cut down

1. (intransitive, literally)To cut downward.

   cut with a blade or mower

2. (literally, transitive)To adulterate a drug.

   We need to cut the cocaine down.

3. (transitive)To bring down by cutting.

   They want to cut down several trees to make room for the parking lot.

   fällen

   срубатьsrubatʹ, спиливатьspilivatʹ

   зруба́тиzrubáty, зру́буватиzrúbuvaty

   cause to come or go down

4. (idiomatic, transitive)To insult, to belittle.

   умалятьumaljatʹ, принижатьprinižatʹ

5. (idiomatic)To reduce the amount of something.

   He wants to cut down on extra steps.

   Please don't put the candy jar right next to my desk. I'm trying to cut down on sugar.

   kürzen, einschränken

   сокраща́тьsokraščátʹ, снижа́тьsnižátʹ, уменьша́тьumenʹšátʹ

6. (dated, idiomatic)To slay, often in great numbers.

   I will cut you down where you stand.

7. (intransitive, slang, transitive)To shoot a gun; to shoot (someone or many people), usually to kill them.

8. (slang, transitive)To challenge (someone); to prove superiority to (someone).

1. Why did you cut down that tree?

   Чому ти зрубав це дерево?

   ruЗачем ты срубил то дерево?

   deWarum hast du diesen Baum umgeschnitten?

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2. Are you going to cut down all these trees?

   Ти зрубаєш усі ці дерева?

   ruТы собираешься срубить все эти деревья?

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3. I think Tom was the one who cut down those trees.

   Я думаю, це був Том, хто зрубав ці дерева.

   ruЯ думаю, эти деревья срубил Том.

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4. I think that Tom was the one who cut down those trees.

   Я думаю, це був Том, хто зрубав ці дерева.

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5. All the apple trees were cut down.

   Всі яблуні були зрубані.

   ruВсе яблони были вырублены.

   deAlle Apfelbäume wurden gefällt.

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irregular · Lesson

• cut upперебитиTo cut upward.
• cut offперебитиTo remove by cutting.
• cut outзрубати, зрубуватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, out. To sever from something larger, with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument.
• cut inвставити, вкластиTo intrude or interrupt.
• cut downзрубати, зрубуватиTo cut downward.
• cut backрізати, рубатиTo reduce the amount of (something).
• cut intoкопати, ритиSynonym of cut in (to include)
• cut throughпокрити, прикритиTo take a shortcut through.