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sever [Brit ˈsɛvə, Am ˈsɛvər] VB trans

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1. sever lit:

sever wire, limb, head, nerve, artery

sever rope, branch

to sever sth from

2. sever (break off) fig:

sever link, relations

sever contact, communications

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to strengthen/sever ties with

resserrer/rompre les liens avec

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sectionner membre, artère

to sever

trancher tête, membre

to cut [sth] off, to sever

trancher un doigt à qn

to cut sb's finger off, to sever sb's finger

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sever [ˈsevəʳ, Am ˈsevɚ] VB trans

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1. sever (cut) a. fig:

to sever sth from sth

sectionner qc de qc

2. sever (put an end):

sever a. fig

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to sever links with sb

rompre toute relation avec qn

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sectionner artère, fil

to sever

to sever sth from sth

sectionner qc de qc

to sever links with sb

rompre toute relation avec qn

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He even throws himself in front of the subway train, but only succeeds in severing his arm. en.wikipedia.org

Peoples tendons in the back of their necks were severed with sabers, so that a person could no longer hold their head up. en.wikipedia.org

The adjacent cemetery contains sever hundred burials dating from about 1814 to the present. en.wikipedia.org

A partial severing or even bruising of the spinal cord results in varying degrees of mixed function and paralysis. en.wikipedia.org

He was a victim of friendly fire, receiving a hit in the knee which severed his popliteal artery. en.wikipedia.org

They use this tooth to fatally sever their prey's vertebrae or to rip insects apart. en.wikipedia.org

The calf emerges head and front legs first, having broken through the fetal membranes, and falls to the ground, severing the umbilical cord. en.wikipedia.org

The leaf petiole exudes milky sap when severed. en.wikipedia.org

It can promote nucleation (the assembly of monomers into filaments), as well as sever existing filaments. en.wikipedia.org

Severing a major blood vessel leads to collapse due to shock fairly quickly. en.wikipedia.org

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