cắt đứt

Anh ấy dùng kéo để cắt đứt sợi dây.

Definitions

1. Verb:
   • To sever, to cut off: To physically separate something into two or more parts by cutting, or to completely stop a connection or relationship.
   • To break off, to terminate: To end something abruptly and definitively, such as a relationship, communication, or supply.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy dùng kéo để cắt đứt sợi dây. (He used scissors to cut the string.)
  • Họ quyết định cắt đứt quan hệ làm ăn với công ty đó. (They decided to break off business relations with that company.)
  • Cơn bão đã cắt đứt đường dây điện. (The storm severed the power lines.)

Advanced Usage

• "cắt đứt liên lạc": to cut off contact.

  • Sau cuộc cãi vã, cô ấy cắt đứt liên lạc với tất cả bạn bè. (After the argument, she cut off contact with all her friends.)

• "cắt đứt nguồn cung cấp": to cut off the supply.

  • Quốc gia đó bị cắt đứt nguồn cung cấp nhiên liệu. (That country had its fuel supply cut off.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cắt (verb): to cut. This is the root verb, while implies a complete, decisive cut.
• Đứt (verb/adjective): to break/snap; broken. It emphasizes the state of being broken or severed.

Synonyms

• Chấm dứt: to end, to terminate (often used for abstract things like relationships or periods).
• Hủy bỏ: to cancel, to annul (often used for agreements or plans).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Cắt đứt hẳn: to cut off completely/for good.
  • Cô ấy muốn cắt đứt hẳn với quá khứ. (She wants to cut off from the past for good.)

Related Idioms

• Cắt đứt dây tơ hồng: Literally "to cut the red thread of fate"; to end a romantic relationship.
  • Cuối cùng họ cũng cắt đứt dây tơ hồng sau nhiều năm hẹn hò. (They finally ended their romantic relationship after many years of dating.)