cut down dans le dictionnaire italien Oxford-Paravia

Traductions de cut down dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.cut down VERBE [kʌt -] (cut down)

cut down

ridurre il consumo

“would you like a cigarette?” - “no, I'm trying to cut down”

“vuoi una sigaretta?” - “no, sto cercando di fumare di meno”

to cut down on alcohol, fatty foods

ridurre il consumo di

II.cut down VERBE [kʌt -] (cut down [sth], cut [sth] down)

1. cut down (chop down):

cut down forest, tree

abbattere

2. cut down (reduce):

cut down consumption, spending, number, time, scale

ridurre (from da; to a)

3. cut down (trim):

cut down trousers, curtains

accorciare

cut down article, film

tagliare

III.cut down VERBE [kʌt -] (cut [sb] down) littér

cut down disease person:

cut down

stroncare

to cut sb down to size

ridimensionare qn

Traductions de cut down dans le dictionnaire italien»anglais

ribassato prezzo

cut down

tagliare fig

to cut (down)

tagliare (abbattere)

to cut down

falcidiare

to cut down

decurtare spese

to cut down

Traductions de cut down dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south fam

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” PRESSE

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORT (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] PRÉP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down fam

depresso

down fam

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down GB:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down CHEMDFER train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down INFOR:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] VERBE trans fam

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] SUBST

to have a down on sb fam

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb fam

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] SUBST

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [GB daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] SUBST

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

Voir aussi : downs

downs [GB daʊnz] SUBST npl GB (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

I.cut [GB kʌt, Am kət] SUBST

1. cut:

cut (incision)

taglio m

cut (in surgery)

incisione f

to make a cut in cloth, wood

fare un taglio in

to make a cut in surgeon: flesh

fare or praticare un'incisione in

2. cut (wound):

cut

taglio m

to get a cut from sth

tagliarsi or farsi un taglio con qc

3. cut (hairstyle):

cut

taglio m

a cut and blow-dry

taglio e piega

4. cut (share):

cut fam

parte f

cut fam

quota f

a cut of the profits, takings

una quota dei profitti, degli incassi

she takes a 25% cut of the total sum

prende il 25% della somma totale

5. cut (reduction):

cut

riduzione f

cut

taglio m (in di)

a cut in prices, a price cut

una riduzione dei prezzi

a cut in the interest, unemployment rate

una riduzione del tasso di interesse, del tasso di disoccupazione

job cuts

tagli occupazionali

he agreed to take a cut in salary

ha accettato una riduzione del salario

6. cut (trim):

to give [sth] a cut hair, grass

tagliare

7. cut CULIN:

cut

taglio m

fillet is the most tender cut

il filetto è il taglio più tenero

8. cut (shape):

cut (of gem, suit, jacket)

taglio m

9. cut CINÉ:

cut (removal of footage)

taglio m

cut (shot)

raccordo m

cut (shot)

cut m (from da; to a)

10. cut (in editing):

cut

taglio m

to make cuts in article, story

fare dei tagli a

11. cut (shorter route):

cut

scorciatoia f

12. cut:

cut ARTS, TYPO

cliché m

cut ARTS, TYPO

incisione f

13. cut SPORT:

cut

colpo m tagliato

14. cut MUS (track):

cut fam

pezzo m

classic cuts from the 60's

i classici degli anni '60

II.cut <forma in -ing cutting, passé/ppas cut> [GB kʌt, Am kət] VERBE trans

1. cut (slice):

cut bread, fabric, metal, paper, slice, wood

tagliare

cut hole, slit

fare

to cut sth out of fabric, magazine

ritagliare qc da

to cut sth in half or in two

tagliare a metà, in due qc

to cut sth into quarters, slices, pieces

tagliare qc in quarti, a fette, a pezzi

to cut sth to shreds or ribbons fabric, document

tagliare qc a striscioline

my hands were cut to shreds

avevo le mani tutte tagliuzzate

2. cut (sever):

cut rope, ribbon, throat, wire

tagliare

cut flower, stem, vein

tagliare, recidere

cut wheat

tagliare, mietere

cut fig ties, links

rompere

3. cut (carve out):

cut notch

fare

cut channel, tunnel

scavare

cut initials

incidere (in in)

to cut [sth] open packet, sack

aprire

to cut [sth] open surgeon: chest, stomach

aprire

to cut one's way through undergrowth

aprirsi un passaggio in

4. cut (wound):

cut victim

ferire

cut fig remark: person

ferire

to cut one's finger, lip

tagliarsi il dito, il labbro

the rocks cut their feet

le rocce gli hanno tagliato i piedi

the wind cut me like a knife

il vento era pungente

5. cut (trim):

cut hair, grass, hedge

tagliare

to cut one's fringe, finger nails

tagliarsi la frangia, le unghie

to have one's hair cut

farsi tagliare i capelli

6. cut (shape, fashion):

cut gem, marble, wood, pastry, suit

tagliare

cut locksmith: key

fare

to cut sth into triangles, strips

tagliare qc a triangoli, a strisce

to cut sth into the shape of a star

ritagliare qc a forma di stella

7. cut (liberate):

to cut sb from wreckage

liberare qn da

to cut sb, sth free or loose

liberare qn, qc (from da)

8. cut (edit):

cut article, film, scene

tagliare

we cut the film to 90 minutes

abbiamo accorciato il film a 90 minuti

I cut the article from 3, 000 to 2, 000 words

ho ridotto l'articolo da 3.000 a 2.000 parole

9. cut (reduce):

cut rate, expenditure

ridurre, tagliare

cut cost, price, budget, inflation, list, number, staff, wages, salary, working day

ridurre (by di)

cut length, size

diminuire

we've cut prices by 10%

abbiamo abbassato i prezzi del 10%

we've cut the amount of time we spend on the phone

passiamo meno tempo al telefono

10. cut (grow):

to cut a tooth, one's teeth

mettere un dente, i denti

11. cut (switch off):

cut headlights

spegnere

12. cut (record):

cut album

incidere

cut track

registrare

13. cut INFOR:

cut paragraph, section

tagliare

cut and paste

taglia e incolla

cut the first paragraph and paste it in at the end

taglia il primo paragrafo e incollalo al fondo

14. cut JEUX:

cut cards, deck

tagliare

15. cut (dilute):

cut drink, drugs

tagliare (with con)

16. cut (intersect):

cut line: circle

intersecare

cut track: road

tagliare

17. cut (stop) fam:

cut the chatter

basta con le chiacchiere

cut the flattery, sarcasm!

basta con le lusinghe, il sarcasmo!

cut the crap! fam

basta con le stronzate!

18. cut (fail to attend) fam:

cut class, lesson

marinare

cut meeting, conference

non andare a

19. cut (snub):

cut person

ignorare

she cut me dead in the street

mi ha completamente ignorato per strada

20. cut CINÉ (splice):

cut

montare

III.cut <forma in -ing cutting, passé/ppas cut> [GB kʌt, Am kət] VERBE intr

1. cut:

cut

tagliare

this knife cuts well

questo coltello taglia bene

cardboard cuts easily

il cartone si taglia facilmente

cut along the dotted line

tagliare lungo la linea tratteggiata

will the cake cut into six?

la torta basterà per sei?

to cut into cake, pie, fabric, paper

tagliare

to cut into flesh, organ

incidere

2. cut (move, go):

to cut across the park

tagliare per il parco

our route cuts across Belgium

il nostro itinerario attraversa il Belgio

the lorry cut across my path

il camion mi ha tagliato la strada

to cut down a side street

tagliare per una via laterale

to cut in front of sb (in a queue)

passare davanti a qn

to cut in front of sb (in a car)

sorpassare qn

3. cut CINÉ:

the camera cut to the president

la macchina da presa staccò sul presidente

to cut from the street to the courtroom camera:

staccare dalla via alla sala d'udienza

4. cut JEUX:

cut

tagliare

to cut for the deal

tagliare il mazzo (per stabilire chi dà le carte)

5. cut fig:

to cut into (impinge on) leisure time, working day

incidere su

IV.to cut oneself VERBE pron

to cut oneself <forma in -ing cutting, passé/ppas cut>:

to cut oneself

tagliarsi

to cut oneself on the foot, chin

tagliarsi il piede, il mento

to cut oneself on broken glass

tagliarsi con un vetro rotto

to cut oneself a slice of meat

tagliarsi una fetta di carne

cut yourself some cake

tagliati una fetta di torta

V.cut [GB kʌt, Am kət] VERBE ppas

cut → II, III, IV

VI.cut [GB kʌt, Am kət] ADJ

1. cut (sliced, sawn):

cut fabric, rope, pages, timber

tagliato

ready-cut slices

fette già tagliate

2. cut (shaped):

cut gem, stone

tagliato

a well-cut jacket

una giacca di buon taglio

the trousers are cut wide

i pantaloni sono larghi

3. cut (injured):

cut lip

tagliato

to have a cut finger, knee

avere un taglio al dito, ginocchio

4. cut AGR:

cut hay, grass

tagliato

cut flowers

tagliato, reciso

5. cut (edited):

cut film, text

con tagli, tagliato

VII.cut [GB kʌt, Am kət]

to be a cut above sb, sth

essere superiore a qn, qc

to cut and run fig

darsela a gambe

to cut both ways argument, measure:

essere a doppio taglio

to have one's work cut out to do

avere il proprio (bel) daffare

Voir aussi : IV

IV SUBST

IV → intravenous drip

IV

flebo

cut down dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de cut down dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.cut down VERBE trans

1. cut down tree:

cut down

tagliare

2. cut down (reduce):

cut down production

ridurre

to cut down expenses

ridurre le spese

3. cut down (destroy, kill):

cut down

distruggere

David was cut down in his prime

David è morto nel fiore degli anni

4. cut down (remodel, shorten):

cut down garment

accorciare

II.cut down VERBE intr

to cut down on sth

ridurre qc

to cut down on smoking

fumare meno

Traductions de cut down dans le dictionnaire italien»anglais

abbattere (alberi)

to cut down

tagliare (albero)

to cut down

limitarsi (in qc)

to cut down (on sth)

Traductions de cut down dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

down¹ [daʊn] SUBST

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Idiomes/Tournures:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PRÉP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

I.cut [kʌt] SUBST

1. cut:

cut

taglio m

to make a cut

tagliare

the cut of a shirt

il taglio di una camicia

a deep cut

un taglio profondo

to get a cut

tagliarsi

a cut in production/staff

una riduzione della produzione/del personale

wage/budget cut

tagli salariali/del budget

to make a cut in a film

tagliare una scena di un film

2. cut (slice, part):

cut

fetta f

to take one's cut of sth fam

prendersi la propria fetta di qc

cold cuts

carne f fredda affettata

3. cut JEUX:

who's cut is it?

a chi tocca tagliare?

4. cut fam (absence):

cut

assenza f

5. cut (swing in baseball):

cut

colpo tagliato

Idiomes/Tournures:

the cut and thrust

la battaglia

to be a cut above sb/sth

avere una marcia in più rispetto a qu/qc

II.cut [kʌt] ADJ

cut

tagliato, -a

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

1. cut:

cut

tagliare

to cut oneself

tagliarsi

to cut sth open

aprire qc con un taglio

to cut sth in half

tagliare qc a metà

to cut sth to pieces

tagliare qc a pezzetti

to have one's hair cut

tagliarsi i capelli

to cut the lawn

tagliare l'erba

who's going to cut the cards? JEUX

chi taglia?

2. cut (cause moral pain):

cut

ferire

3. cut (decrease size, amount, length):

cut

tagliare

cut

ridurre

4. cut (divide):

cut benefits

ripartire

5. cut (hollow out):

to cut a hole

fare un buco

6. cut speech:

cut

shorten

cut

tagliare

cut CINÉ, TV

montare

7. cut fam (skip):

cut school, class

saltare

8. cut MUS:

cut a record, CD

incidere

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

1. cut (slice):

cut

tagliare

cut

tagliarsi

this knife cuts well

questo coltello taglia bene

this cheese cuts easily

questo formaggio si taglia bene

2. cut JEUX:

cut

tagliare il mazzo

let's cut to see who starts

tagliamo il mazzo per vedere a chi tocca dare le carte

3. cut CINÉ:

cut!

stop!

4. cut (change direction suddenly):

to cut to the right

sterzare a destra

5. cut (morally wound):

cut remark, words

ferire

Idiomes/Tournures:

to cut both ways

essere un'arma a doppio taglio

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

The institute is hailed as an intensive care facility designed to cut down on heavy medical costs.

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Whenever you indulge in fried food items or sweets, try to cut down the consumption of carbohydrates in the form of chapatti and rice.

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Without the comma, this would mean that only those trees over six feet tall were cut down.

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The narcissi should be cut down ruthlessly when they have flowered so that the leaves do not die messily.

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Basically we're like hairdressers, using tiny blow dryers, acetone and tiny, tiny paintbrushes that we've cut down.

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You may trim off the dead foliage, but do not cut down living pseudostems.

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The high density, however allows for extensive use of public transportation systems to cut down on pollution and congestion.

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Song structure was freer, with each musician playing multiple tracks on various instruments, to be cut down and refined as pieces later.

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Without wanting to cut down a tall poppy, there are certainly holes in the script and score.

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An express train will be added that will cut down travel time to 2025 minutes with limited stops on dedicated tracks.

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