قطع

قَطَعَ \ cover: to travel a certain distance: We covered 300 miles in a day. cut: to separate, wound or treat with sth. sharp, esp. with a knife: I cut a branch off the tree. Please cut this apple in half. cut down: to cause to fall: He cut the tree down. cut off: to remove by cutting: He cut off the branch, to stop Our electricity supply was cut off till we paid the bill. cut short: to shorten: He cut short his visit because he felt ill. interrupt: to stop; prevent for a short time: The electricity supply was interrupted by the storm. sever: to cut through (or cut off) violently and completely: He severed the rope with a knife. His left arm was severed in the accident. shut off: to stop a supply: The water was shut off because the pipe burst. strike off: to cut off with a sharp blow: He struck the branch off with an axe. \ See Also اجتاز (اِجْتَازَ)، قصر (قَصَّرَ)، أَعَاقَ، منع (مَنَعَ)‏ \ قَطَعَ (بانصهار الفصَّال)‏ \ fuse: (of electrical things) to stop when the fuse melts; cause (sth. electrical) to stop in this way: The lights have fused. A worn wire in the radio fused the lights. \ See Also اِنْقَطَعَ التَّيار \ قَطَعَ الاتصال \ disconnect: to separate; pull out the wires of (sth. electrical) which join it to the main supply: The doctor disconnected the machine. \ قَطَعَ الأمل \ despair: to cease hoping: We despaired of finding our stolen car. \ See Also يئس (يَئِسَ)‏ \ قَطَعَ بعضُه بعضًا \ cross: (of letters, roads, travellers, etc.) to meet and pass, going in different directions: Our letters crossed in the post. \ See Also تقاطع (تَقاطَع)‏ \ قَطَعَ بفأس \ hew: to cut (with an axe, sword, etc.). \ قَطَعَ بالمِنْشار \ saw: to cut with a saw. \ قَطَعَ الشجرة \ chop down: to cause to fall by chopping: The men chopped down several trees. \ قَطَعَ الطريق على... \ intercept: to stop or catch sb. or sth. on the way: their secret message (or messenger) was intercepted by the police. One of their team intercepted the ball before it reached me. \ قَطَعَ على نَفْسِه عهدًا \ vow: to promise solemnly.