couper

> couper
(verb)
to cut [preterit : cut, past participle : cut].
to blend (diluer).
to take away (appétit).
to cut (paquet de cartes) [preterit : cut, past participle : cut].
to trump (atout).
to meet (croiser) [preterit : met, past participle : met].
to intersect.
Expressions :
Se couper : to cut oneself.
to give oneself away (se trahir).
Couper le courant, les gaz, la communication : to switch off.
"Ne coupez pas" : "Don't cut me off".
Nous avons été coupés : We were cut off.
We were disconnected.
Se faire couper les cheveux : to have one's hair cut.
Couper l'appétit à quelqu'un : to spoil somebody's appetite.
Couper les vivres à quelqu'un : to cut off somebody's supplies.
to stop somebody's allowance.
"couper coller" : cut and paste (informatique).