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(azione) cutting; (di diamante, cristallo) cutting, shaping; (di torta, arrosto) cutting, slicing; (di albero) chopping down, felling; (di erba) mowing; arma da ~ cutting o sharp weapon
(ferita) cut, slash; (amputazione) amputation; (incisione) cut, incision; avere un ~ al o sul dito to have a cut finger; farsi un ~ al dito to cut one’s finger; farsi un ~ con qcs. to get a cut from sth., to cut oneself with sth.
(eliminazione, censura) cut; cinem. cut, outtake; fare dei -gli a to make cuts in [articolo, storia]
(pettinatura) haircut, hairstyle; ~ e piega cut and blow-dry
sart. (foggia) cut, style; un vestito di ~ classico a dress of classic cut; una giacca di buon ~ a well-cut jacket; corso di ~ e cucito dressmaking course
(di libro) edge
(parte tagliente) edge; a doppio ~ [arma] double-edged, two-edged
(formato) size
banconota di grosso, piccolo ~ high, low denomination banknote
(impostazione, tono) un giornale di ~ conservatore a conservative newspaper; dare al discorso un ~ polemico to give a speech a polemical note o tone
(forma data alle pietre preziose) cut
(a carte) cut
enol. blending
sport colpire di ~ una palla to chop o snick a ball
mus. ledger line
locuzioni idiomatiche dacci un ~! cut it out! stop it!
(dividere in pezzi) to cut(irregular) [carta, tessuto, pane];
to cut(irregular), to chop [legna, verdura, carne]; ~ qcs. con le forbici to scissor o snip sth.; ~ (a fette) una torta to slice a cake, to cut a cake into slices; ~ qcs. a pezzi to cut sth. into pieces o bits; ~ qcs. a cubetti o dadini to dice o cube sth., to chop sth. into cubes
(fare un taglio in) to cut(irregular), to slit(irregular) [gola];
to slash [gomme]; (ferire) [manette, forbici] to cut(irregular)
(staccare) to cut(irregular) off [ramo, fiore, testa, dito, arto]; (abbattere) to cut(irregular) down, to chop (down) [albero]
(interrompere l’erogazione di) to cut(irregular) off [luce, telefono]; ~ i viveri a qcn. to cut off sb.’s lifeline o supplies (anche fig.)
(accorciare) to cut(irregular) [capelli];
to cut(irregular), to clip [unghie];
to clip, to prune [cespuglio, siepe];
to cut(irregular), to mow(irregular), to trim [erba, prato]; (farsi) ~ i capelli to have one’s hair cut o a haircut
fig. (ridurre) to cut(irregular) (down), to shorten [discorso, testo];
to cut(irregular), to reduce [spese, sovvenzioni, budget]
(intersecare) [strada, ferrovia] to cut(irregular), to intersect [strada]; mat. to intersect; il camion mi ha tagliato la strada the lorry cut across my path o cut me off
(essere affilato) to cut(irregular); attenzione, taglia! be careful, it’s sharp! questo coltello taglia bene this knife cuts well
~ per i campi to cut through o strike across the fields; ~ per una via laterale to cut down a side street
tagliarsi pronom.
(ferirsi) to cut(irregular) oneself; si è tagliato il labbro he cut his lip; -rsi le vene to slash one’s wrists; (amputarsi) -rsi un dito to cut off one’s finger
(accorciarsi) -rsi i capelli to cut one’s hair; (farsi tagliare) to have one’s hair cut o a haircut; -rsi le unghie to cut o clip one’s nails; ~ la barba to shave one’s beard off
locuzioni idiomatiche ~ corto to cut short, to make it short and sweet; ~ la corda to flake off, to clear off BE, to scarper BE; ~ fuori to cut off; quel vino mi ha tagliato le gambe that wine made me really drowsy o laid me out.