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■ cut off
A v. t. + avv.
1 tagliare (via); mozzare; troncare: to cut off sb.'s head, tagliare (o mozzare) la testa a q.
2 bloccare; interrompere; tagliare: to cut off supplies for, tagliare i rifornimenti a; to cut off all the roads leading out of town, bloccare tutte le strade che portano fuori di città; (mil.) to cut off the enemy's retreat, tagliare la ritirata al nemico
3 (anche sport) intercettare: (naut.) to cut off a ship, intercettare una nave
4 isolare; tagliar fuori: We were cut off by a heavy snowstorm, siamo rimasti isolati per una grande nevicata; to be cut off from civilization, essere isolato dal mondo civile; to cut oneself off, isolarsi (dagli altri); to feel cut off, sentirsi tagliato fuori; sentirsi escluso
5 tagliare (l'acqua, la luce, il gas, ecc.)
6 (anche telef.) interrompere: Our conversation was cut off, la nostra conversazione è stata interrotta; I've been cut off, è caduta la linea
7 (elettr., mecc.) escludere, scollegare, disinserire; staccare; spegnere (un motore, ecc.)
B v. i. + avv.
1 (fam.) andarsene alla svelta; filare
2 (elettr., mecc.: di apparecchio, ecc.) disinserirsi; spegnersi □ to cut off a corner, tagliare dritto (da un punto all'altro) □ (fig.) to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, castrarsi per far dispetto alla moglie □ to be cut off in one's prime, morire prematuramente; (anche) veder finire prematuramente la propria carriera □ to cut sb. off without a penny, escludere q. dal testamento; diseredare; non lasciare il becco di un quattrino a q.

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