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Spanish translation of cut
A. vt
- 1 [wood/paper/wire/rope] cortar to cut sth in half = cortar algo por la mitad I cut my finger = me corté el dedo to cut sb's throat = degollar* a algn see also short2 1
- 5 (in cards) [deck] cortar
B. vi
- 3 (in cards) cortar
Phrasal verbs
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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 -
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 -
cut up
v + o + adv, v + adv + o [vegetables/wood] cortar en pedazos