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taglio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • axe noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
  • chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • haircut noun The act of trimming or styling someone's hair, or the resulting style.
  • hairstyle noun The way a person's hair is cut, arranged, or shaped.
  • reduction noun The act of making something smaller, or the amount by which it has been decreased.
  • retrenchment noun A curtailment or reduction.

Senses

taglio is used for these senses in English:

  • axe (informal) A dismissal or rejection.
  • chop A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
  • cut (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
  • cut (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
  • cut An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
  • cut A slab or slice, especially of meat.
  • cut The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
  • haircut The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.

axe — full definition

  1. noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
  2. noun figurative: A drastic cut, cancellation, or dismissal.
  3. verb To cancel, cut, or dismiss something or someone abruptly.

chop — full definition

  1. noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
  2. noun A short, sharp strike, especially with the side of the hand or with a blade.
  3. noun Rough, choppy waves on the water, usually caused by wind.
  4. verb To cut something into pieces with quick, forceful strokes.
  5. noun Informal: dismissal from a job ("the chop").

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