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Spanish translation of cut

A. vt

  • 6 (colloq) (cease) cut the jokes! = ¡basta ya de bromas!

B. vi

  • 1 [knife/scissors] cortar the rope cut into her wrists = la cuerda le estaba cortando las muñecas
  • 2 [Cin, Rad] cut! = ¡corte(n)!

Phrasal verbs

cut across

v + prep + o a (take shortcut across) cortar por b (cross boundaries of) trascender*

cut back

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (prune) [hedge] podar b (reduce) [spending] recortar b v + adv (make reductions) hacer* economías to cut back on sth = reducir* algo

cut down

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (fell) [tree] cortar, talar b (kill) matar b v + adv (make reductions) cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down = ¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos you should cut down on carbohydrates = debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

cut in

v + adv a (interrupt) interrumpir b [Auto] atravesarse*

cut off

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o (sever) [branch/limb] cortar b v + o + adv, v + adv + o (interrupt, block) [supply/route] cortar c v + o + adv a (isolate) aislar* to feel cut off = sentirse* aislado the town was cut off = la ciudad quedó sin comunicaciones b (on telephone) we were cut off = se cortó la comunicación

cut out

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o [article/photograph] recortar b v + o + adv, v + adv + o a [dress/cookies] cortar b (exclude) [noise/carbohydrates] eliminar he cut me out of his will = me excluyó de su testamento cut it out! (colloq) = ¡basta ya! c (suit) to be cut out FOR sth = estar* hecho para algo d v + adv [engine] pararse

cut up

v + o + adv, v + adv + o [vegetables/wood] cortar en pedazos

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