The Greek word for to cut is
κόβω
Translations for to cut and their definitions
| 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.) |
| κόψιμο | |
| 1. cut | |
| 2. cutting |
| τομή | |
| 1. n-f. (mathematics) intersection (in geometry and set theory) | |
| 2. n-f. (surgery) incision, section |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| μειώνω | |
| 1. v. reduce, diminish | |
| 2. v. cut back, downsize | |
| 3. v. lower, diminish |
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