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CEFR B2+ · Phrases
cut down (forest)
/kʌt daʊn/ Headword: cut 📚 Module 6: The Environment - Optional (p.335-338)
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Arabic Translation & Context
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Synonyms & Antonyms
To cut down (a forest) means to fell trees, especially on a large scale, often for timber or to clear land for other purposes.
Synonyms
deforest
clear-cut
fell
log
chop down
Antonyms
plant
reforest
grow
Translations
cut down (forest) in your language
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عربي
قطع (الغابة) يعني قطع الأشجار، خاصة على نطاق واسع، غالبًا للحصول على الأخشاب أو لتطهير الأرض لأغراض أخرى.
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اردو
کسی جنگل کو کاٹنا (cut down) کا مطلب ہے درختوں کو کاٹنا، خاص طور پر بڑے پیمانے پر، اکثر لکڑی کے لیے یا دیگر مقاصد کے لیے زمین صاف کرنے کے لیے۔
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हिंदी
किसी जंगल को काटना (cut down) का अर्थ है पेड़ों को काटना, विशेष रूप से बड़े पैमाने पर, अक्सर लकड़ी के लिए या अन्य उद्देश्यों के लिए ज़मीन साफ़ करने के लिए।
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中文
砍伐（森林）意味着砍倒树木，特别是大规模砍伐，通常是为了获取木材或为其他目的清理土地。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
It means to chop down trees. People do this to get wood. They also do it to make space for farms or buildings.
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Memory TipRemember 'cut' and 'down' to visualize trees falling.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
The company decided to cut down (fell trees) a large section of the forest to build new houses.
Environmental groups protested the plan to cut down (remove trees) the ancient woods for a new road.
If we continue to cut down (clear land) so many trees, it will harm the environment.
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