fig.) das alte Lied (ugs.)

tall story — unglaubliche Geschichte

that's [a bit of] a tall story! — das ist ein bisschen dick aufgetragen! (ugs.)

that's a different story — (fig.) das ist etwas ganz anderes

that's his story [and he's sticking to it] — er bleibt bei dem, was er gesagt hat

that's only half the story — das ist noch nicht alles

the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...

that's not the whole story — das ist noch nicht alles

to cut or make a long story short,... — kurz [gesagt],...

2) (narrative) Geschichte, die

that's the story of my life! — (fig.) das ist mein ewiges Problem!

3) (news item) Bericht, der; Story, die (ugs.)

4) (plot) Story, die

5) (set of [interesting] facts)

the objects in the room have a story — die Gegenstände in dem Zimmer haben ihre eigene Geschichte

6) (coll./child lang.): (lie) Märchen, das

tell stories — Märchen erzählen
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(Amer.) see storey

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(US) (floor) n.

Stock ¨-e m.

Stockwerk m. n.

Erzählung f.

Fabel -n f.

Geschichte f.

Schwank -e m.

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