kappen

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) to chop, as with an axe
2. (transitive) to cut down, fell (e.g. a tree)
3. (figuratively,intransitive) (in kappen op ...) to criticize
4. (colloquial,intransitive) to cease, give up, stop
5. (intransitive,slang) to talk; notably
6. (slang,transitive) to talk; notably

Noun

plural of kap

Concepts

coiffer

hacher

abattre

tailler

friser

faire tomber

couper

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle Dutch cappen. Further origin unsettled. Apparently related to German Low German kappen (“to clip, cut”), German kappen (“to clip, cut”), English chap and chop; thus it would also be distantly related to tjappen. The slang sense may have a distinct (unknown) etymology.