cut away

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de retirer quelque chose en le coupant ou en séparant une partie du tout.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing something by cutting, or separating a part from the whole.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove by cuttingformal

   To remove something by cutting it off from the main part.

   découper, retrancher

   • He cut away the dead branches from the tree.
   • The surgeon cut away the damaged tissue.
   • She cut away the excess fabric from the dress.

   Synonymesamputateclipcut offexciseloppruneremoveseversheartrim

   Antonymesaffixattachconnectjoin

2. formal

   To separate or detach something from a larger object or group.

   détacher en coupant

   • They cut away the broken part of the fence.
   • The artist cut away the unwanted sections of the sculpture.
   • We need to cut away the old wallpaper before painting.

   Synonymesamputatechop offcut offdetachexciseremovesever

   Antonymesaffixattachconnectjoin

Verbe de basecut