to undercut
01
undersälja, sänka priserna
to demand a lower price than one's rivals
Transitive: to undercut a rival or price
Exempel
In a competitive market, businesses may undercut their rivals to attract price-sensitive customers.
I en konkurrensutsatt marknad kan företag sänka priserna jämfört med sina konkurrenter för att locka priskänsliga kunder.
Online retailers often engage in price wars, trying to undercut each other to gain a larger share of the market.
Onlineåterförsäljare engagerar sig ofta i priskrig, där de försöker underskatta varandra för att få en större marknadsandel.
02
slå underifrån, skära underifrån
to hit a ball with a downward, glancing motion, causing it to spin backward or gain elevation
Transitive: to undercut a ball
Exempel
He undercut the tennis ball, sending it spinning over the net with incredible precision.
Han undercutade tennisbollen, skickade den snurrande över nätet med otrolig precision.
By carefully undercutting the ball, he was able to make a tricky shot that bounced just inside the corner.
Genom att noggrant underskär bollen kunde han göra ett knepigt skott som studsade precis innanför hörnet.
03
undergräva, nötning underifrån
to remove or wear away the lower or underlying part of something
Transitive: to undercut sth
Exempel
The river undercut the bank, causing it to erode and collapse over time.
Floden underminerade banken, vilket fick den att erodera och kollapsa över tid.
The constant waves undercut the cliffside, leading to a gradual loss of land.
De konstanta vågorna underminerar klippan, vilket leder till en gradvis förlust av mark.
04
skarva, urholka
to remove material around a design in order to create a raised, carved pattern
Transitive: to undercut sth
Exempel
The artist undercut the stone to reveal a beautiful design in relief.
Konstnären undercut stenen för att avslöja en vacker design i relief.
Using a chisel, the craftsman undercut the surface of the marble to highlight the figures in relief.
Med hjälp av en mejsel underskär hantverkaren marmorytan för att framhäva figurerna i relief.
05
underskära, göra ett snett snitt
to make a diagonal or slanted cut into a tree, below the main cut, on the side where the tree is intended to fall
Transitive: to undercut a tree
Exempel
The lumberjack undercut the tree to ensure it would fall in the right direction.
Skogshuggaren underskär trädet för att säkerställa att det skulle falla i rätt riktning.
Before making the final cut, he carefully undercut the trunk to guide the tree ’s fall.
Innan han gjorde det slutgiltiga snittet, undergrävde han noggrant stammen för att styra trädets fall.
Undercut
01
a hairstyle with longer hair on top and closely shaved or faded sides and back
Exempel
He wore an undercut with the top styled into a pompadour.
The barber recommended an undercut to modernize his look.
02
a stroke that imparts reverse spin to the ball
Exempel
He played a perfect undercut in the tennis match.
The golfer used an undercut to keep the ball low.
03
a cut made underneath a surface or material to remove a portion of it
Exempel
The carpenter made an undercut to fit the joint perfectly.
An undercut was necessary to level the shelf support.
04
a cut made in a tree trunk to guide the direction of its fall
Exempel
The lumberjack made an undercut before felling the tree.
a proper undercut ensures the tree falls safely.
05
the tender meat from the loin on either side of the vertebral column
Exempel
The butcher recommended the undercut for grilling.
Roasting the undercut brings out its tenderness.
06
material removed by a cut made beneath a surface
Exempel
The jeweler carefully cleaned out the undercut to prepare the setting.
The mold's undercut had to be removed to release the casting.
Lexikalt Träd
undercut
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