sever ties

ˈsɛvər taɪz

Definition

Definition of sever ties - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

relationshipend a relationship or connection

She decided to sever ties with her old friends.

break up

cut off

communicationcut off communication or contact

The company severed ties with the supplier after the scandal.

break off

cut ties

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Expressions with sever

sever all ties

end all connections or relationships completely

She decided to sever all ties with her former employer.

sever all connections

end every relationship or way of communicating with someone

She decided to sever all connections with her old friends.

sever connections

end relationships or links between people, groups, or things

He decided to sever connections with his old friends.

Examples of sever ties in a sentence

They decided to sever ties after the disagreement.
They decided to sever ties with the old traditions.
She had to sever ties with her past to move forward.

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French:rompre les liens, ...
German:Beziehungen abbrechen, ...
Italian:tagliare i legami, rompere i legami, ...
Spanish:romper lazos, cortar relaciones, ...
Portuguese:romper relações, ...
Chinese:断绝关系, 断绝联系, ...
Japanese:関係を断つ, 連絡を断つ, ...
Arabic:قَطَعَ العَلاقَة, ...
Hebrew:לְנַתֵּק קְשָׁרִים, לְנַתֵּק יְחָסִים, ...
Russian:разорвать связи, разорвать связь, ...
Ukrainian:розірвати зв'язки, ...
Hindi:संबंध तोड़ना, ...
Bengali:সম্পর্ক ছিন্ন করা, যোগাযোগ বিচ্ছিন্ন করা, ...
Catalan:trencar lligams amb, trencar relacions, ...
Czech:zpřetrhat vazby, ukončit spolupráci, ...
Danish:bryde forbindelsen med, afbryde forbindelsen med, ...
Dutch:banden verbreken, ...
Greek:κόβω σχέσεις, κόβω επαφές, ...
Hungarian:megszakítani a kapcsolatot, megszakítani a kapcsolatokat, ...
Khmer:ផ្តាច់ទំនាក់ទំនង, កាត់ផ្តាច់ទំនាក់ទំនង, ...
Korean:관계를 끊다, 연락을 끊다, ...
Persian:قطع رابطه کردن, قطع ارتباط کردن, ...
Polish:zerwać więzi, zerwać kontakty, ...
Portuguese (BR):romper relações, ...
Romanian:a rupe legăturile, a întrerupe contactul, ...
Swedish:bryta banden, bryta förbindelser, ...
Thai:ตัดความสัมพันธ์, ยุติการติดต่อ, ...
Turkish:bağları koparmak, ...
Vietnamese:cắt đứt quan hệ, chấm dứt liên lạc, ...

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