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| Cut! interj | (cinema: stop filming) (cinema) | corta! interj |
| | Cut! Let's redo this scene. |
| | Corta! Vamos refazer essa cena. |
| cut n | (act of cutting) | corte sm |
| | The cut took less than a second to perform. |
| | O corte levou menos de um segundo para ser executado. |
| cut n | figurative, often plural (reduction) (figurado, financeiro, redução) | corte sm |
| | The budget cuts ended some important programmes. |
| | Os cortes de orçamento acabaram com alguns programas importantes. |
| cut n | (excerpt edited out) (editar) | corte sm |
| | The editor made so many cuts that the film became half its original length. |
| | O editor fez tantos cortes que o filme ficou metade do original. |
| cut n | (portion) (porção) | parte sf |
| | Your cut will be about five hundred pounds. |
| | Sua parte será de aproximadamente quinhentas libras. |
| cut n | (cinema: transition) (cinema, transição entre cenas) | corte sm |
| | The cut from one scene to another was well done. |
| | O corte de uma cena para outra foi bem feito. |
| cut n | (cinema: version) (cinema) | versão sf |
| | (figurado, cinema) | corte sm |
| | Which cut of this scene should we use? I like the first one. |
| | Que versão dessa cena devemos usar? Eu gosto da primeira. |
| cut n | (shape, style) | corte sm |
| | I like the cut of that dress. |
| | Gosto do corte desse vestido. |
| cut n | (selection) | seleção sf |
| | The player made the first cut, and hoped to be selected for the team. |
| | O jogador passou a primeira seleção e esperava ser selecionado para o time. |
| cut n | (baseball) (beisebol) | efeito sm |
| | His curve ball has a wicked cut. |
| | Sua bola curva tem um efeito fantástico. |
| cut n | (power) (de energia) | corte sm |
| | The power cut lasted for six hours. |
| | O corte de energia durou seis horas. |
| cut n | (hurtful remark) (figurado, comentário ofensivo) | cortada sf |
| | She hurt him with a nasty cut directed at his mother. |
| | Ela o magoou com uma cortada desagradável à sua mãe. |
| cut n | (meat) (carne) | corte, talho sm |
| | Which cut of meat would you recommend for a stew? |
| | Qual corte de carne você recomendaria para um ensopado? |
| cut n | (whip) | estalo sm |
| | You could hear the cut of the lion tamer's whip. |
| | Você podia ouvir o estalo do chicote do domador de leões. |
| cut n | (sports: removal of players) | corte sm |
| cut n | (cutting: section cut through rock, etc.) | corte sm |
| cut⇒ vi | (be able to slice) | cortar v int |
| | Does this knife cut well? |
| | Essa faca corta bem? |
| cut vi | (undergo slicing) (passar por fatiamento) | cortar v int |
| | The soft cheese cuts well, and does not crumble. |
| | O queijo macio é cortado facilmente e não desmorona. |
| cut vi | (do the cutting) | cortar v int |
| | This knife cuts cleanly. |
| | Esta faca corta de forma limpa. |
| cut vi | (hurt) | doer v int |
| | Ouch. The news that he got remarried really cuts. |
| | Ai. A notícia de que ele se casou realmente doeu. |
| cut vi | (cards: divide pack) (baralho) | cortar v int |
| | I'll shuffle the cards and Henry can cut. |
| | Vou embaralhar as cartas e Henry pode cortar. |
| cut vi | (cards: choose dealer) (cartas) | cortar v int |
| | Let's cut, and the person with the highest card can deal. |
| | Vamos cortar, e a pessoa com a carta mais alta pode começar. |
| cut vi | (change direction suddenly) | cortar v int |
| | The basketball player cut to the right and shot the ball. |
| | O jogador de basquete cortou para a direita e lançou a bola. |
| cut to [sth] vi + prep | (cinema: make abrupt transition) | cortar vt |
| | It showed the scene of the child playing and then cut to the war scene. |
| | Ele mostrou a cena da criança brincando e depois cortou para a cena de guerra. |
| cut into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (detract from) | diminuir v int |
| | (figurado) | cortar v int |
| | This recession is really cutting into my luxury lifestyle! |
| | Esta recessão está realmente diminuindo meu estilo de vida de luxo! |
| cut into [sth] vi + prep | (conversation: interrupt) (figurado) | cortar v int |
| | | interromper v int |
| | Roger apologized for cutting into our conversation, but said that he had some urgent news. |
| | Roger pediu desculpas por cortar a conversa, mas disse que tinha algumas notícias urgentes. |
| cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (flower: snip the stalk of) | cortar vt |
| | He cut some flowers to take to his girlfriend. |
| | Ele cortou algumas flores para levar para a namorada. |
| cut [sth] vtr | slang, figurative (omit, cease) | cortar vt |
| | Please cut the jokes. Just tell us what happened. |
| | Por favor, corte as piadas. Diga-nos o que aconteceu. |
| cut [sth] vtr | figurative, informal (turn off, stop) | parar, cessar vt |
| | Cut the music. We need to talk for a while. |
| | Para a música. Precisamos conversar um pouco. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (intersect) | cortar, atravessar vt |
| | The railway line cuts the highway just beyond the town. |
| | A linha férrea corta a rodovia logo depois da cidade. |
| cut [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (cause pain) | magoar vt |
| | Your remark really cut me badly. |
| | Sua observação me magoou muito. |
| cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (shape, sculpt) | cortar, cinzelar vt |
| | The stonemason will cut the granite into stepping stones. |
| | O pedreiro irá cortar o granito em caminhos. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (path, swathe: create, make) | cortar vt |
| | He cut a path through the field of corn with his tractor. |
| | Ele cortou caminho pelo campo de milho com seu trator. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (cards, pack: divide) | cortar vt |
| | Do you want to cut the deck, or should I just deal now? |
| | Você quer cortar o baralho ou pode ser eu? |
| cut [sth] vtr | (golf: slice) | cortar vt |
| | If you cut the ball, it will go into the trees. |
| | Se você cortar a bola, ela irá para as árvores. |
| cut [sth] vtr | slang, figurative (cope) | lidar vt |
| | If you can't cut the pressure, just go away before we begin to work. |
| | Se você não conseguir lidar com a pressão, vá embora antes de começarmos a trabalhar. |
| cut [sth] vtr | US, slang, figurative (skip) (gíria) | matar, cabular vt |
| | The student cut class on Tuesday to go to the lake. |
| | O aluno matou aula na terça-feira para ir ao lago. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (alcohol, drug: dilute) | diluir vt |
| | Some bartenders cut the vodka with water. |
| | Alguns barmen diluem a vodka com água. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (animal: castrate) | castrar vt |
| | We need to cut those calves before next week. |
| | Precisamos castrar esses bezerros antes da próxima semana. |
| cut⇒ vtr | colloquial (baby: grow teeth) (dente de bebê) | apontar vt |
| | The baby cried all night when he cut his teeth, and his poor father couldn't sleep either. |
| | O bebê chorou a noite toda quando seus dentes apontaram, e seu pobre pai também não conseguia dormir. |
| cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (whip: crack) | estalar, chicotear vt |
| | The lion tamer cut the whip with a loud crack. |
| | O domador de leões chicoteou com um estalo alto. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (music track, album: record) (música) | faixa sf |
| cut [sth] vtr | (key: make a copy) (chave) | fazer cópia vt + sf |
Locuções verbais
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carve [sb] up,
cut [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative, slang (swerve in front of another vehicle) (figurado, veículo) | cortar vt |
| | | fechar vt |
| cut across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (traverse via a short cut) | tomar um atalho loc v |
| | The children cut across a wheat field to get home faster. |
| cut across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (defy definitions or boundaries) | atravessar a raia, ultrapassar limites impostos loc v |
| | Concern about this issue cuts across traditional political divisions. |
| cut away vi phrasal | (TV, film: change shot) (tv, cinema) | corte, cutaway vt |
| cut away to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (TV, film: change shot) (tv, filme) | cortar para próxima cena loc v |
| cut back vi phrasal | informal (reduce: spending) | reduzir, diminuir vt |
| | We've been spending too much. We need to cut back. |
| | Nós estamos gastando muito, precisamos reduzir (or: diminuir). |
| cut back on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (reduce: to economize) | reduzir vt |
| | Now that I am unemployed we are going to have to cut back on our spending. |
| | Agora que estou desempregado nós precisaremos reduzir os gastos. |
| cut down vi phrasal | (reduce consumption) (consumo) | reduzir vt |
| | If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down. |
| | Se você não consegue parar de fumar de uma vez, você deveria pelo menos tentar reduzir. |
| cut down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reduce, consume less of) | reduzir vt |
| | | cortar vt |
| | It's hard to cut down on alcohol when my friends keep inviting me out for drinks. |
| | É difícil reduzir o consumo de álcool quando meus amigos continuam me convidando para beber. |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (reduce) | reduzir vt |
| | When the team decided to cut down their roster, everyone was upset. |
| | Quando o time decidiu cortar a equipe, todos ficaram desapontados. |
| cut [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (kill, strike down) (figurado:matar, eliminar) | eliminar v int |
| | Many soldiers were cut down by enemy fire. |
| | Muitos soldados foram eliminados pelo fogo inimigo. |
| cut in vi phrasal | (vehicle: move suddenly in front) (BRA, veículo: cortar na frente) | dar uma fechada loc v |
| | (BRA) | fechar vt |
| | | cortar vt |
| | | atravessar v int |
| | The vehicle cut in front of me. |
| | O veículo me deu uma fechada. |
| cut in vi phrasal | (interrupt [sb] speaking) | interromper v int |
| | | cortar vt |
| | She cut in while I was speaking. Don't cut in when I'm talking. |
| | Ela me interrompeu enquanto eu estava falando. Não me interrompa quando eu estiver falando. |
| cut [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (estrange, disown) | deserdar, excluir vt |
| | The parents cut off their alcoholic son and he wasn't even mentioned in their will. |
| | Os pais deserdaram o filho alcoólatra e ele não foi sequer mencionado no testamento. |
| cut [sth/sb] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (disconnect) (internet) | desconectar, desligar vt |
| | While on the net, we were cut off. |
| | Quanto estávamos na internet, fomos desconectados. |
| cut [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (interrupt when speaking) | interromper vt |
| | | cortar vt |
| | Francesca cut me off while I was in the middle of speaking. |
| | Francesca me interrompeu quando eu estava no meio da minha fala. |
| cut [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | US (driver, vehicle: move suddenly in front) (motorista, veículo) | cortar vt |
| | A black sedan cut me off as I was about to switch lanes. |
cut [sth] out,
cut out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove by cutting) | cortar vt |
| | The doctors cut the tumour out, removing the cancer. |
| | Audrey cut the picture out of the magazine. |
| | Os médicos cortaram o tumor e removeram o câncer. |
cut [sth] out,
cut out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (text, scene: excise) (trecho, cena) | cortar vt |
| | | remover vt |
| | The director cut the scene out from the final version of the film. |
| | O diretor cortou a cena da versão final do filme. |
cut [sth] out,
cut out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (eliminate) (dieta) | eliminar vt |
| | She was told to cut out starchy carbs from her diet. |
| | Disseram a ela para eliminar carboidratos de amido da dieta. |
cut [sth] out,
cut out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (stop) (figurado) | cortar vt |
| | | parar vt |
| | Hey, cut out all that noise! I'm trying to sleep. |
| | Ei, pare com todo esse barulho! Estou tentando dormir. |
cut [sth] out,
cut out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (turn off) | cortar vt |
| | | desligar vt |
| cut out vi phrasal | (power, electricity: stop) (eletricidade) | cortar vt |
| | The power suddenly cut out and we were plunged into darkness. |
| | A energia foi cortada repentinamente e ficamos na escuridão. |
| cut out vi phrasal | US, slang (depart abruptly) (gíria: sair rapidamente) | vazar vt |
| | | sair correndo loc adv |
| | When the partygoers heard the police were coming, many cut out. |
| | Quando as pessoas da festa ouviram que a polícia estava chegando, muitos vazaram. |
| cut [sth] over vtr phrasal sep | (computing: transfer) (informática) | transferir vt |
| | The library will cut over the catalogue to its new software in September. |
cut [sth] short,
cut short [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (interrupt, finish prematurely) | interromper, descontinuar vt |
| | We had to cut the vacation short when Jim broke his ankle. |
cut [sth] up,
cut up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (chop, slice) | cortar em pedaços expres v |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun or is itself a noun |
| | You have to cut up the chicken into smaller pieces if you want to feed everybody. |
| | Você tem de cortar a galinha em pedaços menores se quiser alimentar a todos. |
| cut [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | UK (driver, vehicle: move suddenly in front) (veículo) | cortar vt |
| | A blue Mondeo cut me up as I was approaching the roundabout. |
| cut up vi phrasal | US, figurative, slang (make jokes) | fazer palhaçada expres v |
| | Danny is always getting into trouble for cutting up in class. |
| cut up about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | US, figurative, slang (make jokes about) | fazer piada sobre expres v |
| | The girls were cutting up about their embarrassing parents. |
Formas compostas:
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| a cut above [sth/sb] prep | (superior to) (superior a) | um nível acima, à frente de loc adj |
| | He is a cut above the rest. |
| a cut above expr | informal (superior) | um nível acima loc adv |
| | | melhor que os outros expres |
| | This restaurant is definitely a cut above; they have embroidered tablecloths. |
bob,
bob cut n | (women's short haircut) (corte de cabelo) | corte tipo bob loc sm |
| | Christine recently cut her long hair into a bob. |
bootcut,
boot-cut n as adj | (style of jeans: wider lower leg) | jeans com modelagem boot-cut loc smpl |
| | (BRA) | calça boca de sino loc sf |
| | I wanted something only a little different, so I bought some boot-cut jeans instead of flares. |
brilliant,
brilliant cut n | (type of diamond cut) | brilhante sm |
| | It's a brilliant that gives this diamond its sparkle. |
| buzz cut n | (short hairstyle) | cabelo raspado sm |
| | Liam got a buzz cut to disguise the fact that he was going bald. |
| clean-cut adj | (lines: sharply defined) (arquitetura, desenho: distinto e claro) | simples adj |
| | | bem definido loc adj |
| | Modernist architects abandoned the frills and ornamentation of the Victorian and Edwardian eras in favor of simple shapes and clean-cut lines. |
| clean-cut adj | figurative (man: neat, respectable-looking) (homem) | bem-apessoado, bem-parecido adj |
| | People trusted him because he had that clean-cut Boy Scout image. |
| | As pessoas confiavam nele porque ele tinha aquela aparência bem-apessoada (or: bem-parecida) de escoteiro. |
| clear-cut adj | figurative (unambiguous, well defined) | claro, distinto adj |
| | It's a clear-cut case of fraud. |
| clear-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (forestry: cut all trees in an area) | desmatar vt |
| | Clear-cutting on steep slopes can cause erosion. |
| | Desmatar em encostas molhadas pode causar erosão. |
| cold cuts npl | chiefly US (meat served cold) (carnes servidas frias) | frios sm pl |
| | The buffet included a selection of cold cuts. |
| cost-cut⇒ vi | (reduce spending) | cortar custos loc v |
| cost cut n | (reduction in expenses) (redução de preço) | corte de custos loc sm |
| | The company's profits were boosted last year by cost cuts, including the thousands of redundancies made in January. |
| | O lucro da empresa aumentou no ano passado devido aos cortes de custos, incluindo as milhares de demissões feitas em Janeiro. |
| crew cut n | (army haircut) (corte curto de exército) | corte à escovinha loc sm |
| | His crew cut and posture made it clear he was a military man. |
| | Seu corte à escovinha e sua postura mostravam claramente que era um militar. |
| crew cut n | (very short haircut) (corte curto) | corta à escovinha escovinha sm |
| | The boys on the team all have crew cuts. |
| crew-cut n as adj | (hair: very short) (cabelo) | corte à escovinha loc sm |
| | You could tell he was a Marine from his crew-cut hair. |
| crinkle-cut adj | (chips, crisps: corrugated, wavy) (batata, salgadinho) | com corte ondulado loc adj |
crosscut [sth] (US),
cross-cut [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (cut or move across) | cortar transversalmente vt + adv |
crosscut [sth] (US),
cross-cut [sth] (UK) vtr | (film: interweave two scenes) (filme) | alternar duas cenas loc v |
crosscut [sth] with [sth] (US),
cross-cut [sth] with [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (film: interweave two scenes) (filme) | alternar duas cenas loc v |
crosscut (US),
cross-cut (UK) n | (transverse or diagonal path) | atalho sm |
crosscut (US),
cross-cut (UK) n | (film editing: interwoven scenes) (edição de filme) | cenas alternadas loc sf pl |
crosscut (US),
cross-cut (UK) adj | (beams, etc: cut crosswise) | cortado transversalmente loc adj |
crosscut (US),
cross-cut (UK) adj | (film scene: interwoven) (cena de filme) | alternada sf |
| cut a deal v expr | informal (make agreement) | fazer um acordo vt + sm |
cut a swathe,
cut a swath,
cut a wide swathe,
cut a wide swath v expr | figurative (be impressive) | chamar atenção expres |
cut a swathe through [sth],
cut a swath through [sth] v expr | (make a path through) | abrir caminho por expres v |
| cut and paste [sth] v expr | (move: text on screen) (texto) | cortar e colar expres |
| | To cut and paste text, first highlight the text you wish to move. |
| cut and paste [sth] into [sth] v expr | (move: text on screen) | cortar e colar em expres v |
| | You can cut and paste internet images into the word processing document. |
| cut [sth] apart vtr + adv | (separate, divide) | separar, dividir vt |
| cut [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove: with blade) | cortar, extirpar, remover vt |
| Nota: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | To repair the table I had to cut away the damaged veneer and replace it with a matching new piece. |
| cut class vtr + n | US, informal (miss a school lesson) | matar aula loc v |
| | It's no surprise his grades were so low - he was always cutting class! |
| cut corners vtr + npl | figurative, informal (save time, money) (material, tempo, dinheiro) | economizar vt |
| | When building contractors try to cut corners on foundations, it is disastrous. |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr + adv | (tree: fell) (árvore) | derrubar vt |
| | It's a pity that they cut down that old tree. |
| | É uma pena que eles derrubem aquela velha árvore. |
| cut [sb/sth] down to size expr | (criticize, find faults) (criticar, achar defeitos) | criticar vt |
| | Rick was cocky at first, but his new teammates cut him down to size. |
| cut glass n | (etched crystal) | cristal sm |
| cut-glass n as adj | (crystal: etched) | cristalino adj |
| cut [sb] in for [sth] vtr + adv | (give [sb] a share) | dividir, partilhar, repartir vt |
| | After she won the money, she said she would cut me in for some of it. |
| | Depois que ela ganhou o dinheiro, disse que dividiria comigo. |
cut in line (US),
jump the queue (UK) v expr | informal (go in front of others waiting) | furar a fila expres v |
| | I get annoyed when people cut in line in front of me. |
| cut [sth] in two⇒ vtr | (slice into two parts) | cortar em dois loc v |
| | The magician appeared to cut his beautiful assistant in two. |
| Cut it out! interj | slang, figurative (stop it) | deixa disto!, corta essa!, para com isso! interj |
| | Cut it out! - if you don't stop doing that, I'll have to punish you. |
| cut it out v expr | slang, figurative (stop doing [sth]) | parar vt |
| | He keeps teasing me about my boyfriend. I wish he'd cut it out. |
| | Ele continua me provocando sobre meu namorado, queria que ele parasse. |
| cut loose vi + adj | figurative, slang (become independent) | separar, desligar vt |
| | She really began to cut loose after she left home. |
| cut loose vi + adj | figurative, slang (act wildly) | soltar-se, libertar-se, liberar-se vp |
| | After six weeks of boot camp the recruits were ready to cut loose and have a few beers. |
| | Depois de seis semanas no campo de treinamento, os recrutas estavam prontos para se soltarem (or: se libertarem, or: se liberarem) e tomar umas cervejas. |
| cut [sb] loose vtr + adj | US, figurative, slang (fire from job) | demitir vt |
| | The company cut Alan loose for supporting the workers' strike. |
| cut [sth] off vtr + adv | (remove using a blade) | amputar vt |
| | | remover vt |
| | His leg was so badly damaged, the doctors had to cut it off. |
| | A perna dele estava tão ferida que os médicos tiveram de amputá-la. |
| cut [sb] off at the knees v expr | figurative, informal (humiliate) | humilhar vt |
| | A man in the audience heckled the comedian, but her witty comeback cut him off at the knees. |
| cut [sth] off at the knees v expr | figurative, often passive, informal (thwart, cause to fail) (figurado, informal) | cortar pela raiz expres v |
| cut off your nose to spite your face v expr | figurative (put self at disadvantage through spite) | jogar pedras no próprio telhado expres v |
| | | jogar pedra em telhado de vidro expres v |
| | The island has banned tourists as they make so much mess, even though they are its main source of income. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face! |
| cut [sth/sb] open vtr + adj | (body: dissect) (cirurgia: dissecar) | abrir vt |
| | The surgeon cut the patient's chest open. |
| be cut out for [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (person: able, suited) | servir para, ser feito para loc v |
| | When he got caught the second time, he decided he wasn't cut out for a life of crime. |
| | Quando ele foi pego pela segunda vez, decidiu que não servia para (or: era feito para) uma vida de crimes. |
| be cut out for doing [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (person: able, suited) | preparado para adj + prep |
| | Some people aren't cut out for dealing with the public. |
| have your work cut out for you v expr | informal, figurative (have a hard task ahead) (informal, figurado) | trabalho duro pela frente expres |
| | The house Joe and Maggie have bought needs a lot of renovation; they certainly have their work cut out for them. |
| | A casa que Joe e Maggie compraram precisa de muitos reparos; com certeza, eles têm um trabalho duro pela frente. |
| be cut out to do [sth] expr | informal, figurative (person: suited) | nascer para v int +prep |
| | She was never cut out to be a doctor. |
cut price,
cut-price adj | (cheap, discounted) | reduzido adj |
| | | com desconto loc adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| cut prices v expr | (sell items more cheaply) (reduzir o preço) | descontar vt |
| | A lot of stores cut prices after Christmas to try to maintain sales. |
cut [sb] some slack,
give [sb] some slack v expr | informal, figurative (make allowances for [sb]) | dar um desconto expres v |
| | I'll have to cut my new employee some slack; this is all new to her. |
| cut someone some slack v expr | (be lenient) (ser leniente) | dar uma folga expres |
| cut the mustard v expr | figurative (meet requirements for [sth]) | ser capaz de expres v |
| | | dar conta do recado expres v |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | (slice through with a blade) | cortar, talhar, desmatar vt |
| | (BRA) | capinar |
| | I haven't got a clue why he bought that machete, there's no jungle to cut through in Belgium. |
| | Eu não tenho ideia do porquê ele trouxe aquela machete, não tem floresta para cortar na Bélgica. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | figurative, infformal (get past: [sth] superfluous) | deixar de lengalenga, deixar de conversas, deixar de balelas expres v |
| | Ok, let's cut through the crap and see what we do agree on! |
| | Ok, vamos deixar de lengalenga e ver no que concordamos. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | informal (take a shortcut) | cortar caminho expres v |
| | He cut through the neighbours' back yard to get there quicker. |
| | Ele cortou caminho pelo quintal do vizinho para chegar mais rápido. |
| cut to fit adj | (custom made) | sob medida adj |
| | We bought the crown moldings cut to fit so they were fast to install. |
| cut [sth/sb] to pieces v expr | (slaughter) (trucidar) | fazer picadinho, cortar em pedaços loc v |
| cut [sb] to pieces v expr | figurative (upset) (atacar verbalmente) | destroçar vt |
| | | colocar para baixo loc v |
| | She cut me to pieces with her cruel remarks. |
| | Ela me destroçou com seus comentários cruéis. |
| cut to the chase v expr | figurative, informal (get to the point) | ir direto ao ponto expres v |
| | Cut to the chase: did Helen say yes or no? |
cut up,
cut-up adj | (chopped into pieces) | cortado, retalhado adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun or is itself a noun |
| | The collage is made from cut-up newspaper. |
| cut up adj | UK, figurative, slang (upset) | em pedaços loc adj |
| | He's really cut up that you dumped him. |
| | Ele está mesmo em pedaços porque você o dispensou. |
| cut-up n | US, informal ([sb] who jokes) | palhaço, brincalhão sm |
| | He's such a cut-up, you can't take anything he says seriously. |
| cut up about [sth] expr | figurative, slang (upset) (gíria, figurado) | arrasado adj |
| | Iris is really cut up about not being invited to her son's wedding. |