cut down

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer la réduction de la quantité, de la taille ou de la fréquence de quelque chose, ou pour abattre un arbre ou un objet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate reducing the amount, size, or frequency of something, or to fell a tree or object.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Reduce quantity or amountinformal

   To decrease the amount, frequency, or size of something.

   réduire

   • I need to cut down on sugar for my health.
   • The company cut down its workforce by 20%.
   • He cut down his spending after the financial crisis.

   Synonymescurtaildecreasediminishlessenlowerminimizereduceshortenslashtrim

   Antonymesaugmentboostexpandincreaseraise

2. Fell a treeformal

   To cause a tree to fall by cutting it at the base.

   abattre un arbre

   • They cut down the old oak tree in the garden.
   • The loggers cut down several trees for timber.
   • We had to cut down the dead tree before it fell on the house.

   Synonymesbring downchop downfellhew

3. informal

   To kill or defeat someone, often in a violent or decisive manner.

   tuer ou vaincre

   • The soldiers cut down the enemy forces.
   • He was cut down in his prime by a sudden illness.
   • The champion cut down his opponent with a single punch.

   Synonymesdefeatfellkillmow downovercomeroutslaughterslaystrike downvanquish

Verbe de basecut