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in·ter·cut

 (ĭn′tər-kŭt′)
v. in·ter·cut, in·ter·cut·ting, in·ter·cuts
v.tr.
To cut back and forth between (separate scenes or sequences) in a film: a closeup of the killer intercut with shots of a wolf.
v.intr.
To cut back and forth between separate scenes or sequences in a film.
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intercut

(ˌɪntəˈkʌt)
vb, -cuts, -cutting or -cut
(Film) films another word for crosscut
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in•ter•cut

(ˌɪn tərˈkʌt, ˈɪn tərˌkʌt)

v. -cut, -cut•ting,
n. v.i.
1. to cut from one type of camera shot to another, as from a long shot to a closeup.
v.t.
2. to insert (shots from other scenes, flashbacks, etc.) into the narrative of a film.
3. to interrupt the narrative of (a film) with shots from other scenes, flashbacks, etc.
n.
4. a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
[1605–15]
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intercut


Past participle: intercut
Gerund: intercutting

Imperative
intercut
intercut
Present
I intercut
you intercut
he/she/it intercuts
we intercut
you intercut
they intercut
Preterite
I intercut
you intercut
he/she/it intercut
we intercut
you intercut
they intercut
Present Continuous
I am intercutting
you are intercutting
he/she/it is intercutting
we are intercutting
you are intercutting
they are intercutting
Present Perfect
I have intercut
you have intercut
he/she/it has intercut
we have intercut
you have intercut
they have intercut
Past Continuous
I was intercutting
you were intercutting
he/she/it was intercutting
we were intercutting
you were intercutting
they were intercutting
Past Perfect
I had intercut
you had intercut
he/she/it had intercut
we had intercut
you had intercut
they had intercut
Future
I will intercut
you will intercut
he/she/it will intercut
we will intercut
you will intercut
they will intercut
Future Perfect
I will have intercut
you will have intercut
he/she/it will have intercut
we will have intercut
you will have intercut
they will have intercut
Future Continuous
I will be intercutting
you will be intercutting
he/she/it will be intercutting
we will be intercutting
you will be intercutting
they will be intercutting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been intercutting
you have been intercutting
he/she/it has been intercutting
we have been intercutting
you have been intercutting
they have been intercutting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been intercutting
you will have been intercutting
he/she/it will have been intercutting
we will have been intercutting
you will have been intercutting
they will have been intercutting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been intercutting
you had been intercutting
he/she/it had been intercutting
we had been intercutting
you had been intercutting
they had been intercutting
Conditional
I would intercut
you would intercut
he/she/it would intercut
we would intercut
you would intercut
they would intercut
Past Conditional
I would have intercut
you would have intercut
he/she/it would have intercut
we would have intercut
you would have intercut
they would have intercut
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Translations

intercut

[ˌɪntəˈkʌt] VTalternar
to be intercut with (Cine) → alternarse con
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intercut

[ˌɪntərˈkʌt] vtentrecouper
to intercut with sth → entrecouper de qch
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intercut

vt to be intercut with (film)zwischengeschnitten sein mit, mit Zwischenschnitten von … versehen sein
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