урезать, сокращать, рубить, вырубать, свернуть, сражать, губить, ушивать одежду
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- выторговать; убедить снизить цену
we managed to cut him down by £30 — нам удалось выторговать 30 фунтов 
- (on) сокращать потребление (чего-л.)
I’m trying to cut down on cigarettes — я стараюсь меньше курить
- рубить (деревья)
- сразить
they were ruthlessly cut down — они были безжалостно истреблены
to cut down in the prime of manhood — погубить в расцвете лет
- ушивать
to cut down trousers — укоротить брюки
to cut down to size — поставить (кого-л.) на место
she cut him down to size — она сбила с него спесь
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…we need to cut down that dying tree…
…нужно срубить умирающее дерево…
The department is trying to cut down on waste.
Министерство пытается сократить излишние расходы.
Your arguments are too easy to cut down.
Ваши доводы слишком легко разбить.
He’s asking too much for the chairs, can’t you cut him down?
Он слишком много просит за стулья, ты не можешь заставить его сбить цену?
The soldier was cut down in his youth.
Этот солдат был сражён во цвете лет.
transitive verb
1
a
: to strike down and kill or incapacitate
2
a
: to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings
b
: to remake in a smaller size
Phrases
cut down to size
: to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature
Example Sentences
we need to cut down that dying tree
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That led to Ma’s other pet-project fintech services operation Ant Group having its IPO canceled and celebrity businessman Ma being cut down to size.
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Large employers, including Google and Salesforce, are setting higher standards for employee performance reviews, with intentions to weed out underperformers and cut down on rising labor costs.
—Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
Poetic and precocious, at 21 the girl joined a Palestinian protest and was cut down by an Israeli sniper.
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On top of saving consumers’ money, making air conditioners more energy-efficient can help take pressure off power grids during heatwaves and cut down on the greenhouse gas pollution causing climate change.
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But when entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of Discovery + and HBO Max, needed a way to increase cash flow and cut down on debts, shows weren’t just canceled — full projects were erased and treated as tax write-offs.
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With just under 12 minutes to go in the first half, and with Auburn and Iowa knotted at 10 points apiece, Berman set up in the corner and then cut down the baseline while Dylan Cardwell posted up in the paint.
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First Known Use
1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
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- cut down
- cut down (on)
урезать (ограничить, сократить)Jim has cut down his daily calorie intake by half.
The doctor advised Father to cut down on smoking.
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cut-down — cutˈ down adjective (used attrib) reduced • • • Main Entry: ↑cut * * * ˌcut ˈdown 8 [cut down] adjective only before noun reduced in length, size or range … Useful english dictionary
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cut|down — «KUHT DOWN», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. reduced in size; shortened: »a cutdown automobile. 2. abridged; condensed: »a cutdown version of a novel. –n. 1. that which is cut down. 2 … Useful english dictionary
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cut down on — cut back, reduce something, use less of something (e.g.: I have been eating too many sweets, I decided to cut down on them ) … English contemporary dictionary
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cut down — index abridge (shorten), curtail, decrease, deduct (reduce), digest (summarize), diminish … Law dictionary
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cut down — verb 1. cut down on; make a reduction in (Freq.
reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑cut back, ↑trim, ↑trim down, ↑ … Useful english dictionary -
cut down — phrasal verb Word forms cut down : present tense I/you/we/they cut down he/she/it cuts down present participle cutting down past tense cut down past participle cut down 1) cut down something [intransitive/transitive] to reduce an amount of… … English dictionary
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cut down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it. [V P on n] He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet… [V P n (not pron)] Car owners were asked to cut down travel… [V P] If you… … English dictionary
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cut down — v. 1)(D; intr.) to cut down on (to cut down on smoking) 2) (misc.) to cut smb. down to size ( to deflate smb. s ego ) * * * [ kʌt daʊn] (misc.) to cut down smb. down to size ( to deflate smb. s ego ) (D;intr.) to cut downon (to cut downon… … Combinatory dictionary
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cut down — UK US cut down Phrasal Verb with cut({{}}/kʌt/ verb [T] (cutting, cut, cut) ► [I or T] to reduce the amount or number of something: cut down on sth »The supermarket chain has promised to cut down on packaging. »This new system should cut down the … Financial and business terms
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cut down — 1) 24 hectares of trees were cut down Syn: fell, chop down, hack down, saw down, hew 2) he was cut down in his prime Syn: kill, slaughter, shoot down, mow down, gun down; informal take out, blow away; literary sl … Thesaurus of popular words
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cut down — verb a) To bring down by cutting. They want to cut down several trees to make room for the parking lot. b) To insult, to belittle. He wants to cut down on extra steps … Wiktionary
reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑cut back, ↑trim, ↑trim down, ↑ … cut down
1. Literally, to chop something down, as of a tree. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «cut» and «down.» Unfortunately, we’ll have to cut down that old tree because the inspector thinks it could fall on our house in a bad storm.
2. To insult or disparage someone, often publicly. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is typically used between «cut» and «down.» I can’t believe she cut me down in front of the entire department just because I was a few minutes late to the meeting.
3. To undermine or debunk something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «cut» and «down.» Confirmation of the suspect’s alibi cut my theory down pretty quickly.
4. To reduce something. My doctor told me that I need to cut down on eating fried foods in order to improve my cholesterol. If the school board cuts down on funding for the arts, then what will become of the theater program?
5. To remove the extras or adornments from something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «cut» and «down.» I like the apartment, but I need to cut down the decorations a little—it’s much too fancy for me.
6. To kill someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «cut» and «down.» Oh, I’ll cut down that informant before he speaks to the police again, don’t worry. So many of our young men and women have been cut down by this needless war.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
cut someone down (to size)
and take someone down (to size)
Fig. to make a person humble; to put one in one’s place. John’s critical remarks really cut me down to size. Jane is too conceited. I think her new boss will take her down to size.
cut someone down
to kill someone with a weapon, such as a sword, or with gunfire, etc. The bandits cut the bystanders down and fled. The gunman cut down an innocent pedestrian.
cut something down
1. Lit. to chop something down; to saw or cut at something until it is felled. Stop cutting the banners down! Don’t cut down that tree!
2. Fig. to destroy someone’s argument; to destroy someone’s position or standing. The lawyer cut the testimony down quickly. The lawyer cut down the witness’s story.
3. to reduce the price of something. They cut the prices down to sell the goods off quickly. I wish they would cut down the prices in this store.
cut down (on something)
to reduce the amount of something or of doing something; to use or buy less of something. You will have to cut down on the time it takes you to get ready in the morning. The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
cut down
1. Kill, as in The troops were cut down one by one as they crossed the field. [Early 1800s]
2. Also, cut down on. Reduce, decrease, as in I want to cut down my caffeine intake, or We have to cut down on our expenses. [Mid-1800s]
3. cut down to size; knock down to size. Reduce the self-importance of, humble, as in He’s so arrogant-I wish someone would cut him down to size, or She really got knocked down to size when her class ranking slipped. [Early 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
cut down
v.
1. To chop something down: The loggers cut down trees from the forest. I cut the overgrown shrubs down.
2. To reduce the amount of something done, used, or taken: I need to cut down on shopping this month. They need to cut their drinking down. We’ve been gambling too much—we need to cut down.
3. To reduce something, as a price: They’re cutting down all the prices at the mall. The company is cutting bonuses down this year.
4. To kill or incapacitate someone: The troops were cut down in battle. Before there were vaccines, many people were cut down by polio.
5. To belittle or discredit someone or something, especially in front of others: The boss cut me down in front of my subordinates. The prosecutor cut down the defendant’s testimony.
6. To alter something by removing extra or additional fittings: The shop cut down my car for racing. Let’s buy those old trucks and cut them down for work on the back roads.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
- cut something to the bone
- cut to the bone
- cut away
- cut down to
- cut (something) down to (something)
- cut (someone or something) to ribbons
- cut something to ribbons
- cut to ribbons
- cut a fat hog
- cut (someone or something) to (someone or something)
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Firstly, search engines like Google cut down longer titles anyway.
Во-первых, поисковые системы, как Google сократить больше названия так или иначе.
These help cut down scaling of the skin and also have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Это помогает сократить шелушение кожи, а также имеют противовоспалительное действие.
Finally he just cut down the tree.
Но в конце концов ему пришлось просто срубить дерево.
They had never used a gun, cut down a tree, or skinned an animal.
Она не могла вспахать землю, срубить дерево или убить животное.
She’s concerned that they’ll have to cut down trees during the construction.
Жители считают, что в ходе реконструкции будут вырублены деревья.
All the trees around it have been cut down.
They cut down trees for cattle grazing.
Они срубили деревья, чтобы сделать из них банные веники.
We need to cut down the use of fossil fuels.
Мы должны сократить использование ископаемого топлива.
But then, someone comes to cut down the tree.
Но однажды приходит дровосек, чтобы срубить дерево.
To convince the idolaters that the oak is the sacred tree he cut down one of the oaks.
Чтобы убедить идолопоклонников, что дуб не является священным деревом, он срубил один из своих дубов.
We might have to cut down a few trees.
Может быть для этого придется срубить пару деревьев.
Since the beginning of agriculture, humans have cut down 3 trillion trees.
С момента зарождения сельского хозяйства люди срубили три триллиона деревьев.
We are very well taken care of, even now when some public services have been cut down a little.
О нас очень хорошо заботятся — даже сейчас, когда некоторые государственные услуги были сокращены.
He stressed that this will help to restore what was cut down illegally.
Он подчеркнул, что это поможет восстановить то, что вырубили незаконно.
First, the best trees in the most accessible places have already been cut down.
Во-первых, лучшие деревья в самых доступных местах были уже сокращены.
I’ve also found that not rushing and going slow helps cut down expenses.
Я также обнаружил, что не торопиться и идти медленно помогает сократить расходы.
Nobody can cut down a tree if he hasn’t first planted three.
Никто не может срубить дерева, если прежде не посадил три…
For that one week, try to cut down the distance that you usually cover in half.
Во время этой недели постарайтесь сократить расстояние, которое вы обычно пробегаете наполовину.
You have cut down your film work in recent years, and have said that you enjoy spending time with your grandchildren.
В последние годы вы сократили работу над фильмами и сказали, что вам нравится проводить время со своими внуками.
Well, I managed to cut down my forty cow-years to a mere twenty.
Хорошо, Мне удалось сократить мои сорок коровьи лет, чтобы просто двадцать.
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