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[kʌt] I 1. v ( past і p. p. cut)1) рі́зати; відрі́зувати; розрі́зувати; стри́гти; зрі́зувати ( квіти)2) руба́ти ( ліс)3) кро́їти4) коси́ти; жа́ти, збира́ти врожа́й6) про́різуватися ( про зуби)to cut one's wisdom teeth перен. розм. — ста́ти розсу́дливим
7) зни́жувати, скоро́чувати, зме́ншувати (податки, ціни)8) перетина́ти(ся) (про лінії, шляхи)•- to cut in
- to cut off
- to cut out••to cut and run — тіка́ти
to cut both ways — бу́ти двого́стрим
to cut a joke — утну́ти жарт
to cut no ice sl. — нічо́го не доби́тися
to cut the record — поби́ти реко́рд
2. nto cut short — перебива́ти; урива́ти
1) ро́зріз2) відрі́зок3) крій4) порі́з; ра́на5) ви́різка6) зни́ження (цін, кількості)7) гравю́ра на де́реві8) про́філь, пере́різ••II 1. 2. adja short cut — скоро́чений шлях
1) відрі́заний, підрі́заний2)cut and dried — підгото́влений заздалегі́дь; гото́вий
См. также в других словарях:
cut both ways — or[cut two ways] {v. phr.} To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. * /People who gossip find it cuts both ways./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut both ways — or[cut two ways] {v. phr.} To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. * /People who gossip find it cuts both ways./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut\ both\ ways — • cut both ways • cut two ways v. phr. To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. People who gossip find it cuts both ways … Словарь американских идиом
cut both ways — ► cut both ways 1) (of a point or statement) serve both sides of an argument. 2) (of an action or process) have both good and bad effects. Main Entry: ↑cut … English terms dictionary
cut both ways — phrasal or cut two ways : to have a mixed effect : have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications : avail for either of two counterarguments or implications a fact that cuts both ways in the case * * * cut both ways (of a decision,… … Useful english dictionary
cut both ways — Something that cuts both ways has both a positive and a negative effect at the same time. Banning cars in the town centre can cut both ways : less traffic congestion but fewer customers in the shops … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
To cut both ways — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cut both ways — cut both/two ways ► to work in two ways, or to have two opposite effects: »Setting prices high cuts both ways – it could lose some customers, but it also suggests high quality. Main Entry: ↑cut … Financial and business terms
cut both ways — cut both/two ways to have two different effects at the same time, usually one good and one bad. Censorship cuts both ways; it prevents people from being corrupted, but it often also prevents them from knowing what is really going on. (never in… … New idioms dictionary
cut both ways — if something cuts both ways, it has both good and bad aspects Independence in a relationship cuts both ways … English dictionary
cut both ways — serve both sides of an argument What he said cuts both ways and we should carefully think about it … Idioms and examples