on coupe

we cut; cut!

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phrase Uncommon #20,967
we cut; cut! Depending on context, this can mean “we cut” or be an instruction to stop recording or stop an action. On is the subject pronoun meaning “we” or “one.”
FR: On coupe la caméra pour aujourd’hui.
EN: We’re stopping the camera for today.

On coupe.

We’re cutting.

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

Ne jurez pas ou on coupe.

Don't swear, or we'll cut you off.

— Control (2007)

On coupe tout.

We cut everything down.

— Interstellar (2014)

On coupe la poire en deux.

We split the difference.

On coupe!

Cut!

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

On coupe, Cooper.

Cut, Cooper.

— Interstellar (2014)

On coupe les micros.

We're cutting the mics.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Il s'aiguise quand on coupe avec.

It sharpens itself when you cut with it.

— La Plateforme (2019)

On coupe et on rejoint le sentier.

We cut across and rejoin the path.

— En terrain miné (2014)

On coupe?

Shall we cut?

— Anaconda (2025)

On coupe, on va refaire.

We cut it, we'll redo it.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

On coupe que sous le genou.

We only cut below the knee.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Ça fera gagner du temps si on coupe à travers le champ.

It’ll save time if we cut across the field.

On coupe l'électricité demain?

Are they cutting off the electricity tomorrow?

— Bacurau (2019)