couper
Meanings
Verb
1. to cut, cut up; to chop, to sever
2. to cut, to clip, to trim
3. to cut off, to keep out, to bar
4. to take away
5. to stop, prevent
6. to dilute, mix
7. to traverse
8. to take a shortcut through something, to cut through (intransitive, idiomatic)
9. to crack (reflexive, of leather)
Examples476
J'ai besoin de me faire couper les cheveux.
I need to get my hair cut.
couper le cours d'une rivière
to block the course of a river
couper l'envie
to turn someone off, to kill the mood
couper quelqu'un dans son élan
to stop someone in their tracks
L'industrie coupe le lait avec de l'eau pour se faire plus d'argent.
The industry is diluting milk with water to make more money.
couper du whisky avec du coca
to mix whisky with Coke