Translations for „cut“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . cut [kʌt] N

1. cut (incision) a. FASHION:

cut

corte m

2. cut (gash, wound):

cut

corte m

3. cut (decrease):

cut

redução f

a cut in staff

um corte de pessoal

II . cut [kʌt] ADJ

cut

cortado(-a)

cut glass, diamond

lapidado(-a)

III . cut <cut, cut, -tt-> [kʌt] VB trans

1. cut (make an incision):

cut

cortar

to have one's hair cut

cortar o cabelo

2. cut (saw down):

cut trees

derrubar

3. cut (decrease):

cut jobs, prices

reduzir

4. cut (cease):

cut

parar

cut all this noise!

chega deste barulho!

IV . cut <cut, cut, -tt-> [kʌt] VB intr Am

to cut (in line)

furar a fila

buzz cut [ˈbʌzkʌt] N

buzz cut

corte m máquina 1

clear-cut ADJ

clear-cut

bem definido(-a)

clear-cut

claro(-a)

cut back VB trans

1. cut back:

cut back

fazer cortes

to cut back (on) sth

fazer cortes em a. c.

2. cut back (expenses):

cut back

reduzir

I . cut down VB trans

1. cut down tree:

cut down

derrubar

2. cut down (reduce):

cut down

reduzir

to cut down expenses

reduzir as despesas

II . cut down VB intr

to cut down on sth

diminuir a. c.

to cut down on smoking

fumar menos

cut in VB intr (interrupt)

to cut in (on sb)

interromper (alguém)

cut off VB trans

1. cut off (sever):

cut off a. ELEC, TELEC

cortar

2. cut off (amputate):

cut off

amputar

3. cut off (stop talking):

cut off

interromper

4. cut off (separate, isolate):

cut off

isolar

to be cut off by the snow

ficar ilhado pela neve

5. cut off (with car, bike):

cut off

dar uma fechada

cut out VB trans

cut it/that out!

para com isso!

low-cut ADJ

low-cut

decotado(-a)

power cut N esp Brit, Aus

power cut

corte m de energia

short cut N

short cut

atalho m

short cut fig

maneira f mais rápida (de fazer a. c.)

Usage examples with cut

to cut down expenses

reduzir as despesas

a cut in staff

um corte de pessoal

cut all this noise!

chega deste barulho!

to cut (in line)

furar a fila

to cut the grass

cortar a grama

cut it/that out!

para com isso!

to cut short

interromper bruscamente

to have one's hair cut

cortar o cabelo

to cut down on smoking

fumar menos

to cut down on sth

diminuir a. c.

to cut back (on) sth

fazer cortes em a. c.

to cut in (on sb)

interromper (alguém)

to cut sb to the quick fig

magoar alguém profundamente

to be cut off by the snow

ficar ilhado pela neve

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Castor said she had cut herself off while saying antifreeze because she had intended to say something else.

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Between the region's rocky trails and roads, which cut up the camels' feet, and the hostility between camels and mules, the experiment was a failure.

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The report says the pretax deduction, worth up to $245 per month, has raised transit commuting rates and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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But unfortunately, her career in the circuit was cut short due to a severe back injury.

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He disappears and reappears, gets cut in half, makes audience members vanish and others levitate.

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Poor attendances reduced gate receipts by almost 5,000, though expenditure was cut by over 6,000.

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Government decided that, based on the current realities, we had to cut our emoluments as government appointees.

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The live footage is mixed from fourteen different shows, and jumps between them for each different cut and camera angle.

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The artwork is printed onto blotter paper and then sometimes perforated into tiny squares or tabs which can be torn or cut apart.

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If nothing else, that reply gives a good idea of the brush-off householders can expect to receive if they complain when the tariff rates they were promised are cut.

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