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cortar

cut

Verb cortar (first-person singular present corto, first-person singular preterite corté, past participle cortado)

  1. to cut
  2. to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip
  3. to chop, chop up, chop off
  4. to slice, to slit
  5. to mow
  6. to slash, to hack
  7. to carve, to engrave
  8. to hang up, to terminate a telephone call
  9. (Chile, informal) to stop an action
    ¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo.
    Stop it! leave me alone.
  10. (Chile) to shut off
    Corta el agua, por favor.
    Shut off the water please.
  11. to finish a relationship
    Deberías cortar con él.
    You should dump him.
  12. (reflexive) to haircut
  13. to cut, to cut off, to slit (oneself or a part of the body)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • No te preocupes, cortar el pelo no duele.

    Don't worry, cutting your hair doesn't hurt.

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  • No se olviden de cortar el gas antes de salir.

    Don't forget to turn off the gas before going out.

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  • ¿Vas a cortar todos los árboles de aquí?

    Are you going to cut down all the trees here?

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  • ¿Cuál es la mejor forma de cortar una cebolla?

    What's the best way to chop an onion?

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  • Hay que cortar el pasto.

    The grass needs cutting.

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  • Él se fue a cortar el pelo, pero volverá pronto.

    He had gone to get a haircut, but he'll be back soon.

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  • Mi esposa ha abandonado toda esperanza de convencerme a cortar el pasto hoy.

    My wife has given up all hope of convincing me to mow the lawn today.

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  • Tom se olvidó de cortar el gas.

    Tom forgot to turn off the gas.

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  • Es fácil cortar queso con un cuchillo.

    It's easy to cut cheese with a knife.

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  • Repasé el presupuesto, y decidí cortar gastos.

    I reviewed the budget, and decided to cut costs.

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