tagliare, tagliarsi

tagliare

I verbo transitivo
1. (dividere in pezzi) to cut* [carta, tessuto, pane ]; to cut*, to chop [legna, verdura, carne ]; ~ qcs. con le forbici to scissor o snip sth.; ~ (a fette) una torta to slice a cake, to cut a cake into slices; ~ qcs. a pezzi to cut sth. into pieces o bits; ~ qcs. a cubetti o dadini to dice o cube sth., to chop sth. into cubes
2. (fare un taglio in) to cut*, to slit* [gola ]; to slash [gomme ]; (ferire) [manette, forbici ] to cut*
3. (staccare) to cut* off [ramo, fiore, testa, dito, arto ]; (abbattere) to cut* down, to chop (down) [albero ]
4. (interrompere l’erogazione di) to cut* off [luce, telefono ]; ~ i viveri a qcn. to cut off sb.’s lifeline o supplies (anche fig. )
5. (accorciare) to cut* [capelli ]; to cut*, to clip [unghie ]; to clip, to prune [cespuglio, siepe ]; to cut*, to mow*, to trim [erba, prato ]; (farsi) ~ i capelli to have one’s hair cut o a haircut
6. ~ una curva to cut a corner
7. sart. to cut* out
8. cinem. to cut* (out)
9. fig. (ridurre) to cut* (down), to shorten [discorso, testo ]; to cut*, to reduce [spese, sovvenzioni, budget ]
10. (intersecare) [strada, ferrovia ] to cut*, to intersect [strada ]; mat. to intersect; il camion mi ha tagliato la strada the lorry cut across my path o cut me off
11. (mescolare) to cut* [droga, vino ]
12. sport (nel tennis, calcio) to slice [palla ]; ~ il traguardo to reach the finish line
13. gioc. to cut* [mazzo ]

II verbo intransitivo
(aus. avere )
1. (essere affilato) to cut*; attenzione, taglia! be careful, it’s sharp! questo coltello taglia bene this knife cuts well
2. ~ per i campi to cut through o strike across the fields; ~ per una via laterale to cut down a side street

III verbo pronominale
tagliarsi
1. (ferirsi) to cut* oneself; si è tagliato il labbro he cut his lip; -rsi le vene to slash one’s wrists; (amputarsi) -rsi un dito to cut off one’s finger
2. (accorciarsi) -rsi i capelli to cut one’s hair; (farsi tagliare) to have one’s hair cut o a haircut; -rsi le unghie to cut o clip one’s nails; ~ la barba to shave one’s beard off
3. (strapparsi) [cuoio, tessuto ] to split*


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