отруби́ть

uncommon #6544

verbperfective imperfective is отруба́ть

1.
to chop off, to cut off, to hack off
Он отруби́л топоро́м суху́ю ве́тку.
He chopped off the dry branch with an axe.
Usually with an axe or a heavy blade.
2.
to snap, to retort curtly, to answer bluntly
«Я не зна́ю!» — отруби́л он в отве́т на её вопро́с.
"I don't know!" he snapped in reply to her question.
Colloquial; of a short sharp reply that ends the conversation.

Examples

Том отруби́л цыплёнку го́лову.
Tom chopped off the chicken's head.
Теперь у нас вид прия́тный и аккура́тный, как сказа́л оте́ц, отрубив го́лову своему́ сыни́шке, чтобы излечи́ть его от косогла́зия.
Now we look compact and comfortable, as the father said ven he cut his little boy's head off, to cure him o' squintin'.
Том отруби́л ру́ку Мэри мечо́м.
Tom hacked Mary's arm off with a sword.
Карлу Пе́рвому отруби́ли го́лову.
Charles I had his head cut off.
Том отруби́л ногу́ Мэри ржа́вым мачете.
Tom hacked Mary's leg off with a rusty machete.
Тому отруби́ли го́лову.
Tom had his head chopped off.
Вы хоте́ли отруби́ть ему го́лову?
Did you want to cut off his head?

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	отруби́
вы	отруби́те

Active present	-
Active past	отруби́вший	having chopped off, who chopped off, that chopped off
Passive present	-
Passive past	отру́бленный	chopped off, severed, cut off
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отруби́в отрубивши	while doing (past)

руби́тьto chop; to fell; to cut off; to mine
verbimperfective
вруби́тьto switch on; to cut into
verbperfective
пору́бкаfelling; chopping up
noun
вы́рубитьto cut down; to cut out (an opening); to hew; to mine; to turn off
verbperfective
заруби́тьto hack to death; to notch; to get it into one's head; to undercut (a seam)
verbperfective