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avskjære

verbverb

to cut off, block · to intercept · to rule out, preclude

EtymologyOpphav

fra dansk from Danish

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. stenge veien, kommunikasjonslinjenethe lines of communication for to block the road or the lines of communicationkommunikasjonslinjene for someone
    • avskjære retretten to cut off the retreat
    • avskjære en pasning to intercept a pass
  2. i overført betydning: skjære (II, 1)to cut bort;
    fjerne (II, 1)to remove;
    hindreto prevent, to stop · to obstruct, to hold up
    figuratively: to cutskjære (II, 1) away;
    to removefjerne (II, 1);
    to preventhindre
    • avskjære all videre diskusjon to cut off all further discussion
    • vi var avskåret fra å delta we were prevented from taking part
    • avskjære muligheten for noe to rule out the possibility of something