cut off

cortarse, interrumpir

Interrumpirse de golpe una llamada, un sonido o una conexión, o hacer que se interrumpa.

En inglés sencillo: To stop suddenly, or make a call, sound, or connection stop suddenly.

• The music cut off suddenly.
• Our phone call was cut off.
• Why does the sound keep cutting off?

Cómo se usa: be cut off (Our call was cut off during the storm.)

Sinónimos: break off, stop abruptly

Expresiones frecuentes: cut off suddenly, cut off mid-sentence, cut off contact

dejar de mantener, cortar el suministro

Dejar de dar dinero o suministros a alguien, privándolo de ese apoyo.

En inglés sencillo: If someone stops giving you money or supplies, they leave you without that support.

• They cut off our water.
• His family cut him off last year.
• Will the bank cut off funding?

Cómo se usa: cut someone off (Her parents cut her off after she left college.); cut off something (The council cut off funding for the project.)

Sinónimos: stop supporting, stop supplying

Expresiones frecuentes: cut off someone, cut off funding, cut off supplies

interrumpir

No dejar que alguien termine lo que está diciendo.

En inglés sencillo: To stop someone speaking before they have finished what they want to say.

• Please do not cut me off.
• He cut her off before she finished.
• The host keeps cutting off his guests.

Cómo se usa: cut someone off (The interviewer cut her off before she could explain.)

Sinónimos: interrupt

Expresiones frecuentes: cut off someone, cut off rudely, cut off mid-sentence

dejar fuera de cuadro, recortar

Dejar parte de algo fuera de una imagen o impedir que se vea.

En inglés sencillo: To leave part of something outside a picture or block it from being seen.

• The photo cuts off his feet.
• The camera angle cut off half the sign.
• Her face was cut off by the edge of the screen.

Cómo se usa: cut off something / cut something off (The edge of the frame cuts off her hand.); be cut off by something (His feet were cut off by the bottom of the photo.)

Sinónimos: crop out, obscure

Expresiones frecuentes: cut off something, cut something off

cerrar el paso, cortar el paso

Ponerse en el camino de alguien e impedirle seguir en esa dirección.

En inglés sencillo: To move into someone’s path and stop them continuing in that direction.

• That car cut me off.
• A guard cut off the escaping thief.
• She ran ahead and cut him off.

Cómo se usa: cut someone off (A van cut us off as we approached the bridge.)

Sinónimos: block, intercept

Expresiones frecuentes: cut off someone, cut off traffic, cut off escape

apagar

Hacer que un aparato eléctrico deje de funcionar usando su interruptor.

En inglés sencillo: To stop an electrical device by using its switch.

• Cut off the light, please.
• She cut the television off before bed.
• Have you cut off the fan?

Cómo se usa: cut something off (Could you cut the radio off?)

Sinónimos: turn off, switch off

Antónimos: turn on

Expresiones frecuentes: cut off something, cut off lights, cut off television