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• Verbo usado para indicar o ato de cortar galhos ou partes de algo, frequentemente de maneira rápida ou decisiva; também pode significar reduzir ou encurtar algo, como despesas ou texto.

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting off branches or parts of something, often in a quick or decisive manner.

1. Cut off from a wholeB2formal

   To cut off a part or branch from something, typically a tree or plant.

   Cortar fora

   • He lopped off the dead branches from the oak tree.
   • The gardener lopped the overgrown limbs to shape the hedge.
   • They lopped several feet off the top of the tree to prevent it from hitting the house.

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2. Cultivate, tend, and cut back growthB2formal

   To trim or prune plants in order to encourage healthy growth or maintain a desired shape.

   Podar

   • She spends every weekend lopping the shrubs in her garden.
   • The farmer lopped the vines to improve the grape yield.
   • Properly lopping the bushes helps them grow denser and fuller.

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