cut off

cut off
transitive verb
1) (remove by cutting) abschneiden; abtrennen; (with axe etc.) abschlagen
2) (interrupt, make unavailable) abschneiden [Zufuhr]; abstellen [Strom, Gas, Wasser]; unterbrechen [Telefongespräch, Sprecher am Telefon]
3) (isolate) abschneiden

be cut off by the snow/tide — durch den Schnee/die Flut abgeschnitten sein

4) (prevent, block) abschneiden

their retreat was cut off — ihnen wurde der Rückzug abgeschnitten

5) (exclude from contact)

cut somebody off from the outside world — jemanden von der Außenwelt abschneiden

cut oneself off — sich absondern

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1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) unterbrechen
2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) trennen
3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) abschneiden
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◆ cut off
vt
1. (remove)
▪ to \cut off off ⇆ sth etw abschneiden
▪ to \cut off sth off sth etw von etw dat abschneiden
to \cut off the fat off a steak das Fett von einem Steak wegschneiden
2. (sever)
▪ to \cut off off ⇆ sth etw abschneiden
his leg was \cut off off by a machine sein Bein wurde von einer Maschine abgetrennt
3. (silence)
▪ to \cut off off ⇆ sb jdn unterbrechen
to \cut off sb off in mid-sentence [or mid-flow] jdm den Satz abschneiden
▪ to \cut off off ⇆ sth etw unterbinden
to \cut off off electricity den Strom abstellen [o sperren]
to \cut off off the enemy's escape route dem Feind den Fluchtweg abschneiden
to \cut off off sb's gas supply jdm das Gas abdrehen
to \cut off off a phone conversation ein Telefongespräch unterbrechen
5. (isolate)
▪ to \cut off off ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw abschneiden
to be/get \cut off off by sth durch etw akk abgeschnitten sein/werden
they were \cut off off by the snow sie waren durch den Schnee von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten
▪ to \cut off oneself off [from sb] sich akk [von jdm] zurückziehen [o fernhalten]
when his wife died, he \cut off himself off from other people nach dem Tod seiner Frau lebte er ganz zurückgezogen
6. AM (refuse drink)
▪ to \cut off off ⇆ sb jdm nichts mehr zu trinken geben
7. AM AUTO (pull in front of)
▪ to \cut off off ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw schneiden
to get \cut off off geschnitten werden
8.
▶ to be \cut off off in one's prime in der Blüte seiner Jahre dahingerafft werden geh
▶ to \cut off sb off with a shilling [or without a penny] jdn enterben
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cut off v/t
1. abschneiden, abhauen, absägen:
cut off sb’s head jemanden köpfen
2. den Strom etc absperren, abdrehen, eine Verbindung, die Versorgung, den Weg etc abschneiden:
cut off the enemy’s retreat dem Feind den Rückzug abschneiden;
he had his electricity cut off ihm wurde der Strom gesperrt;
be cut off from the outside world von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten sein
3. TEL Teilnehmer trennen
4. ELEK, TECH ab-, ausschalten
5. fig
a) abschneiden, trennen
b) abbrechen, (abrupt) beenden
6. auch cut sb off without a penny jemanden enterben
7. jemanden dahinraffen
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transitive verb
1) (remove by cutting) abschneiden; abtrennen; (with axe etc.) abschlagen
2) (interrupt, make unavailable) abschneiden [Zufuhr]; abstellen [Strom, Gas, Wasser]; unterbrechen [Telefongespräch, Sprecher am Telefon]
3) (isolate) abschneiden

be cut off by the snow/tide — durch den Schnee/die Flut abgeschnitten sein

4) (prevent, block) abschneiden

their retreat was cut off — ihnen wurde der Rückzug abgeschnitten

5) (exclude from contact)

cut somebody off from the outside world — jemanden von der Außenwelt abschneiden

cut oneself off — sich absondern

* * *
adj.
abgeschnitten adj. v.
abschneiden v.
abstellen v.

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