cut

I [kʌt]

nome

1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

2) (hairstyle) taglio m.

a cut and blow-dry — taglio e piega

3) colloq. (share) parte f.

4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)

a price cut — una riduzione dei prezzi

job cuts — tagli occupazionali

5) gastr. taglio m.

6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.

7) cinem. (removal of footage) taglio m.; (shot) raccordo m., cut m.

8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.

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to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs

II 1. [kʌt]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [wheat]; fig. rompere [links]

3) (carve out) fare [notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [initials]

4) (wound)

to cut one's finger — tagliarsi il dito

5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

6) (shape) tagliare [gem, marble, suit]; [locksmith] fare [key]

7) (liberate)

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. (from da)

8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]

9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [length]

10) (grow)

to cut one's teeth — mettere i denti

11) (record) incidere [album]; registrare [track]

12) inform. tagliare

13) gioc. tagliare [cards]

14) (intersect) [line] intersecare [circle]; [track] tagliare [road]

15) colloq. (stop)

cut the chatter — basta con le chiacchiere

16) colloq. (fail to attend) marinare [class, lesson]; non andare a [meeting]

17) (snub) ignorare [person]

to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare

cardboard cuts easily — il cartone si taglia facilmente

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [leisure time]

2) (move, go)

to cut down a side street — tagliare per una via laterale

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

3) cinem. [camera] staccare

4) gioc. tagliare

3.

verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

to cut oneself — tagliarsi

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

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to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

to cut both ways — essere a doppio taglio

III 1. [kʌt]

passato, participio passato cut II

2.

aggettivo

1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato

2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato

a well-cut jacket — una giacca di buon taglio

3) (injured) [lip] tagliato

to have a cut finger — avere un taglio al dito

4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [flowers] tagliato, reciso

5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato

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to have one's work cut out to do — avere il proprio (bel) daffare

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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.) tagliare

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.) tagliare; ritagliare

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

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

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) tagliare, ridurre

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

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

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

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

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.) tagliare

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

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

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere

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.) taglio

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

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

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- cutter

- cutting 3. adjective

(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente

- cut glass

- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective

(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) spietato

- 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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I [kʌt]

nome

1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

2) (hairstyle) taglio m.

a cut and blow-dry — taglio e piega

3) colloq. (share) parte f.

4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)

a price cut — una riduzione dei prezzi

job cuts — tagli occupazionali

5) gastr. taglio m.

6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.

7) cinem. (removal of footage) taglio m.; (shot) raccordo m., cut m.

8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.

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to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs

II 1. [kʌt]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [wheat]; fig. rompere [links]

3) (carve out) fare [notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [initials]

4) (wound)

to cut one's finger — tagliarsi il dito

5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

6) (shape) tagliare [gem, marble, suit]; [locksmith] fare [key]

7) (liberate)

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. (from da)

8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]

9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [length]

10) (grow)

to cut one's teeth — mettere i denti

11) (record) incidere [album]; registrare [track]

12) inform. tagliare

13) gioc. tagliare [cards]

14) (intersect) [line] intersecare [circle]; [track] tagliare [road]

15) colloq. (stop)

cut the chatter — basta con le chiacchiere

16) colloq. (fail to attend) marinare [class, lesson]; non andare a [meeting]

17) (snub) ignorare [person]

to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare

cardboard cuts easily — il cartone si taglia facilmente

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [leisure time]

2) (move, go)

to cut down a side street — tagliare per una via laterale

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

3) cinem. [camera] staccare

4) gioc. tagliare

3.

verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

to cut oneself — tagliarsi

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

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to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

to cut both ways — essere a doppio taglio

III 1. [kʌt]

passato, participio passato cut II

2.

aggettivo

1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato

2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato

a well-cut jacket — una giacca di buon taglio

3) (injured) [lip] tagliato

to have a cut finger — avere un taglio al dito

4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [flowers] tagliato, reciso

5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato

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to have one's work cut out to do — avere il proprio (bel) daffare