■ cut up

■ cut up
■ cut up
A v. t. + avv.
1 tagliare; fare a pezzetti; trinciare; tritare: to cut up meat, tagliare la carne a pezzetti; to cut up a chicken, trinciare un pollo; to cut up timber into logs, tagliare legname per farne tronchi
2 (di solito al passivo) ferire: I was badly cut up in the car crash, uscii dallo scontro assai malconcio
3 (GB) stringere (dopo un sorpasso)
4 ferire (fig.); addolorare: He was cut up by my criticism, fu ferito dalle mie critiche; She was really cut up when her mother died, la morte della madre la sconvolse
5 (mil. e sport) fare a pezzi; infliggere gravi perdite a (il nemico, ecc.); stracciare (gli avversari)
6 (fam.) criticare; stroncare; fare a pezzi
B v. i. + avv.
1 (di un pollo) tagliarsi, trinciarsi (bene, male, ecc.)
2 (di stoffa) bastare: This piece of cloth will cut up into two dresses, da questa pezza vengono due vestiti
3 (fam.) fare baldoria; fare cagnara; (di bambini, anche) fare il diavolo a quattro
4 (fam. USA) fare il buffone
5 (fam.) – to cut up for, lasciare in eredità (una somma) □ (fam. GB) to cut up rough (o ugly, nasty), infuriarsi; fare una scenata; reagire di brutto; (sport: di incontro) finire a botte (o in una rissa) □ (arc. GB) to cut up well, lasciare una bella eredità.

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