Thread: cut

1. Cut the apple from the tree
2. Cut my nails
3. Cut the grass
4. Cut the paper
5. Cut the wood in two parts with my hands
6. Cut the wood with the axe
7. The cookers cut quickly the tomatoe with the knife
8. He cut her throat
9. The samurai cut the head of his opponent in two

One word in English ... how many in Russian?

1. Срезать яблоко с дерева;
2. Стричь ногти;
3. Стричь траву;
4. Резать бумагу;
5. Распилить дерево на две части;
6. Разрубить дерево топором;
7. Повар быстро разрезал помидор ножом;
8. Он перерезал ей горло;
9. Самурай разрубил голову противника на две части.

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

5. Cut the wood in two parts with my hands

What do you mean?

Originally Posted by RussianTeacher

5. Распилить дерево на две части;

Распилить = saw (cut with a saw).

Yes, I know that "распилить" means "saw". I just didn't quite undestand what "сut the wood in two parts with my hands" means.

Originally Posted by RussianTeacher

I just didn't quite undestand what "сut the wood in two parts with my hands" means.

Neither did I.

Ya imel v vidu: ветка

I take one from the ground and cut it with my hands.

Я переломи́л ве́тку.
Я слома́л ве́тку.

Also, when a film director says "cut", it will be "снято" in Russian.

I take one from the ground and cut it with my hands.

did you mean broke?