cut short

tagliare corto

Ridurre molto la lunghezza di qualcosa con forbici o un altro attrezzo affilato.

In inglese semplice: To use scissors or another sharp tool to make something much shorter.

• He cuts his hair short.
• We cut the grass short yesterday.
• Should I cut these stems short?

Come si usa: cut something short (She cuts her nails short for work.)

Sinonimi: trim, crop

Espressioni comuni: cut hair short, cut grass short

accorciare, interrompere

Terminare qualcosa prima del momento previsto.

In inglese semplice: To end something before it was supposed to finish.

• Rain cut short our picnic.
• She cut her visit short.
• Was the match cut short by the storm?

Come si usa: cut something short (We cut our holiday short because of the storm.)

Sinonimi: curtail, shorten

Contrari: extend, prolong

Espressioni comuni: cut short something, cut something short

interrompere

Fermare qualcuno prima che finisca di parlare.

In inglese semplice: To stop someone before they finish speaking.

• Please do not cut me short.
• He cut her short with a sharp question.
• The manager cut us short before we finished explaining.

Come si usa: cut someone short (The chair cut me short before I could explain.)

Sinonimi: interrupt, cut off

Espressioni comuni: cut someone short, cut short someone

accorciato, interrotto

Reso più corto oppure terminato prima del previsto.

In inglese semplice: Made shorter, or ended before the expected time.

• With her hair cut short, she looked younger.
• The visit, cut short by illness, lasted only two days.
• His career, cut short by injury, had begun well.

Sinonimi: shortened, curtailed

Espressioni comuni: hair cut short, life cut short