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    Coupait (en. Cut)

    /ku.pɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    The act of dividing something into pieces.
    He was cutting the bread into slices.
    Il coupait le pain en tranches.
    To shorten or abolish something.
    She was cutting out unnecessary discussions.
    Elle coupait les discussions inutiles.
    To remove a part of an object.
    He was cutting the branches of a tree.
    Il coupait les branches d'un arbre.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'coupare', meaning 'to divide'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    burn bridges
    To end all relations.
    couper les ponts
    split the difference
    To share fairly.
    couper la poire en deux
    cut off from the world
    To cut oneself off from others, to isolate.
    coupé du monde

    Related Words

    cut
    To perform the action of separating.
    couper
    cut
    The action or result of having cut.
    coupure
    cutting
    Having the ability to cut.
    coupant

    Slang Meanings

    To cut short
    He cut short the conversation.
    Il a coupé court à la conversation.
    To cut the legs
    That criticism undermined his confidence.
    Cette critique a coupé les jambes de sa confiance.