couper.
to cut, cut up; to chop, to sever
Meaning & usage
to cut, cut up; to chop, to sever
to cut, to clip, to trim
J'ai besoin de me faire couper les cheveux.
to cut off, to keep out, to bar
couper le cours d'une rivière
to take away
couper le souffle
couper l'appétit
to stop, prevent
couper quelqu'un dans son élan
to dilute, mix
couper du whisky avec du coca
L'industrie coupe le lait avec de l'eau pour se faire plus d'argent.
to traverse
Le fleuve de la Garonne coupe une grande partie du sud de la France
to take a shortcut through something, to cut through
couper à travers champs
to crack
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French coper, colper (“to cut off”), probably, derived from cop (“blow”), colp (modern coup), with its meaning coming from the idea of cutting off with a blow. It may correspond to a Vulgar Latin verb *colpāre, syncopated form of *colaphāre, from Latin colaphus (compare Old Spanish golpar, colpar, Old Galician-Portuguese golpar, golbar). Alternatively, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cuppāre (“to behead”), from Latin caput (“head”), although this is unlikely. Not related to couteau.
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