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The Greek word for to cut is
κόβω





to cut



Translations for to cut and their definitions

κόψιμο
     1. cut
     2. cutting


κόβω
     1. v. cut, chop, divide, carve, slice (into parts)
           Πότε θα κόψουμε την πρωτοχρονιάτικη πίτα; - When shall we cut the New Year pie?
     2. v. cut, trim, prune (reduce by cutting)
           Το κείμενο είναι πολύ μεγάλο, να κόψουμε κάτι. - There is too much text, we need to cut something.
     3. v. take a shortcut, cut
     4. v. cut (pack of playing cards)
     5. v. cut, quit (cigarettes, gambling)
     6. v. drop out, quit (school, course)
           Έκοψε τάξεις του. - He cut his classes.
     7. v. strike, mint (coins and medals)
     8. v. interrupt, cut short, cut off (conversation)
     9. v. separate, (for sauces etc.)


τομή
     1. n-f. (mathematics) intersection (in geometry and set theory)
     2. n-f. (surgery) incision, section


βγάζω
     1. v. take off, remove
           Βγάζει το σακάκι του. - He takes off his jacket.
     2. v. take out, remove
           Βγάζω τα ρούχα από την ντουλάπα. - I take the clothes from the wardrobe.
     3. v. eject, kick out
     4. v. produce
           Αυτή μηχανή βγάζει 1.000 κομμάτια τη μέρα. - This machine produces 1,000 pieces a day.
     5. v. earn
     6. v. devise, contrive
     7. v. (liquids) appear, flow
     8. v. (judicial) conclude


αποκοπή
     1. n-f. (phonology, grammar) apocope
     2. n-f. cutting off, amputation
     3. n-f. (Eastern Orthodoxy) excommunication, anathema


πηδάω
     1. v. jump, leap (all senses)
           Πήδηξα στη θάλασσα. - I jumped into the sea.
     2. v. (figuratively, colloquial vulgar transitive) fuck, screw, shag, bang (have sexual intercourse)
           Έπαιζε την καλή γυναίκα ενώ πηδούσε τον άλλον. - She pretended to be a good wife while fucking the other guy.
     3. v. (figuratively, transitive) skip over, omit (in writing, etc, due to time constraint)
           Με την τρεχάλα, πήδηξε δύο παραγράφους. - In his haste, he skipped over two paragraphs.
     4. v. (figuratively, transitive) skip, jump ahead (a class or level in school due to exceptional ability)
           Πήδηξε κατευθείαν από την τρίτη στην πέμπτη. - She skipped directly from third grade to fifth grade.


κομμάτι
     1. n-n. potsherd, shard
     2. n-n. piece, item, unit
     3. n-n. (music) part
     4. n-n. (chess) piece (mostly used for one of: Knight, bishop or rook)


κομμένος
     1. Participle. cut
     2. Participle. sliced, shredded
     3. Participle. (figuratively, colloquial) tired, exhausted (of appearance, especially of the face)
           Σε βλέπω κομμένο από το χθεσινό ξενύχτι. - I see that you look exhausted from yesterday's all-nighter.




μειώνω
     1. v. reduce, diminish
     2. v. cut back, downsize
     3. v. lower, diminish


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