cut (k t)v. cut, cut·ting, cuts v.tr. 1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in. 2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever: cut cloth with scissors. 3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten: cut one's hair. 4. To mow, reap, or harvest: cut grain; cut grass. 5. To fell by sawing; hew. 6. To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums. 7. a. To form or shape by severing or incising: a doll that was cut from paper. b. To form or shape by grinding: cut a diamond. 8. a. To form by penetrating, probing, or digging: cut a trench. b. To exhibit the appearance or give the impression of: cuts a fine figure on the dance floor. 9. a. To separate from a main body; detach: cut a limb from a tree. b. To separate from a group: cut a calf from a herd. c. To discharge from a group or number: had to cut six players from the team. 10. To pass through or across; cross: a sailboat cutting the water. 11. Games To divide (a deck of cards) into two parts, as in completing a shuffle or in exposing a card at random. 12. To reduce the size, extent, or duration of; curtail or shorten: cut a payroll; cut a budget; cut the cooking time in half. 13. a. To remove or delete: cut a line from a poem. b. Computer Science To remove (a segment) from a document or graphics file for storage in a buffer. 14. To lessen the strength of; dilute: cut whiskey with water. 15. To dissolve by breaking down the fat of: Soap cuts grease. 16. To injure the feelings of; hurt keenly. 17. To refuse to speak to or recognize; snub: cut me dead at the party. 18. To fail to attend purposely: cut a class. 19. Informal To cease; stop: cut the noise; cut an engine. 20. Sports To strike (a ball) so that it spins in a reverse direction. 21. a. To perform: cut a caper. b. To make out and issue: cut a check to cover travel expenses. 22. Slang To be able to manage; handle successfully: couldn't cut the long hours anymore. 23. To stop filming (a movie scene). 24. a. To record a performance on (a phonograph record or other medium). b. To make a recording of. 25. To edit (film or recording tape). 26. Vulgar Slang To expel (a discharge of intestinal gas). v.intr. 1. To make an incision or a separation: Cut along the dotted line. 2. To allow incision or severing: Butter cuts easily. 3. To function as a sharp-edged instrument. 4. a. To remove part of something, such as a text or film. b. Computer Science To remove a part of a document or graphics file and store it in a buffer. 5. To grow through the gums. Used of teeth. 6. To injure someone's feelings: a remark that cut without mercy. 7. To change direction abruptly: Cut to the left at the next intersection. 8. To go directly and often hastily: cut across a field. 9. Games To divide a pack of cards into two parts, especially in order to make a chance decision or selection. 10. To make an abrupt change of image or sound, as in filming: cut from one shot to another. 11. To be very astute and penetrating: an analysis that cuts deep. n. 1. The act of cutting. 2. The result of cutting, especially an opening or wound made by a sharp edge. 3. A part that has been cut from a main body: a cut of beef; a cut of cloth. 4. A passage made by digging or probing. 5. The elimination or removal of a part: a cut in a speech. 6. A reduction: a cut in salary. 7. Sports The remainder of contestants in a competition, especially in golf, after some have been eliminated: did very well but still missed the cut. 8. The style in which a garment is cut: a suit of traditional cut. 9. A haircut. 10. Informal A portion of profits or earnings; a share. 11. A wounding remark; an insult. 12. An unexcused absence, as from school or a class. 13. A step in a scale of value or quality; degree: a cut above the average. 14. Printing a. An engraved block or plate. b. A print made from such a block. 15. Sports A stroke that causes a ball to spin in a reverse direction. 16. Baseball A swing of a bat. 17. Games The act of dividing a deck of cards into two parts, as before dealing. 18. One of the objects used in drawing lots. 19. An abrupt change of image or sound, as between shots in a film. 20. A transition from one scene to another in a film, video, or television program. 21. A movie at a given stage in its editing: approved the final cut for distribution. 22. A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording. adj. Phrasal Verbs: 1. Having the ends or edges cut: admired his newly cut hair. 2. Having been cut or clipped off: cut grass that blew in the wind. 3. Printing Having the page edge slit or trimmed. Used of a book. 4. Ground to a specific shape: cut gemstones. 5. Slang Circumcised. Used of a man or boy. cut back 1. To shorten by cutting; prune. 2. To reduce or decrease: cut back production. cut down 1. To kill or strike down. 2. To alter by removing extra or additional fittings: cut down a car for racing. 3. To reduce the amount taken or used: cutting down on one's intake of rich foods. cut in 1. To move into a line of people or things out of turn. 2. To interrupt: During the debate my opponent kept cutting in. 3. To interrupt a dancing couple in order to dance with one of them. 4. To connect or become connected into an electrical circuit. 5. To mix in with or as if with cutting motions: Measure out the flour and use a pair of knives to cut the shortening in. 6. To include, especially among those profiting. cut off 1. To separate from others; isolate. 2. To stop suddenly; discontinue. 3. To shut off; bar. 4. To interrupt the course or passage of: The infielder cut off the throw to the plate. 5. To interrupt or break the line of communication of: The telephone operator cut us off. 6. To disinherit: cut their heirs off without a cent. cut out 1. To remove by or as if by cutting. 2. To form or shape by or as if by cutting. 3. To take the place of; supplant. 4. To suit or fit by nature: I'm not cut out to be a hero. 5. To assign beforehand or by necessity; predetermine: We've got our work cut out for us. 6. To deprive: felt cut out of all the fun. 7. To stop; cease. 8. Informal To depart hastily. 9. Chiefly Southern U.S. To turn off (a light or television set). cut up Informal Idioms: 1. To behave in a playful, comic, or boisterous way; clown. 2. To criticize severely. cut a fat hog Texas To take on more than one is able to accomplish: "Boy, has he cut a fat hog, as they say down home" (Hughes Rudd). cut a wide swath To make a big display; draw much attention. cut both ways To have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications. cut corners To do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way. cut down to size To deflate the self-importance of. cut it Informal To perform up to expectations or a required standard; be acceptable. cut loose To speak or act without restraint: cut loose with a string of curses. cut no ice To make no effect or impression: an objection that cut no ice with management. cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face To injure oneself in taking revenge against another. cut (one's) losses To withdraw from a losing situation. cut (one's) teeth on To learn or do as a beginner or at the start of one's career. cut short To stop before the end; abbreviate. cut the cheese Vulgar Slang To expel intestinal gas. cut the mustard To perform up to expectations or to a required standard. cut to the chase To get to the matter at hand. [Middle English cutten.] cut  ta·ble adj. |
cut
Verb
[cutting, cut]
1. to open up or penetrate (a person or thing) with a sharp instrument
2. (of a sharp instrument) to penetrate or open up (a person or thing)
3. to divide or be divided with or as if with a sharp instrument
4. to trim
5. to abridge or shorten
6. to reduce or restrict: cut your intake of fried foods
7. to form or shape by cutting
8. to reap or mow
9. Sports to hit (the ball) so that it spins and swerves
10. to hurt the feelings of (a person): her rudeness cut me to the core
11. Informal to pretend not to recognize
12. Informal to absent oneself from without permission: he found the course boring, and was soon cutting classes
13. to stop (doing something): cut the nonsense
14. to dilute or adulterate: heroin cut with talcum powder
15. to make a sharp or sudden change in direction: the path cuts to the right just after you pass the quarry
16. to grow (teeth) through the gums
17. Films
a. to call a halt to a shooting sequence
b. cut to to move quickly to (another scene)
18. Films to edit (film)
19. to switch off (a light or engine)
20. to make (a commercial recording): he cut his first solo album in 1971
21. Cards
a. to divide (the pack) at random into two parts after shuffling
b. to pick cards from a spread pack to decide the dealer or who plays first
22. cut a dash to make a stylish impression
23. cut a person dead Informal to ignore a person completely
24. cut and run Informal to escape quickly from a difficult situation
25. cut both ways
a. to have both good and bad effects
b. to serve both sides of an argument
26. cut it fine Informal to allow little margin of time or space
27. cut no ice Informal to fail to make an impression
28. cut one's teeth on Informal to get experience from
Noun
1. the act of cutting
2. a stroke or incision made by cutting
3. a piece cut off
4. a channel or path cut or hollowed out
5. a reduction: a pay cut
6. a deletion in a text, film, or play
7. Informal a portion or share
8. the style in which hair or a garment is cut
9. a direct route; short cut
10. Sports a stroke which makes the ball spin and swerve
11. Films an immediate transition from one shot to the next
12. Brit a canal
13. a cut above Informal superior to; better than
Adjective
1. made or shaped by cutting
2. reduced by cutting: the shop has hundreds of suits, all at cut prices
3. adulterated or diluted
4. cut and dried Informal settled in advance
See also cut across, cutback, etc. [probably from Old Norse]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| 2. | cut - (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt" transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that follows jump cut - an immediate transition from one scene to another | |
| 3. | cut - a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation furrow - a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) | |
| 4. | cut - a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest" | |
| 5. |  cut - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" | |
| 6. | cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass roast, joint - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion confit - a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food chop - a small cut of meat including part of a rib chine - cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone leg - the limb of an animal used for food side of meat, side - a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food forequarter - the front half of a side of meat hindquarter - the back half of a side of meat cut of beef - cut of meat from beef cattle rib - cut of meat including one or more ribs entrecote - cut of meat taken from between the ribs shank - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg brisket - a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef steak - a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish loin - a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump sirloin - the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump tenderloin, undercut - the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column neck - a cut of meat from the neck of an animal shoulder - a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg cut of veal - cut of meat from a calf cut of mutton - cut of meat from a mature sheep cut of lamb - cut of meat from a lamb saddle - cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton cut of pork - cut of meat from a hog or pig | |
| 7. | cut - a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" contumely, insult, revilement, vilification, abuse - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" | |
| 8. |  cut - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" | |
| 9. | cut - the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" | |
| 10. | cut - the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut" fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior | |
| 11. | cut - a canal made by erosion or excavation canal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation | |
| 12. |  cut - a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" | |
| 13. |  cut - in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" | |
| 14. |  cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"squash rackets, squash racquets, squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court | |
| 15. | cut - the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" division - the act or process of dividing | |
| 16. | cut - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" opening - becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for" surgical incision, incision, section - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | |
| 17. | cut - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" division - the act or process of dividing dissection - cutting so as to separate into pieces scission - the act of dividing by cutting or splitting slicing - the act of cutting into slices undercut - a cut made underneath to remove material | |
| 18. | cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" haircut - the act of cutting the hair shearing - removing by cutting off or clipping | |
| 19. | cut - the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget" budget cut - the act of reducing budgeted expenditures pay cut, salary cut - the act of reducing a salary cost cutting - the act of cutting costs price cut, price cutting - cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price spending cut - the act of reducing spending tax cut - the act of reducing taxation; "the new administration's large tax cut was highly controversial" | |
| 20. | cut - an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" absence - failure to be present | |
| Verb | 1. | cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" manicure - trim carefully and neatly; "manicure fingernails" scissor - cut with or as if with scissors plane, shave - cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" pink - cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing jag - cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice" julienne - cut into long thin strips; "julienne the potatoes" undercut - cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall hack - cut away; "he hacked his way through the forest" fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" trim, pare - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" circumcise - cut the skin over the clitoris indent - cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents" shear - cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb" tap - cut a female screw thread with a tap hob - cut with a hob drill, bore - make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall" dissect - cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis" bisect - cut in half or cut in two; "bisect a line" transect - cut across or divide transversely; "the trails transect the property" trisect - cut in three; "trisect a line" chatter - cut unevenly with a chattering tool cut away - remove by cutting off or away; "cut away the branch that sticks out" tomahawk - cut with a tomahawk rebate - cut a rebate in (timber or stone) cradle - cut grain with a cradle scythe incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting trench - cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone" disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" saw - cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace" |
| 2. |  cut - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" spill - reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) quench - reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" retrench - make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench" slash - cut drastically; "Prices were slashed" thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants" thin - make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" detract, take away - take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character" deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" downsize - reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff" subtract - take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French" | |
| 3. |  cut - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" peel off - leave a formation yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it" | |
| 4. | cut - make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line" cut - allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily" | |
| 5. | cut - discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team" | |
| 6. | cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" cut - form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls" blast - make with or as if with an explosion; "blast a tunnel through the Alps" | |
| 7. | cut - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior gore - cut into gores; "gore a skirt" design - create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit" | |
| 8. | cut - hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | |
| 9. |  cut - make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" check - write out a check on a bank account | |
| 10. | cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" | |
| 11. | cut - intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" miss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week" bunk off, play hooky - play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky" | |
| 12. | cut - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" | |
| 13. | cut - give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure" | |
| 14. | cut - move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 15. | cut - pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water" go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" | |
| 16. | cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water" move through, pass across, pass through, transit, pass over - make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert" cut - pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" | |
| 17. | cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another" switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" cut - stop filming; "cut a movie scene" cut away - move quickly to another scene or focus when filming; "`cut away now!' the director shouted" cut to - move to another scene when filming; "The camera cut to the sky" | |
| 18. | cut - stop filming; "cut a movie scene" stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another" | |
| 19. | cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" | |
| 20. | cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" | |
| 21. | cut - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" | |
| 22. | cut - form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls" cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" | |
| 23. | cut - perform or carry out; "cut a caper" | |
| 24. | cut - function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well" | |
| 25. | cut - allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily" cut - make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 26. | cut - divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time" | |
| 27. |  cut - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine" | |
| 28. | cut - reap or harvest; "cut grain" | |
| 29. | cut - fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia" fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" | |
| 30. | cut - penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead" | |
| 31. | cut - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" | |
| 32. | cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair" shorten - make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches" French - cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking; "French the potatoes" crop - cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short" | |
| 33. | cut - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" do away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" cut out - delete or remove; "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the newspaper article" | |
| 34. | cut - dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease" | |
| 35. | cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" | |
| 36. | cut - cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" | |
| 37. |  cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" | |
| 38. | cut - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" water down - make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture" | |
| 39. | cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" | |
| 40. | cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" | |
| 41. | cut - cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" | |
| Adj. | 1. | cut - separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" uncut - not cut |
| 2. | cut - fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet" | |
| 3. | cut - with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" abridged - (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version" | |
| 4. |  cut - made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" | |
| 5. | cut - (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay" botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" | |
| 6. | cut - (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book" uncut - (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge; "a book with its leaves still uncut" | |
| 7. | cut - (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" | |
| 8. | cut - (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" | |
| 9. | cut - mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" |
cut
verb 5. shape, carve, engrave, chisel, form, score, fashion, chip, sculpture, whittle, sculpt, inscribe, hew
verb 9. reduce, lower, slim (down), diminish, slash, decrease, cut back, rationalize, ease up on, downsize, kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE increase
verb 13. (Informal) ignore, avoid, slight, blank (slang) snub, spurn, freeze (someone) out (informal) cold-shoulder, turn your back on, send to Coventry, look straight through (someone) << OPPOSITE greet
noun 18. (Informal) share, piece, slice, percentage, portion, kickback chiefly U.S. rake-off (slang)
noun 19. style, look, form, fashion, shape, mode, configuration a cut above something or someone (Informal) superior to, better than, more efficient than, more reliable than, streets ahead of, more useful than, more capable than, more competent than be cut out for something be suited for, be designed for, be fitted for, be suitable for, be adapted for, be equipped for, be adequate for, be eligible for, be competent for, be qualified for
cut in interrupt, break in, butt in, interpose cut someone down to size make (someone) look small, humble, humiliate, bring (someone) low, take (someone) down a peg (informal) abash, crush, put (someone) in their place, take the wind out of (someone's) sails
cut someone off
cut something back
1. reduce, check, lower, slash, decrease, curb, lessen, economize, downsize, retrench, draw or pull in your horns (informal) kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang)
cut something down
cut something out
Translations
cut [kʌt] vb [pt, pp cut]
n → corte m;
(with sword) → tajo; [of knife] → cuchillada;
to cut sb dead → negarle el saludo or cortarle (LAM) a algn;
power cut (BRIT) → apagón m
cut in vi to cut in (on) (= interrupt) [+ conversation] → interrumpir, intervenir (en);
cut off vt → cortar;
we've been cut off (TEL) → nos han cortado la comunicación
cut [kʌt] [cut , pt , pp ] vt → couper [+ meat]; découper (= shape, make); tailler; couper; creuser; graver (= reduce); réduire;
(inf) [+ lecture, appointment]; manquer
to cut sb dead → ignorer (complètement) qn
cut down on vt fus → réduire
cut in vi (= interrupt) [conversation];
cut up vt → découper
cut [kʌt] [cut , pt, pp ] vt → schneiden;
(text, programme, spending) → kürzen;
(supply) → einschränken;
(cloth) → zuschneiden;
(inf) (lecture, appointment) → schwänzen
vi → schneiden;
n → Schnitt m;
(in skin) → Schnittwunde f;
(in salary, spending etc) → Kürzung f;
(of meat) → Stück nt;
cold cuts (US) → Aufschnitt m;
power cut → Stromausfall m
cut back cut vt (plants) → zurückschneiden;
(production) → zurückschrauben;
(expenditure) → einschränken
cut down cut vt (tree) → fällen;
(consumption) → einschränken;
cut down on cut vt fus → einschränken
to cut in (on) (conversation) → sich einschalten (in +acc)
cut off cut vt → abschneiden;
(supply) → sperren;
(Tel) → unterbrechen;
we've been cut off cut (Tel) → wir sind unterbrochen worden
cut out cut vt → ausschneiden;
(remove) → herausschneiden
it really cut me up cut (inf) → es hat mich ziemlich mitgenommen;
cut [kʌt] vb [pt cut, pp ]
(col) (= avoid) [+ class, lecture, appointment] → saltare
n → taglio;
(in salary etc) → riduzione f;
cold cuts npl (US) → affettati mpl;
to cut sb/sth short → interrompere qn/qc;
to cut sb dead → ignorare qn completamente
to cut sb down to size (fig) → sgonfiare or ridimensionare qn
cut down on vt fus → ridurre
cut in vi to cut in (on) (= interrupt conversation) → intromettersi (in);
cut off vt → tagliare;
(fig) → isolare;
cut out vt → tagliare [+ picture]; ritagliare
cut up vt (gen) → tagliare (= chop) [+ food] → sminuzzare
v cut [kat]
1 to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge He cut the paper with a pair of scissors. knip, sny يَقُص срязвам stříhat; řezat skære; beskære; klippe; fælde; hugge schneiden κόβω cortar lõikama بریدن؛ شکافتن leikata couper לַחֲתוֹך चीरना rezati vág memotong skera, klippa tagliare 切る 베다 karpyti, kirpti, pjau(sty)ti, kapoti, kirsti, rėžti, raižyti griezt potong opensnijden skjære, kutte, klippe, av-/beskjære, felle, hugge ciąć cortar a tăia разрезать strihať; rezať razrezati seći skära, klippa ตัด kesmek 切，割，剪 різати; розрізувати کاٹنا cắt 切，割，剪
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. sny, knip يَقْطَع режа uříznout; rozřezat; nakrájet klippe; skære aus-, abschneiden κόβω cortar lõikama پاره کردن؛ برش زدن leikata (dé)couper לִפְרוֹס काटना razrezati vág memotong skera tagliare; ritagliare 切り取る 절단하다 (nu)kirpti, (at)pjauti, (su)pjaustyti nogriezt; izgriezt; sagriezt hiris snijden skjære, klippe, kutte ciąć cortar a decupa; a tăia отрезать; вырезать; нарезать vystrihnúť; odrezať, rozrezať odrezati, razrezati seckati skära av (upp), klippa av (ut) ตัด kesmek 切開 розрізувати; вирізати کاٹ کر الگ کرنا cắt rời từng mảnh 切开
3 to make by cutting She cut a hole in the cloth. sny, knip يثْقُب، يَقُص разрязвам vystřihnout klippe; skære schneiden κόβω, φτιάχνω κόβοντας cortar, hacer lõikama شکاف ایجاد کردن؛ بریدن leikata faire לִגזוֹר दु:ख पहुचना izrezati kiszab memotong sneiða, klippa fare 切り開く 잘라서 만들다, 파내다 išpjauti, iškirpti, iškirsti izgriezt; piegriezt potong knippen klippe/skjære (ut) wycinać cortar a face прорезать vystrihnúť vrezati probušiti skära (klippa) hål (sönder) ตัด kesmek 剪開 вирізати کاٹ کر بنانا cắt may 剪开
4 to shorten by cutting; to trim to cut hair; I'll cut the grass. sny يَقُص العُشب подрязвам (o)stříhat; posekat klippe; studse schneiden κόβω cortar kärpima کوتاه کردن leikata couper, tondre לְקָצֵר कतरना porezati levág memangkas slá; klippa tagliare 刈る 깎다 pakirpti griezt; cirpt; pļaut; saīsināt potong afknippen klippe, stusse; slå, meie ciąć, strzyc cortar a tunde подрезать strihať pristriči ošišati klippa, slå ตัด kesmek 剪短 підрізати; стригти کاٹ کر چهوٹا کرنا cắt ngắn 剪短
5 to reduce They cut my wages by ten per cent. snoei يُقَلِّل съкращавам snížit reducere kürzen κόβω, μειώνω reducir, recortar alandama کاهش دادن vähentää réduire לְקָצֵץ कम करना skresati, smanjiti csökkent mengurangi minnka tagliare, ridurre 切り下げる 삭감하다 sumažinti samazināt; pazemināt membuat potongan verlagen skjære ned, redusere obcinać cortar a reduce сокращать znížiť zmanjšati smanjiti skära ner ลด kesmek, azaltmak 削減 знижувати, зменшувати گهٹانا، کم کرنا cắt giảm 削减
6 to remove They cut several passages from the film. snoei, knip يُزيل، يَحْذِف отрязвам vystřihnout skære schneiden κόβω, αφαιρώ cortar, suprimir kärpeid tegema حذف کردن poistaa supprimer לְקָצֵץ हटाना maknuti meghúz (cikket); vág (filmet) membuang klippa í burt, fjarlægja tagliare 削除する 삭제하다 iškirpti izgriezt; izņemt ārā tapis verwijderen forkorte, skjære ned på wycinać cortar a elimina вырезать vystrihnúť izrezati izbaciti klippa bort ตัด kesmek, atmak, çıkarmak 剪輯 вирізати هٹانا cắt bỏ 剪辑
7 to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of) I cut my hand on a piece of glass. sny يَجْرَح порязвам říznout se skære schneiden κόβω cortar sisse lõikama بریدن viiltää couper לַחֲתוֹך घायल करना porezati se elvág melukai skera í tagliare 切る 상처내다 įsipjauti, įsikirsti ievainot melukakan snijden skjære, kutte, såre przecinać cortar a tăia порезаться porezať sa vrezati (se) poseći skära sig บาด kesmek, yaralamak 割破 порізати(ся) کاٹ لینا، زخمى هوجانا cắt đứt 割破
8 to divide (a pack of cards). sny يُقَسِّـم цепя sejmout tage af abheben κόβω την τράπουλα cortar tõstma پخش کردن nostaa couper לַחֲתוֹך विभाजित करना, बांटना sjeći emel (kártyát) membagi gera við, draga tagliare 分ける (패를) 떼다 perkelti pārcelt (kārtis) mengasingkan couperen ta av przekładać cortar a tăia снимать колоду preložiť privzdigniti podeliti kupera ตัด (ไพ่) kesmek 簽牌 знімати колоду تقسيم كرنا phân chia 签牌
9 to stop When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!' stop توقَّف стопирам stop! klippe; stoppe; cutte Schnitt σταματώ, διακόπτω cortar katkestama کات دادن؛ متوقف کردن keskeyttää couper לְהַפסִיק रोकना prekinuti megállít menghentikan klippa á atriði tagliare カットする 멈추다 nutraukti, sustabdyti pārtraukt (runu) memberhentikan stoppen kutte, stoppe (skue)spillet przerywać cortar a (se) opri стоп! stop! stop rez bryta หยุด (ถ่ายภาพยนตร์) durdurmak, kesmek (電影拍攝時)停拍 дати сигнал “стоп!” روكنا dừng ［电影拍摄时］停拍
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. insny يَقْطَع (الطَّريق) минавам напряко zkrátit si cestu skyde genvej abkürzen κόβω δρόμο cortar (por) lõikama تغییر جهت دادن؛ مسیر را کوتاه کردن oikaista couper par לְקָצֵר דֶרֶך छोटा रास्ता अपनाना probiti se átvág memintas fara þvert fyrir tagliare 近道する (길·장소를) 가로지르다 kirsti per šķērsot memintas (af)snijden finne/ta en snarvei skracać, ścinać, zajeżdżać drogę cortar a tăia drumul срезать; подрезать skrátiť si cestu presekati preseći ta en genväg över (igenom), snedda (gena) över ใช้ทางลัด kestirmeden gitmek 抄近路穿過 скорочувати віддаль چهوٹا يا مختصر راستہ اختيار كرنا đi tắt 抄近路穿过
11 to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure) An axis cuts a circle in two places. sny يَقْطَع، يَمُرُّ في пресичам protínat skære schneiden τέμνω cortar lõikama قطع کردن leikata couper לְהִצטַלֵב मिलना और गुजरना presjeći metsz memotong skera tagliare 交差する 교차하다 kirsti krustoties (par līnijām) menyilang snijden skjære przecinać cortar a intersecta пересекать pretínať sekati presecati skära ตัด kesmek 相交，相切 перетинатися ملنا اور گزر جانا tiếp xúc 相交，相切
12 to stay away from (a class, lecture etc) He cut school and went to the cinema. bank يَنْقَطِـع عن бягам ulít se pjække fra schwänzen κάνω κοπάνα saltarse viilima کنار گذاشتن pinnata sécher לָצֵאת भागना prekinuti ellóg (óráról) membolos skrópa marinare さぼる (강의 등을) 빼먹다 praleisti kavēt; neierasties ponteng wegblijven van skulke, lure seg fra opuszczać, nie uczęszczać do matar (aulas) a lipsi de la удирать uliať sa špricati izostati skolka ขาดเรียน asmak, kırmak 曠課 пропускати, не відвідувати دور رهنا trốn học 旷课
13 (also cut dead) to ignore completely She cut me dead in the High Street. ignoreer يَتَجاهَل كُليا правя се, че не виждам ignorovat ignorere; se lige forbi schneiden κάνω πως δε βλέπω, αγνοώ ignorar, como si hacer no viera mitte välja tegema بی توجهی کردن؛ نادیده گرفتن ei olla näkevinään faire semblant de ne pas voir לְהִתעָלֵם नजर अंदाज करना ignorirati tudomást sem vesz (vkiről) tidak mengacuhkan sniðganga fingere di non vedere 知らぬふりをする 모르는 척하다 apsimesti nematančiam pilnīgi ignorēt tidak memperdulikan negeren behandle som luft, overse ignorować ignorar a se face că nu vede игнорировать ignorovať ignorirati ignorisati inte låtsas se (känna igen), ignorera แสร้งทำเป็นไม่รู้จัก tanımamak, görmemezlikten gelmek 假裝沒看見 ігнорувати كترا كر نكل جانا، نظر انداز كرجانا lờ 假装没看见
n
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. verlaging قَطْع، جُرح، إنقِطاع، قَص، تَخْفيض разрез řez; výpadek; sestřih; snížení sår; afbrydelse; klipning; nedskæring; reduktion; nedsættelse der Schnitt κόψιμο, διακοπή, μείωση corte (sisse)lõige, haav, katkestus, alandamine کاهش؛ قطع؛ بریدگی haava, viilto, katko, leikkaus coupure, coupe, réduction קִיצוּץ कटाव sječa vágás pemotongan skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun taglio 切ること 자르기 įpjovimas, pjūvis, kirpimas, sumažinimas, nutraukimas cenu samazinājums potongan snede,afsnijding,verlaging klipp, kutt, snitt cięcie, obcięcie, przerwa corte tăietură; întrerupere; reducere порез; разрыв;стрижка; снижение rez; výpadok; účes; zníženie rez; prekinitev; striženje; znižanje rez jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning ผลของการตัด เช่น รอยตัด แผลถูกบาด kesik, kesinti 傷口，切斷，削減 поріз; вимкнення زخم، ٹکڑا، کاٹ، کمی cắt 伤口，切断，削减
2 the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc the cut of the jacket. snit قَصّـه рязане střih tilskæring; snit der Schnitt κόψιμο corte lõige برش leikkaus coupe גִזְרָה घटाव kroj szabás potongan snið taglio 型 재단 sukirpimas piegriezums; fasons potongan snit fasong, snitt krój corte tăietură покрой strih kroj kroj skärning, modell แบบเสื้อ kesim, kup 裁剪 крій طريقہ، انداز cắt ngắn 裁剪
3 a piece of meat cut from an animal a cut of beef. snit قِطْعـه парче plátek kødstykke das Stück κομμάτι corte, trozo lõik تکه؛ برش viipale morceau חֲתָך मांस का टुकड़ा odrezak szelet sayatan sneið taglio 肉片 베어낸 고깃점 gabalas, išpjova (gaļas) šķēle; atgriezums hirisan stuk vlees kjøttstykke kawałek, porcja corte bucată вырезка plátok kos komad stycke, skiva, bit ชิ้นเนื้อที่แล่แล้ว dilim, parça 切下的肉塊 вирізка كاٹا هوا ٹکڑا miếng thịt 切下的肉块
n cutter
1 a person or thing that cuts a wood-cutter; a glass-cutter. snyer قَطاع، مِقْطَـع резач řezač, brusič -kniv; –saks-; -skærer; brændehugger; tilskærer; glarmester der Schneider κόπτης, κοπίδι κτλ. (για πρόσωπο ή εργαλείο) cortador, cortadora lõikaja, lõikur کسی یا چیزی که می برد leikkaaja, leikkuri tailleur/-euse; sécateur גַזרַן काटने वाला व्यक्ति या उपकरण rezač szabász pemotong maður sem sker/klippir; hnífur, skeri tagliatore 切る人 자르는 사람［도구］ kirtėjas, raižytojas, sukirpėjas, raižiklis, žnyplės stikla slīpētājs; griežamais pemotong snijder, hakker skjærer, sliper, hogger, klipper przecinarka, ścinacz cortador tăietor; foarfece резчик; дровосек;стекольщик rezač, brúsič, strihač sekalec -seča ili -rezac skärare, []huggare, snidare ผู้ตัด; เครื่องตัด kesici 切割者，用於切割的器械 фреза; різак کاٹنے والا، قاطع người hoặc vật cắt 切割者，用于切割的器械
2 a type of small sailing ship. kapper زَوْرَق катер kutr, šalupa kutter der Kutter μικρό ιστιοφόρο cúter kutter کشتی دو بادبانه kutteri cotre סְפִינָה חַד-תוֹרְנִית एक प्रकार की नाव kuter egyárbocos hajó perahu kútter, skúta cutter 小帆船 외돛대의 소형 쾌속 범선 kateris kuteris sejenis kapal kotter kutter(rigg) kuter escaler şalupă катер škuner kuter kuter kutter เรือใบขนาดเล็ก kotra 小汽艇 катер ایک مستولى جهاز thuyền buồm có một cột buồm 小汽艇
n cutting
1 a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant. steggie قِطعة من نَبْته: تَركيبَـه бот. резник řízek stikling der Steckling κομμάτι από φυτό που ξαναφυτεύεται esqueje pistik قلمه pistokas bouture יִחוּר कलम cijep dugvány setek afleggjari, græðlingur talea さし木 접지(接枝) auginys, gyvašakė spraudenis tut stek avlegger, stikling sadzonka rebento butaş черенок odrezok potaknjenec sadnica stickling, skott กิ่งตอน çelik, dal 插條，插枝 живець كاٹا هوا ٹکڑا cành giâm 插条，插枝
2 an article cut out from a newspaper etc She collects cuttings about the Royal Family. knipsels قِطْعَـه من جَريدَه изрезка výstřižek udklip der Zeitungsausschnitt απόκομμα (πχ. εφημερίδας) recorte (ajalehe)väljalõige بریده lehtileike coupure תַגְזִיר कतरन isječak (újság)kivágat guntingan úrklippur ritaglio 切り抜き (신문 등의) 오려낸 것 iškarpa izgriezums keratan knipsel (avis)utklipp wycinek recorte tăietură/ extras (dintr-un ziar) вырезка výstrižok izrezek isečak urklipp บทความที่ตัดจากหนังสือพิมพ์ kesik, kupür 剪報 вирізка تراشہ mẩu báo 剪报
3 a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built. sloot مَمَر، قناة прорез výkop gennemskæring der Einschnitt εκχωμάτωση desmonte kaevand راه خاکبرداری شده maaleikkaus tranchée חִיתוּך खाई खोदना jarak bevágás potongan gröftur eða skurður trincea 切り通し 굴착로, 깎아낸 길 iškasa, perkasa tunelis longkang doorgraving skjæring wykop trincheira tranşee выемка priesek izsek usek inskärning, utgrävning ดินที่ขุดขึ้นออกเพื่อสร้างถนนหรือทางรถไฟ yarma (築路時排除障礙物的)開挖的塹溝；路塹 вирубування خندق، كهائى đường hầm （筑路时排除障碍物的）开挖的堑沟；路堑
adj
insulting or offending a cutting remark. snydend لاذِع، قارِص، جارِح للشُّعور язвителен jedovatý skarp; bidende; sårende scharf δηκτικός, προσβλητικός cortante lõikav نیش دار؛ طعنه آمیز pisteliäs blessant פּוֹגֵע अपमानजनक uvredljiv, jedak csípős menghina særandi tagliente, pungente しんらつな 신랄한 kandus dzēlīgs; aizvainojošs menyinggung vinnig skjærende, skarp, sårende zjadliwy cortante jignitor, ofensator; muşcător язвительный zlomyseľný žaljiv uvredljiv bitande, sårande ซึ่งดูถูกดูแคลน iğneli,incitici 尖刻的 гострий; різкий توهين آميز cay độc 尖刻的
cut glass
glass with ornamental patterns cut on the surface, used for drinking glasses etc. gesnyde glas مَصنُوع من زُجاج مُزيَّن шлифован кристал broušené sklo krystalglas geschliffenes Glas διακοσμημένο γυαλί vidrio tallado kristallklaas بلور تراشیده kristallilasi cristal taillé זְכוּכִית עִם פִּתוּחִים सजावटी शीशे gravirano staklo metszett üveg gelas berukir mynstraður/skorinn kristall vetro intagliato カットグラス 컷 글라스 raižytas stiklas slīpēts stikls gelas geslepen glas krystall szkło rżnięte, kryształ vidro facetado sticlă şlefuită хрусталь brúsené sklo brušeno steklo brušeno staklo slipat glas แก้วเครื่องดื่มที่มีลดลายประดับ kristal, billur 雕花玻璃杯 кришталь مزين یا سجایا هوا شيشہ tấm kính có hoa văn 雕花玻璃杯
cut-price
cheaper than normal cut-price goods; a cut-price store. goedkoop أسْعار مُخَفَّضـه преоценен zlevněný nedsat; lavpris- das Sonderangebot φτηνός rebajado alandatud hinnaga ارزانتر از بقیه alennus- au rabais מְחִיר מוָּזל सस्ता snižene cijene leszállított árú obral á niðursettu verði scontato 安売りの 싼 sumažintomis kainomis pazemināta cena murah in prijs verlaagd rabattpris, rabatt- przeceniony desconto (la) preţ redus уценённый zlacnený popust snižen nedsatt pris ที่มีราคาถูก indirimli fiat, tenzilâtlı 減價的 недорогий, за зниженою ціною سستا bán hạ giá 减价的
n cut-throat
a murderer. moordenaar قاتِل ، مُجرِم убиец hrdlořez morder der Mörder μαχαιροβγάλτης asesino kõrilõikaja جانی؛ آدمکش murhaaja assassin לִרצוֹח हत्यारा ubojica gyilkos pembunuh morðingi assassino 人殺し 살인자 galvažudys slepkava pembunuh moordenaar (leie)morder morderca assassino убийца hrdlorez morilec ubica mördare คนที่อันตราย katil 兇手，謀殺者 головоріз قاتل kẻ giết người 凶手，谋杀者
adj
fierce; ruthless cut-throat business competition. moordende (منافَسة (حادّه убийствен bezohledný hensynsløs; skånselsløs halsabschneiderisch, mörderisch ανηλεής feroz, encarnizado, despiadado halastamatu جنایت کارانه؛ بی رحمانه häikäilemätön sans merci אָכְזַר भयंकर jak, bezobziran öldöklő kejam miskunnarlaus spietato 激烈な 사나운; 냉혹한 negailestingas nežēlīgs; uz dzīvību un nāvi ganas moordend aggressiv, hensynsløs bezlitosny impiedoso dur ожесточённый bezohľadný neusmiljen nemilosrdan mördande โหดเหี้ยม acımasız, insafsız 無情的 жорстокий, немилосердний سخت hung dữ 无情的
a cut above
(obviously) better than He's a cut above the average engineer. beter, ietwat beter أفْضَل превъзхождам някого nad, lepší než en tand bedre (end) eine Stufe besser als καλύτερος από superior kraad kõrgem kui بهتر از astetta parempi supérieur à עוֹלֶה עַל बेहतर vidljivo bolji jobb vminél, vkinél lebih baik betri en, gæðaflokki ofar en un po' meglio ～より一段上 ...보다 나은 visa galva viršesnis už galvas tiesu pārāks lebih bagus een graadje hoger dan over gjennomsnittet (o niebo) lepszy niż acima da média mai bun decât намного лучше lepší ako za stopnjo višji bolji ett strå vassare än, ett snäpp bättre än เหนือกว่า kesinlikle ...-den daha iyi 優於，好於 на голову вищий بهتر sự hơn một bậc 优于，好于
cut and dried
fixed and definite cut-and-dried opinions. eenvoudige, swart-op-wit ثابِت ومُحَدَّد банален definitivní færdigformet fix und fertig αποκρυσταλλωμένος definitivo selgesti väljendatud خسته کننده؛ بی تغییر valmiiksi pureksittu tout fait מְגוּבָּש וְקָבוּע स्थिर, निश्चित fiksan, konačan végleges pasti endanlegur; daufur, tilbreytingarlaus definito 型にはまった 미리 결정되어 있는 iš anksto nustatytas, žinomas, be kompromisų iepriekš noteikts; nemaināms muktamad vast fiks ferdig, rutinemessig stereotypowy definitivo tranşant шаблонный definitívny aprioren gotov fix och färdig ที่คงที่ไม่เปลี่ยนแปลง yerleşmiş 已成定局的 стандартний; підготовлений заздалегідь متعين، يقينى không có gì mới mẻ 早已准备好的
cut back
besnoeiing يُقلِّل، يُخَفِّض орязвам omezit, snížit skære ned; reducere kürzen περικόπτω δραστικά reducir kärpima کاستن leikata réduire לְקָצֵץ कटौती करना smanjiti visszametsz mengurangi niðurskurður ridurre 消滅する 삭감하다 sumažinti (išlaidas) samazināt (samazināšana) mengurangkan besnoeien skjære ned på, korte av, redusere obciąć, znacznie redukować reduzir a reduce сокращать; сокращение obmedziť zmanjšati smanjiti göra nedskärningar ตัดให้สั้น; ประหยัดเงิน azaltmak 削減 скорочувати كم كرنا، تخفيف كرنا cắt bớt 削减
cut both ways
to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc That argument cuts both ways! het twee kante يؤثِّر على الطَّرَفين и в двата случая být dvojsečný have både fordele og ulemper beide Seiten berücksichtigen είμαι δίκοπο μαχαίρι, επηρεάζω και τις δυο πλευρές ser de doble filo kahe teraga mõõk olema هم جنبه خوب دارد هم جنبه بد olla kaksiteräinen miekka (être) à double tranchant לִהיוֹת חֶרֶב פִּיפּיוֹת हानि लाभ दोनों उठाना pogađati obje strane mindkét félre érvényes mengenai dua pihak verka í báðar áttir essere a doppio taglio よしあしである 장점과 단점이 다 있다 turėti dvi puses, tikti abiem pusėms ietekmēt abējādi mengenai dua pihak aan twee kanten snijden slå begge veier dotyczyć obu stron as duas atingir partes a fi cu dus şi întors быть обоюдоострым byť dvojsečný biti dvorezen imati obostrano dejstvo verka i bägge riktningarna, vara på både gott och ont มีผลต่อทั้งสองฝ่าย iki tarafı da etkilemek (議論)對雙方都起作用，兩面都說得通 гострий з обох боків دونوں پر اثر انداز هونا، دونوں طرح سے cả hai mặt （议论）对双方都起作用，两面都说得通
cut a dash
to have a smart or striking appearance He cuts a dash in his purple suit. lyk mooi يَظهَر بمَظـهر لامِع докарвам се dělat dojem; budit rozruch gøre en flot figur Aufsehen erregen έχω πολύ καλή εμφάνιση, σκίζω (μτφ.) dar muy buena impresión põrutav välja nägema جذاب به نظر رسیدن säväyttää faire de l'effet לְהָרְשִים सुंदर दिखना lijepo izgledati feltűnő tampan vekja athygli fare un figurone, fare bella figura さっそうとしている šauniai atrodyti satriecoši labi izskatīties penampilan menarik grote indruk maken gjøre en flott figur robić wrażenie dar nas vistas a face impresie выделяться urobiť dobrý dojem zbujati pozornost privući pažnju briljera ดูดี göz kamaştırmak 大出風頭 хизуватися; замилювати очі غضب ڈهانا trông nổi bật 大出风头
cut down
1 to cause to fall by cutting He has cut down the apple tree. afkap يَقْطَع отрязвам porazit, pokácet fælde fällen κόβω talar, cortar maha lõikama انداختن kaataa abattre לִכְרוֹת पेड़ काटना, गिराना posjeći ledönt menebang fella abbattere 切り倒す (나무를) 베어 넘어뜨리다 nukirsti nocirst menebang omhakken felle, hogge (ned) ścinać deitar abaixo a doborî рубить poraziť posekati poseći hugga ner, fälla โค่น kesmek 砍倒 рубати کاٹ کر گرانا chặt 砍倒
2 to reduce (an amount taken etc) I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down. verminder يُخَفِّض намалявам omezit skære ned; reducere herabsetzen μειώνω reducir vähendama کاستن vähentää réduire לְקָצֵץ मात्रा कम करना smanjiti csökkent mengurangi minnka, draga úr ridurre 減らす 줄이다 (su)mažinti samazināt mengurangkan verminderen skjære ned på, begrense ograniczać reduzir a reduce сокращать (потребление) obmedziť manjšati dozo smanjiti skära ner ลด azaltmak 削減 зменшувати كمى لانا، كم كرنا cắt giảm 削减
cut in
to interrupt She cut in with a remark. in die rede val يُقاطِع намесвам (се) skočit do řeči afbryde; indskyde sich einmischen διακόπτω interrumpir vahele segama توی حرف کسی دویدن keskeyttää intervenir לְהַפְרִיע हस्तक्षेप करना upasti közbevág, elévág ({\b on} vkinek járművel) menyela grípa fram í interrompere, intervenire 割り込む 끼어들다 įsiterpti iejaukties (sarunā) mencelah tussenbeide komen bryte inn, blande seg inn i przerywać, wtrącać się interromper a interveni прерывать skočiť do reči vskočiti upasti u reč avbryta ขัดจังหวะ kesmek 插嘴 втручатися بيچ میں بولنا، دخل انداز هونا cắt ngang 插嘴
cut it fine
to allow barely enough time, money etc for something that must be done. net-net haal يقطَع على الحد، لا يَترك الا القَليل точно ми стига přesně odměřit beregne lille margin etwas knapp bemessen προλαβαίνω τσίμα τσίμα dejar poco margen, con el tiempo llegar justo liiga vähe (aega) andma محاسبه دقیق کردن olla täpärällä ne pas laisser de marge לִהיוֹת עַל סָף אִיחוּר बहुत कम पैसे या समय देना jedva stići hajszálra kiszámít menghemat ætla lítinn sem engan tíma/pening (í e-ð) non lasciare margine 切り詰める (시간·돈 따위를) 바싹 줄여서 주다 vos suspėti, vos ištekti pinigų pagūt pēdējā brīdī/līdz ar nagiem mencukupi iets op het nippertje doen beregne lovlig liten margin, gjøre noe i siste liten robić coś na styk ser à justa a-şi lăsa (prea) puţin timp/puţini bani (pentru ceva) в обрез оставлять presne odmerať natanko preračunati biti knap nätt och jämnt klara det, ha minsta möjliga marginal ไม่มีเวลาพอที่จะทำบางสิ่ง ucu ucuna yetmek 扣得很緊，幾乎不留餘地 давати без лишку بهت كم وقت يا پیسہ دينا vừa đủ 扣得很紧，几乎不留余地
cut no ice
to have no effect This sort of flattery cuts no ice with me. werk nie op my nie لا يؤثِّر не ми действа neplatit (na) bider ikke Eindruck machen keinen δεν πιάνω, δεν έχω αποτέλεσμα no convencer a alguien kurtidele kõrvadele räägitud جلوه نکردن؛ نمود نکردن kaikua kuuroille korville ne faire aucun effet (sur) לֹא מַשְפִּיע कोई प्रभाव नहीं डाल पाना ne imati učinka nincs jelentősége tidak berpengaruh hafa engin áhrif non avere effetto 何の効果もない 효과가 없다 nedaryti įtakos, įspūdžio neko nenozīmēt tidak memberi kesan geen effect hebben ikke bite på nie mieć wpływu não resultar a nu impresiona не действовать neplatiť (na) ne imeti vpliva nemati efekta inte göra ngt intryck, inte betyda ett dugg ไม่มีผลกับ etkisi olmamak 不起作用，無效 не мати значення; не переконувати اثر انداز نہ هونا không ăn thua gì 不起作用，无效
cut off
1 to interrupt or break a telephone connection I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call. afgesny يقاطِع في الكلام прекъсвам přerušit afbryde unterbrechen διακόπτω τηλεφωνική συνομιλία cortar katkestama قطع کردن katkaista couper לְנָתֵק व्यवधान पड़ना prekinuti szétkapcsol memutuskan trufla; rjúfa interrompere 切る 끊다 nutraukti pārtraukt (telefona sarunu) terputus afbreken (av)bryte przerywać interromper a (se) întrerupe разъединять prerušiť prekiniti prekinuti []bryta ขัดจังหวะ kesmek 電話線路被切斷 відрубувати; вимикати كاٹ دينا، دخل دينا cắt đứt 电话线路被切断
2 to separate They were cut off from the rest of the army. afgesny يَفصِل ، ينقَطِع عن отделям odříznout afskære trennen αποκόπτω aislar ära lõikama جدا کردن eristää séparer לְנָתֵק अलग करना odvojiti elvág memisahkan einangra separare 切り放す 따돌리다, 고립시키다 atkirsti nogriezt; atdalīt terpisah afsnijden avskjære odcinać separar a separa изолировать odrezať odrezati odseći skära av ทำให้ถูกตัดขาด ayrılmak 使隔絕 відрізати الگ تهلگ هو جانا cắt rời ra 使隔绝
3 to stop or prevent delivery of They've cut off our supplies of coal. afgesny يوقِف، يَقْطع (المَعونات) спирам přerušit stoppe; afbryde abschneiden κόβω, σταματώ cortar peatama قطع کردن katkaista, pysäyttää couper לְנָתֵק आपूर्ति रोक देना spriječiti leállít menghentikan taka fyrir tagliare ～をとめる (공급 등을) 중단하다 nutraukti, sustabdyti pārtraukt (piegādi) diputuskan afsnijden stanse, sperre av, stenge odcinać cortar a tăia; a opri brusc отрезать (путь) prerušiť prekiniti prekinuti stoppa, dra in ปิดการทำงาน durdurmak 中止，中斷 припиняти روك دينا، منقطع كردينا dừng cung cấp 中止（中断）
cut one's losses
to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable. verlies afskryf يُقلِّل الخَسائِر спирам загубите zastavit ztrátové podnikání mindske tab aufgeben εγκαταλείπω αποτυχημένη προσπάθεια reducir los gastos tulutust ettevõtmisest loobuma جلوی ضرر را گرفتن luopua tappiollisesta toiminnasta faire la part du feu לְהַקְטִין הוֹצָאוֹת, מַאֲמָץ नुकसान कम करना ne ulagati u nešto što ne donosi dobit befagyaszt mengurangi taka fyrir, hætta (og taka á sig tap) salvare il salvabile (損から) 手を引く mesti, nutraukti pārtraukt (zaudējumus nesošu darbību) membuat kerja yang tidak menguntungkan zijn verlies beperken minske tap, trekke seg ut rezygnować z dalszych strat evitar despesas a face mai puţine cheltuieli/eforturi etc. вовремя прекратить zastaviť stratové podnikanie prenehati delati izgubo smanjiti troškove avveckla en förlustbringande affär, dra sig ur spelet ตัดผลขาดทุน kâr getirmeyen işe para yatırmaktan vazgeçmek 趕緊脫手免受損失 скоротити витрати خرچ میں کمی لانا tránh được thua lỗ 赶紧脱手免受损失
cut one's teeth
to grow one's first teeth The baby's cutting his first tooth. tande kry يُنْبِتُ أسنانا почват да ми растат зъби růst první zoubek få tænder einen Zahn bekommen βγάζω δόντια salir los dientes hammast saama دندان درآوردن saada hampaita faire ses dents צְמִיחַת הַשֵן הָרִאשוָנה पहला दांत निकलना izbijati fogzik tumbuh gigi pertama taka tennur mettere i denti 歯がはえ始める kaltis dantims iznākt/izšķilties zobam tumbuh gigi tanden krijgen få tenner ząbkować nascer os dentes a(-i) apărea dinţii (de lapte) прорезываться rezať zúbky dobivati zobe rast prvog zuba (ฟันซี่แรก) ขึ้น diş çıkarmak 長出牙齒 (у дитини) прорізається зуб پہلا پہلا دانت نكلنا mọc răng đầu tiên 长出牙齿
cut out
1 to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device The engines cut out (noun ˈcut-out ). gekets يتوَقَّف عَن العَمَل преустановявам работа vypnout se sætte ud aussetzen σταματώ να λειτουργώ pararse peatuma ایستادن؛ خاموش شدن pysähtyä caler לַעֲצוֹר, לְהַפְסִיק काम करना बंद कर देना prekinuti kikapcsol berhenti stöðva; drepa á sér spegnersi とまる (엔진·모터 등이) 멈추다 iš(si)jungti pārtraukt darboties (darbošanās pārtraukšana) memberhentikan aktiviti afslaan kople ut, slå av wyłączać się parar a (se) opri отключаться vypnúť sa izključiti, izklopiti (se) stati bryta, slå ifrån, stanna หยุดทำงาน birdenbire durmak 停止工作 вимикати(ся) كام كرنا بند كردينا ngừng hoạt động 停止工作
2 to stop I've cut out smoking. opgehou يتوقّف عَن (التَّدخين) отказвам přestat holde op med; droppe aufgeben, aussetzen κόβω, σταματώ dejar de loobuma ترک کردن lopettaa arrêter de לְהַפְסִיק रोकना prestati abbahagy berhenti hætta rinunciare, smettere やめる 그만두다 mesti atmest berhenti ophouden met kutte helt ut, sette strek over przerywać parar a înceta (să) прекращать; бросать prestať prenehati prestati lägga av med, sluta med เลิก terk etmek, bırakmak 放棄 припинити چهوڑنا، رک جانا ngừng làm gì 放弃
cut short
1 to make shorter than intended He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis. kort geknip يُقَصِّر، يَخْتَصِر скъсявам zkrátit forkorte; afbryde abkürzen διακόπτω, κάνω κτ. μικρότερο ή συντομότερο απ' ό,τι υπολόγιζα abreviar, reducir katkestama کوتاه کردن keskeyttää interrompre לְקָצֵר कटौती करना skratiti félbeszakít mempersingkat stytta interrompere 切り詰める 줄이다 sutrumpinti saīsināt memndekkan afbreken forkorte, avbryte skracać reduzir a scurta внезапно прерывать skrátiť prekiniti skratiti avbryta ตัดให้สั้นลง kısa kesmek 縮短 уривати مختصر كرنا، تخفيف كرنا cắt ngắn 缩短
2 to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them I tried to apologize but he cut me short. in die rede val يوقِف عن الكَلام بِمُـقاطعـتِه отрязвам přerušit afbryde ins Wort fallen διακόπτω interrumpir, cortar a alguien en seco katkestama حرف کسی را قطع کردن keskeyttää couper la parole à לְקָצֵר दखल दे कर बातचीत में बाधा डालना prekinuti megállít vkit menyela grípa fram í interrompere さえぎる 말을 가로막다 nutraukti, pertraukti pārtraukt kādu mencelah onderbreken avbryte, skjære av uciszać interromper a întrerupe оборвать prerušiť seči v besedo prekinuti avbryta tvärt, snoppa av ทำให้หยุดพูด sözünü kesmek 打斷某人的談話 перебивати دخل ديكر روكنا ngắt lời 打断某人的谈话
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