to cut to stop doing smth. 11 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 8994)
type Derivation
language Amharic
lexeme 1 ḳʷärräṭä
lexeme 2 ʔaḳḳʷarräṭä
meaning 1 to cut, cut off, amputate
direction
meaning 2 to interrupt, to cut off, cut shortö to break off, sever (relations); to terminate yalämaḳḳʷaräṭ 

perpetually, unceasingly, without letup

reference TED: 739, 741
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NEW Realization 2 (ID: 47061)
type Polysemy
language Azerbaijani
lexeme kəsmək
meaning 1 to cut
direction
meaning 2 to stop doing smth.
reference Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006
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NEW Realization 3 (ID: 47060)
type Polysemy
language Basque
lexeme ebaki
meaning 1 to cut
direction
meaning 2 to stop doing smth.
reference Баскско-русский, русско-баскский словарь 1997: 41
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 3261)
type Polysemy
language Chaha
lexeme anṭä-
meaning 1 cut, slaughter
direction
meaning 2 give up

1. dän anṭä

2. täsfa anṭä


1. to lose hope, give up hope

2. to be discouraged (lit. to cut the hope)

reference EDG I: 17
comment The meaning B is perhaps due to calquing from Amharic täsfa ḳʷärräṭä 'to give up hope' (lit. 'to cut hope').
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 9353)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme cut off
meaning 1 to cut (off)

Mrs Kreutz cut off a generous piece of the meat

direction
meaning 2 to switch off The rebels have cut off electricity from the capital
reference ABBYY LINGUO
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ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 7493)
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme couper
meaning 1 to cut couper des branches
to cut branches
direction
meaning 2 to stop couper les crédits à qn
to deprive someone of financial aid
reference CNRTL
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ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 2556)
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme tagliare
meaning 1 to cut
direction
meaning 2 to stop tagliare la comunicazione, tagliare la corrente, tagliare corto
to break communication, to switch off current, to cut off a conversation
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ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 763)
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 отсечь (otseč')
lexeme 2 пресечь (preseč')
meaning 1 to whip, to swish отсечь голову
to cut off one's head
direction
meaning 2 to stop пресечь преступные действия
to stop criminal actions
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 1064)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme cortar
meaning 1 to cut
direction
meaning 2 to stop (reading, conversation etc)
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 230
ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 10611)
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme bätäḵä
meaning 1 to cut
direction
meaning 2 to disconnect, to interrupt səraḥ bätäḵä 

to quit one's job

reference TED: 1160
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ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 2818)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kes-
meaning 1 to cut eti kesmek, ipi kesmek
to cut meat in pieces
direction
meaning 2 to stop diplomatik ilişkileri kesmek, savaşı kesmek, sözünü kesmek, yardımı kesmek, bu ilâç baş ağrısını keser, o gülmeyi kesti
to break diplomatic relationships, to stop the war, to stop the aid, this medicine kills headache, he stopped laughing
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