Phrasal verbs: CUT OFF

CUT OFF

1. to cut, to separate [cortar, separar]

• Diana’s mother cut off a piece of cake to give to her.
• A mãe de Diana cortou um pedaço de bolo para dar a ela.
• The carpenter told his assistant to watch out for the saw because he could cut his finger off.
• O carpinteiro disse a seu assistente para tomar cuidado com a serra porque ele [o assistente] poderia cortar o dedo fora.

2. to interrupt, to stop someone from speaking[interromper, cortar a fala de alguém]

• Every time Frank tries to speak, his little sister Cindy cuts him off.
• Todas as vezes que Frank tenta falar, sua irmãzinha Cindy o interrompe.

3. to block or prohibit someone or something to pass, esp. a car [“cortar”, “fechar”, referindo-se à direção de veículos]

• Christopher told us he was cut off by a crazy driver on the highway so he missed his exit.
• Christopher nos contou que foi fechado por um motorista maluco na estrada e, assim, perdeu a saída.

4. to stop a utility from being provided to someone, esp. electricity, gas, water, phone line etc. [cortar o fornecimento de eletricidade, gás, água, linha telefônica etc.]

• Because Brent hadn’t paid his bills in a long time, his electricity was cut off.
• Como Brent não vinha pagando suas contas fazia muito tempo, sua eletricidade foi cortada.

5. to be unable to finish a phone conversation because the line is suddenly disconnected [ter uma conversa telefônica interrompida, “a linha/ligação caiu”]

• Phil was talking on the phone with his girlfriend when he was suddenly cut off.
• Phil estava conversando no telefone com a namorada quando, de repente, a linha caiu.
• Sally was just about to tell her friend Norma what had happened at the party the night before when she got cut off.
• Sally estava prestes a contar a sua amiga Norma o que tinha acontecido na festa na noite anterior quando a ligação caiu.