Today write sentences with "cut off"
Hello everyone. I think phrasal verbs are some of the most difficult to many English learners because most of them do not have a literal translation. So I have decided to learn one or two phrasal verbs every day.
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Today let's write sentences using the phrasal verb:
"Cut off"
1.-Definition(cut sth off):to remove a part of something to make it smaller or shorter, using a sharp tool such as a knife.
Remember to cut off the fat before you fry the steak.
2.-Definition(cut sth off): to stop providing something such as electricity, supplies, etc.
If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off.
The aim was to cut off the enemy's escape route/supplies.
3.-Definition(cut sb off,usually passive): to stop people from continuing a telephone conversation by breaking the telephone connection.
We were cut off before she could give me directions.
4.-Definition(cut sb off): If someone serving drinks in a bar cuts you off, they stop serving you alcoholic drinks because they think you have drunk too many.
I'm glad the bartender cut Tommy off - he's already had too much to drink.
5.-Definition(cut sb/sth off): to cause a person or place to become separate, or cause someone to be or feel alone.
When his wife died, he cut himself off from other people.
Many villages have been cut off by the heavy snow.
11 Answers
He cut off contact with her because emotions were running too high.
Él cortó toda relación con ella porqué sus emociones eran demasiado fuertes.
Politicians are cut off from the reality of poverty.
Los políticos están desconectados de la realidad de la pobreza.
He cut his son off without a penny.
Desheredó a su hijo no dejándole ni un penique. / Desheredó a su hijo sin dejarle ni un centavo
He cut some flowers off the rose bush.
Cortó unas flores del rosal.
He cut off his nose to spite his face.
Él le cortó nariz para desfigurarle el rostro.
He cut his son off without a penny. (to cut off = to disinherit somebody = to refuse to let somebody receive any of your property after you die)
Desheredó a su hijo sin dejarle un centavo. (to cut off = to disinherit = negarse a alguien recibir cualquier de su propiedad después de morir)
Todas las buenas respuestas ha sido usadas, así que voy a cortar mi frase.
All the good answers have been used, so I'm going to cut off my sentence.
El foso aisló el castillo del resto del país.
The moat cut off the castle from the rest of the country.
They cut off the electricity because I didn't pay on time.
Me cortaron la luz por no pagar a tiempo.
I cut the legs off my jeans to transform them into stylish shorts.
Corté las patas/piernas? de mis vaqueros para transformarles en pantalones cortos de moda.
I need help with this tranlation, I'm not good at sewing.
We were cut off before she could give me directions.
Nuestra comunicación fue interrumpida antes de que me diera las direcciones.
Try "perneras" for "pants legs".
When he tried to explain the lipstick stain, she cut him off at the knees.
Cuando intentaba explicar la mancha del lápiz de labios, ella puso abruptamente fin a la conversación.
