to cut → to stop doing smth. 9 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
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
comment (K 739, 741)
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Chaha
lexeme anṭä-
meaning 1 cut, slaughter
direction →
meaning 2 give up dän anṭä- 'lose hope, give up hope'; täsfa anṭä- 'be discouraged, lit. cut the hope'
reference
comment (LGur. I 17); the meaning B is perhaps due to calqueing from Amharic täsfa ḳʷärräṭä 'to give up hope' (lit. 'to cut hope')
ACCEPTED Realization 3
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
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
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
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
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
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
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>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
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 8
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
comment (KT 1160).
ACCEPTED Realization 9
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
reference
comment

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