cut

cut
1 noun
(a) (in wages, prices, costs) réduction f; (in taxes, production) baisse f, diminution f; (in staff) compression f;
∎ he took a cut in pay il a été obligé d'accepter une réduction de salaire
(b) COMPUTING
∎ cut and paste couper-coller m
2 transitive verb
(a) (wages, prices, costs, staff) réduire; (taxes, production) diminuer, réduire
(b) COMPUTING couper;
∎ to cut and paste sth faire un couper-coller sur qch
cut sheet feed alimentation f feuille à feuille; cut sheet feeder dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille
3 intransitive verb
COMPUTING
∎ to cut and paste faire un couper-coller
▸ cut back
1 transitive verb
(prices) baisser; (production) diminuer;
∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites
2 intransitive verb
(financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses
▸ cut back on transitive verb
économiser sur; (time) réduire; (production) diminuer
▸ cut down transitive verb
(spending) couper, réduire
▸ cut down on transitive verb
réduire
▸ cut in transitive verb
familiar
∎ to cut sb in (on a deal) donner à qn sa part du gâteau;
∎ we could cut him in for £5,000 nous pourrions lui filer 5000 livres
▸ cut off transitive verb
(a) (stop) suspendre;
∎ we are cutting off all overseas investment nous suspendons tous les investissements à l'étranger
(b) (on telephone) couper;
∎ I was cut off (during conversation) j'ai été coupé; (disconnected) on m'a coupé le téléphone
▸ cut out transitive verb
(oust)
∎ to cut sb out of a deal évincer qn dans une affaire

English-French business dictionary. 2013.

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