axe

ascia

Attrezzo con un manico e una pesante lama metallica, usato per tagliare legna o alberi.

In inglese semplice: A tool with a heavy metal blade and a handle, used to cut wood or trees.

• He cut the wood with an axe.
• She sharpened the axe before chopping logs.
• Keep your feet clear when you swing an axe.

Sinonimi: hatchet

Espressioni comuni: sharp axe, axe handle, use an axe

licenziamento, rifiuto

La fine del lavoro di qualcuno, oppure il rifiuto di una persona o di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The ending of someone’s job or the rejection of someone or something.

• Three workers got the axe.
• The manager gave him the axe yesterday.
• Her proposal received the axe at the meeting.

Sinonimi: dismissal, rejection

Espressioni comuni: get the axe, give someone the axe

taglio

Riduzione grande e improvvisa di fondi, servizi o attività.

In inglese semplice: A large, sudden reduction in money, services, or activities.

• Local bus services face the axe.
• The spending axe fell on arts funding.
• Several railway routes came under the axe.

Sinonimi: cutback, cut

Espressioni comuni: face the axe, under the axe

cancellare, tagliare

Interrompere qualcosa all’improvviso o ridurlo molto.

In inglese semplice: To suddenly end something or reduce it greatly.

• They plan to axe the show.
• The council axed funding for the project.
• Will the company axe any more services?

Sinonimi: cut, cancel, scrap

Espressioni comuni: axe a programme, axe spending, axe something completely

licenziare

Far perdere il lavoro a qualcuno, spesso all’improvviso.

In inglese semplice: To make someone leave their job, often suddenly.

• The company axed thirty workers.
• He was axed after the argument.
• They may axe more staff next month.

Sinonimi: fire, dismiss, sack

Contrari: hire

Espressioni comuni: axe someone from something, axe staff

tagliare con l’ascia

Tagliare la legna o abbattere un albero con un’ascia.

In inglese semplice: To cut wood or cut down a tree with a heavy bladed tool.

• They axed the dead tree.
• He axed the trunk into smaller pieces.
• We had to axe several trees beside the road.

Sinonimi: chop, fell

Espressioni comuni: axe a tree, axe the wood