cut short
To interrupt or curtail before the planned end timeTo interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
» Don't cut it too short in the front.
Schneiden Sie es vorn nicht zu kurz.
Спереди слишком коротко не обрезайте.
Не стрижіть закоротко спереду.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
The party was cut short because everything was getting broken.
beenden, verkürzen, abbrechen
interrupt before its natural or planned end
(transitive)To stop someone from finishing what they are saying.
He cut her short because he knew what she was going to say.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, short.
Examples
73 sentencesDon't cut it too short in the front.
Не стрижіть закоротко спереду.
ruСпереди слишком коротко не обрезайте.
deSchneiden Sie es vorn nicht zu kurz.
Tom persuaded Mary not to get her hair cut short.
Том переконав Мері не робити коротку стрижку.
He had his hair cut short.
ruЕго коротко постригли.
deEr hat sich die Haare kurz schneiden lassen.
She had her hair cut short.
ruОна коротко постриглась.
deSie hat sich die Haare kurz schneiden lassen.
I wanted my hair cut short.
ruЯ хотел, чтобы меня коротко подстригли.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
cuts short, cutting short, cut short, cut short| Base form | cut short · to cut short |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cuts short |
| Present participle | cutting short |
| Past simple | cut short |
| Past participle | cut short |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- interrupt before its natural or planned end:break shortbreak off
- make shorter as if by cutting off:truncate
- terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent:clipcurtail
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle