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cortar
1. v. to cut
2. v. to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip
3. v. to chop, chop up, chop off
4. v. to slice, to slit
5. v. to mow
6. v. to slash, to hack
7. v. to carve, to engrave
8. v. to hang up, to terminate a telephone call
9. v. (Chile, informal) to stop an action
¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo. (Stop it! leave me alone.)
10. v. (Chile) to shut off
Corta el agua, por favor. (Shut the water off please.)
11. v. to finish a relationship
Deberías cortar con él. (You should break up with him.)
12. v. to haircut
13. v. to cut, to cut off, to slit (oneself or a part of the body)
Spanish > Spanish
cortar
1. vt. Separar un objeto en dos partes mediante un cuchillo u otro objeto cortante.
2. vt. Atravesar un fluido, sea aire, agua, etc.
3. vt. Suavizar el sabor de un alimento.
4. vt. Suavizar la pureza de una mezcla.
5. vt. Atravesar un elemento geométrico o tocar en un único punto.
6. vi. Ir por un atajo.
7. vi. Recolectar miel de abejas.
English > Spanish
cut
1. n. Corte, incisión
2. vt. Cortar

Pronunciation

Mexican Dialect

Example Sentences

Este cuchillo no va a cortar bien.      This knife won't cut well. Lavar, cortar y secar, por favor.      Cut, wash and dry, please. Hay que ser previsor y cortar la leña antes de que llegue el invierno.      You must have foresight and cut the wood before winter comes. Este cuchillo está tan desafilado que no puede cortar.      This knife is so dull that it can't cut. No te preocupes, cortar el pelo no duele.      Don't worry, cutting your hair doesn't hurt.

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