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1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) cortar2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) interceptar3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) cortar -
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прил.1)шаблонныйбанальныйстандартный|| People at the convention heard many cut-and-dried speeches.
2)предрешённый(заранее) ожидаемый|| The decision of the judge was cut-and-dried.
3)скучныйнудныйАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > cut-and-dried
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прил.1)шаблонныйбанальныйстандартный|| People at the convention heard many cut-and-dried speeches.
2)предрешённый(заранее) ожидаемый|| The decision of the judge was cut-and-dried.
3)скучныйнудныйАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > cut-and-dry
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64 cut off
отключить, перекрыть (связь, газ и т.д.)The Company has cut off our electricity supply because we haven’t paid our bill.
Their phone was cut off when they didn’t pay the bill.
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1. to chop off; 2. to disconnect (electricity, water, telephone) 1. отрезать (часть); 2. прервать, отключить (электричество, воду, телефон)1. He cut off the end of the rope. 2. My telephone connection was cut off.
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66 cut and dried
Заранее приготовленный, в законченном виде, принятый без обсуждений и объяснений. Эти слова первоначально относились к травам не первой свежести, продаваемым травниками. A cut and dried sermon — «готовая проповедь», основанная на общепринятых принципах, не предлагающая новых идей или толкований.My husband never consulted me about where we were to go on holiday. Everything was cut and dried: we were going to Spain. — Мой муж никогда не обсуждал со мной, куда нам ехать в отпуск. Всё было решено заранее: мы едем в Испанию.
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Blood ran down Lennie’s face, one of his eyes was cut and closed. — Кровь текла у него по лицу, глаз был подбит. -
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cut [kʌt](verb: preterite, past participle cut)1. noun• a 1% cut in interest rates une réduction de 1 % des taux d'intérêt• the cuts in defence or the defence budget la réduction du budget de la défensec. [of meat] morceau me. [of clothes] coupe f2. adjective[flowers, grass] coupé• to have or get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux• to cut o.s. (shaving) se couper (en se rasant)• to cut a long story short, he came bref, il est venub. ( = shape) tailler ; [+ channel] creuser ; [+ figure, statue] sculpter ( out of dans ) ; [+ CD, record] graver ; [+ diamond] tailler ; [+ key] faire ; [+ dress] coupere. ( = remove) [+ scene, passage] couperf. ( = reduce) réduire• we've cut spending by 35% nous avons réduit les dépenses de 35 %g. ( = stop) couperh. [+ cards] couperi. [+ film] monterj. to cut and paste [+ document] couper-collera. [person, knife] couperb. [material] se couperc. ( = take short route) to cut across country couper à travers champs• cut! coupez !5. compoundsde or en cristal taillé[problem, issue] touchera. [+ tree] couperb. [+ expenses, pollution, article, essay] réduire[+ food] manger moins de ; [+ alcohol] boire moins de ; [+ cigarettes] fumer moins de ; [+ travel] réduireb. ( = disconnect) couper• to cut o.s. off from se couper de► cut out• we've got our work cut out! on va avoir du travail !b. [+ rival] supplanterd. ( = give up) to cut out smoking/drinking arrêter de fumer/boire[engine] caler► cut upa. [+ wood, food] couper ; [+ meat] découper* * *[kʌt] 1.1) ( incision) gen entaille f; ( in surgery) incision f2) ( wound) coupure f3) ( hairstyle) coupe f4) (colloq) ( share) part f5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)job cuts — suppression f d'emplois
6) ( trim)to give [something] a cut — couper [hair, grass]
7) Culinary morceau m8) ( of diamond) taille f9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f11) ( in editing) coupure f2.1) (with knife, scissors etc) couper [bread, fabric, wood]; faire [hole, slit]to cut something out of — couper quelque chose dans [fabric]; découper quelque chose dans [magazine]
2) ( sever) couper [rope, corn, flower]; ouvrir [vein]; fig rompre [ties]3) ( carve out) faire [notch]; creuser [channel, tunnel]; graver [initials] (in dans)4) ( draw blood) couper; fig [remark] blesser5) ( trim) couper [grass, hair]; tailler [hedge]6) (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, suit, marble]; [locksmith] faire [key]7) ( liberate)to cut somebody from something — dégager quelqu'un de [wreckage]
to cut somebody free ou loose — libérer quelqu'un ( from de)
8) ( edit) couper [article, film]; supprimer [scene]9) ( reduce) réduire10) ( grow)11) ( record) faire, graver [album]12) Computing couper [paragraph]13) Games couper [cards]14) ( intersect) [line] couper15) (colloq) ( stop)cut the flattery/sarcasm! — assez de flatteries/sarcasme!
16) (colloq) ( fail to attend) sécher (colloq) [class, lesson]; ne pas aller à [meeting]17) ( snub) ignorer, snober3.1) (slice, make an incision) couperto cut into — entamer [cake, pie]; couper [fabric, paper]; inciser [flesh]
2) (move, go) couperto cut in front of somebody — ( in a queue) passer devant quelqu'un; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à quelqu'un
3) Cinema4) Games couper5) fig4. 5.to cut into — ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time]
cut past participle adjective1) (sliced, sawn) coupé2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé4) [hay] fauché; [grass, flowers] coupé5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant
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cut up а) разрубать, разрезать на куски Please cut up the meat for the dogas his teeth are bad now. б) раскритиковать Her performance was (badly) cut upin the next day's newspapers. в) подрывать (силы, здоровье); причинять страда-ния be cut up мучиться, страдать г) разрушать The town was (badly) cut up inlast night's bombing. The enemy are being cut up in the battle. д) буянитьIt's been rawing for a week and the children are really cutting up. е) притво-ряться глупым Sim likes to cut up at parties. ж) оставить в наследство (for)How much do you think he'll cut up for? -
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1) готовый, в готовом виде [первонач. о лечебных травах в лавке аптекаря]Still he did feel that Miltoun was altogether too much of the "pukka" aristocrat... with his confounded way of seeing things all cut and dried... (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Patrician’, part I, ch. X) — И все-таки он чувствовал, что Милтоун слишком ревностный аристократ... ко всему подходит со своими готовыми мерками.
‘You have to spread things out a bit here,’ he said in earnest appeal to Essex. ‘You can't have everything cut and dried. They are peculiar people that way.’ (J. Aldridge, ‘The Diplomat’, ch. 21) — Мак-Грегор горячо добавил, обращаясь к Эссексу: - Здесь надо побольше растолковывать. Нельзя преподносить им все в готовом виде. У них на этот счет свои взгляды.
2) трафаретный, шаблонный, банальный; лишённый яркости, оригинальностиHe was the usual cut and dry apothecary... and about as emotional as bagpipe. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’, ‘Story of the Door’) — Он был обычный аптекарь, сухой и скучный... эмоций в нем было не больше, чем в волынке.
What was her own life but a cut-and-dried affair? (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XX) — Что можно сказать о ее жизни, кроме того, что эта жизнь текла размеренно и однообразно.
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■ cut downA v. t. + avv.1 abbattere (un albero, ecc.)2 abbattere ( ferendo o uccidendo); falciare: They were cut down by machine-gun fire, sono stati falciati dalle mitragliatrici3 tagliare; accorciare: to cut down an article, tagliare un articolo; to cut down the curtains, accorciare le tende4 tagliare, ridurre, diminuire: (econ.) to cut down production, ridurre la produzione; (fin.) to cut down expenditure, tagliare le spese; I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down, non ho smesso di fumare ma mi sto limitando; to cut down prices, ridurre (o diminuire) i prezzi5 portare ( un venditore) a più miti pretese: He was asking £120 but I managed to cut him down to 100, chiedeva 120 sterline ma sono riuscito a portarlo a 100B v. i. + avv.– to cut down on ► cut down, A, def. 5 □ to cut down to size, tagliare su misura; ridurre alla misura voluta; (fig.) ridimensionare; far abbassare la cresta a (q.) (fam.). -
74 cut out
cut out а) вырезать; кроить б) вытеснять Mary was going to marry Charlesbut Jim cut him out. The big now store is going to cut all the small shopsout. в) naut. отрезать судно от берега г) electr. выключать We were halfway upthe hill when the engine cut out. The heating cuts out when the room reaches acertain temperature. д) cards выходить из игры е) прекратить что-л. делать Thedoctor told my husband to cut out meat from his food. I wish she would cut outthat stupid behaviour. ж) вычеркнуть кого-л. из сознания He cut his brotherout (of his will) after their quarrel. з) выходить из своего ряда (об автомо-билях) It's dangerous to cut out when all the cars are moving fast. -
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cut up vb cortar en pedazos / trincharv.• atocinar v.• cuartear v.• picar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<vegetables/wood\>\> cortar en pedazos2) ( upset) (colloq)to be cut up about something — estar* disgustado por algo
1. VT + ADV1) [+ food, paper, wood] cortar en pedazos; [+ meat] picar; (=wound) herir, acuchillar2) *to be cut up about sth — (=hurt) estar muy afectado por algo; (=annoyed) estar muy molesto por algo
2.VI + ADV- cut up rough* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<vegetables/wood\>\> cortar en pedazos2) ( upset) (colloq)to be cut up about something — estar* disgustado por algo
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76 cut corners
1) срезать угол, пойти кратчайшим путём, напрямик (тж. cut off a corner) [первонач. амер.]If we go down this lane instead of through the Main Road, we shall cut off a corner. (DEI) — Если мы пойдем этим переулком, а не по главной улице, то значительно сократим путь.
If you want to play ball with me, I'll play ball with you. If you cut corners with me, I'll cut 'em with you. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Caretaker's Cat’, ch. 2) — Хотите сотрудничать со мной - прекрасно. Но если вы пойдете напролом, мне придется сделать то же.
Unlike the other students, Mary-Ann could be professional. Miss Cliff is absolutely right and I for one would like to cut a corner or two and present her directly to an agent instead of waiting until June... (G. Vidal, ‘Myra Breckenridge’, ch. 21) — В отличие от других студентов, Мэри Энн может стать профессиональной актрисой. В этом отношении мисс Клифф совершенно права. Что касается меня, то я пойду на то, чтобы обойти некоторые формальности и, не дожидаясь июня, сразу же представлю Мэри Энн одному из режиссеров театра...
He could cut a sharp corner without letting it bother his conscience. (Suppl) — Он мог поступать противозаконно, и это ничуть не тревожило его совесть.
4) экономить (на чём-л.) в ущерб качеству (особ. ради выигрыша во времени)I saw right away that Tower was cutting corners, using inferior materials. He wasn't following specifications. (B. Benson, ‘Lily in Her Coffin’, Kenk) — Я сразу заметил, что Тауэр хочет побольше сэкономить. Он использует материалы худшего качества и не придерживается технологии.
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77 cut a figure
играть роль, производить (какое-л.) впечатлениеIf they did not make much figure in talking, they did in eating. (W. Irving, ‘Tales of a Traveller’, ‘A Literary Dinner’) — В разговоре они не проявили себя, зато проявили в еде.
He was too clear sighted not to see that in this abortive affair with Aurelia he cut a comic figure. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXXIV) — Макиавелли, будучи человеком умным, понимал, что в неудавшейся интрижке с Аурелией он играл довольно смешную роль.
It appeared that he had done well in the Air Corps and on his return he cut something of a figure in Chicago... (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. I) — Оказалось, что Ларри отличился, служа в авиации, и, вернувшись из армии, стал заметной фигурой в Чикаго...
His early anticipations that he would cut a figure at the University had hardly been realised... (A. J. Cronin, ‘Three Loves’, book II, ch. 23) — Вначале Питер надеялся, что сумеет выдвинуться в университете, но этого, кажется, не произошло...
Proserpine: "...You never cut a poorer figure than when you are trying to imitate him." (B. Shaw, ‘Candida’, act I) — Прозерпина: "...Если бы вы только знали, какое жалкое впечатление вы производите, когда пытаетесь подражать Мореллу."
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78 cut to pieces
(cut (pick, pull или tear) to pieces (smb. или smth.))1) (smb. или smth.) раскритиковать, разнести (в пух и прах) кого-л. или что-л....if I didn't think there was a lot in it that was awfully good I wouldn't bother pulling it to pieces. (M. Dickens, ‘Thursday Afternoons’, ch. VII) —...если бы я не считала, что в этой книге очень много хорошего, я не стала бы ее так критиковать.
If I picked his idea to pieces in front of you he would have died. (M. Wilson, ‘Live with Lightning’, ch. V) — Если б я в вашем присутствии сказал, что его идея никуда не годится, он бы просто умер.
‘Gentlemen,’ said the mayor, as he took his stand in front of an august array of legal talent which was waiting to pick his argument to pieces... ‘I miscalculated but one thing in this case.’ (Th. Dreiser, ‘Twelve Men’, ‘A Mayor and His People’) — - Джентльмены, - сказал мэр, обращаясь к августейшей комиссии, состоявшей из самых видных юристов, готовых вдребезги разбить его аргументацию... - В этом деле я просчитался только в одном...
2) (smb.) злословить, судачить о ком-л.; ≈ перемывать косточки кому-л....they would tear a brother author to pieces the moment that his back was turned. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Moon and Sixpence’, ch. III) —...они нещадно злословили о своем собрате-писателе, стоило ему только от них отвернуться.
Poor Joe, it isn't fair to pull him to pieces as soon as he's out of the room. (M. Dickens, ‘The Angel in the Corner’, ch. 2) — Бедный Джо! Чего только не говорят о нем за его спиной! Это несправедливо.
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cut-up /kʌtˈʌp/A a.2 (fig. fam.) sconvolto: DIALOGO → - Bereavement and time off work- He was pretty cut up, as you might expect, era proprio a pezzi, come ci si può immaginareB n.1 (cinem.) documentario, ecc., fatto con materiale di repertorio2 (fam.) tipo spassoso; burlone; buffone. -
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(cut (hurt, sting или touch) smb. to the quick)1) задеть кого-л. за живое, уязвить до глубины души (тж. wound smb. to the quick)But one must forgive a fiery, passionate soul, wounded to the quick, some errors of judgment. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XVIII) — Но кто же поставит в вину страстной, любящей и глубоко уязвленной женщине такое отклонение от истины?
She could only imagine that it must be evident to many that she was the less handsomely dressed of the two. It cut her to the quick, and she resolved that she would not come here again until she looked better. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carrie’, ch. XXXI) — Керри казалось, что каждому встречному бросается в глаза огромная разница в их туалете. И это отдавалось в ее душе острой болью. Она решила больше не показываться здесь, пока не будет лучше одета.
His tone seemed to sting her to the quick. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Keys of the Kingdom’, ‘The China Incident’) — Тон Франсиса задел Марию Веронику за живое.
2) глубоко тронуть кого-л., сильно взволновать, потрясти кого-л.Hilary bowed, touched to the quick by the return to life of this old man, so long lost to facts... (J. Galsworthy, ‘Fraternity’, ch. XXXVII) — Хилари поклонился, глубоко тронутый возвращением к жизни этого старого человека, который в течение столь долгого времени витал в облаках...
He jumped up as he read these words and clenched the letter in his hands. The pathos of it all cut him to the quick, made him feel as if he had made a mistake in leaving her. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The ‘Genius’’, book I, ch. XXI) — Он вскочил, прочтя эти слова, и скомкал письмо. Чувство, с каким оно было написано, тронуло его до глубины души и заставило понять, что он допустил ошибку, оставив ее.
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Cut Nyak Meutia — (1870 1910) is a Indonesian national hero from Aceh. Contents 1 Life 2 Against the Dutch 3 See also 4 External links … Wikipedia
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 short,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cut off — {v.} 1. To separate or block. * /The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world./ * /The woods cut off the view./ * /His rudeness cuts him off from friends he might have./ 2. To interrupt or stop. * /The television show was cut off… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut off — {v.} 1. To separate or block. * /The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world./ * /The woods cut off the view./ * /His rudeness cuts him off from friends he might have./ 2. To interrupt or stop. * /The television show was cut off… … Dictionary of American idioms
Cut to the chase — is a saying that means to get to the point without wasting time (originally, cut to the chaff). The phrase originated from early silent films. It was a favorite of and thought to have been coined by Hal Roach Sr (January 14, 1892 – November 2,… … Wikipedia
cut something off from something — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut somebody off from something — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut something off from somebody — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut somebody off from somebody — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut someone to the quick — cut (someone) to the quick old fashioned to upset someone by criticizing them. I was cut to the quick by her harsh remarks. (usually passive) … New idioms dictionary