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The German word for to cut is
schneiden





to cut

German Definition


cut
     Verb:
     [1] schneiden, abschneiden, durchschneiden
          [1] „When he heard her call him midget, the dwarf went after her to cut her to pieces.“
     Substantiv:
     [1] der Schnitt
          [1] „The first cut ist the deepest, Baby I know …“
     Adjektiv:
     [1] abgeschnitten, (auf)geschnitten
     [2] geschliffen



Translations for cut and their definitions

Schnitt
     n. cut, the result of cutting
     n. (maths) intersection
     n. (architecture) section
     n. (clothing) style, fashion
     n. ellipsis of Durchschnitt, t=average
          im Schnitt - on average
     n. harvest
     n. (obsolete student slang) ¼ liter (of beer) served in a larger glass
     v. first-person singular preterite of schneiden
     v. third-person singular preterite of schneiden


Schneiden
     n. plural of Schneide
     v. to cut; to carve; to slice
     v. to pare; to clip; to mow; to prune; to trim
     v. to cut (someone) off; to cut in on (someone)
     v. to edit
     v. to intersect
          Die beiden Straßen schneiden sich. - Both streets intersect.
     v. to cut (oneself)
     v. to delude (oneself); to become mistaken
     v. to avoid somebody (to cut someone)


Trennen
     n. gerund of trennen
     v. to separate, sever, part, disunite, uncouple, segregate, unjoin, disjoin
     v. to sunder
     v. to delink, unlink, disconnect, detach
     v. to isolate
     v. to separate, to go apart, to secede, to break off, to break up
          sich trennen mit - to part ways with


geschnitten
     Participle. past participle of schneiden


Klappe
     n-f. flap, every technical or natural implement that is bound in front of something or a body part of someone or a beast to obstruct leakage or immissions in either direction and is removed under preintend
     n-f.          ellipsis of Schiffsklappe
     n-f.         
     n-f. (derogatory) gob, mouth
          Halte die Klappe! - Shut your gob!/Shut up!
     n-f. (gay slang) cottage, tea room (public toilet or similar place used by men seeking sex with other men, for cottaging)
     n-f. (obsolete) whip, scourge
     n-f.          ellipsis of Fliegenklappe, t=fly swatter
     n-f. (Austria, telecommunications, dated) extension (a numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network)
     v. first-person singular present of klappen
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of klappen
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of klappen
     v. singular imperative of klappen


beschneiden
     v. (medicine, or religion) to circumcise
     v. (gardening) to trim; to prune


Schwänzen
     n. gerund of schwänzen
     n. dative plural of Schwanz
     v. (colloquial) to skip (school, work, etc., without permission); to truant; to play hooky (US); to wag (British slang); to skive


geschliffen
     Participle. past participle of schleifen


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