Compound Forms:
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| be cut out for [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (person: able, suited) | estar hecho para loc verb |
| | | servir para loc verb |
| | | tener vocación para, tener talento para loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | tener madera de loc verb |
| | When he got caught the second time, he decided he wasn't cut out for a life of crime. |
| | Cuando lo atraparon por segunda vez, decidió que no estaba hecho para una vida de delincuente. |
| be cut out for doing [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (person: able, suited) | estar hecho para loc verb |
| | | haber nacido para loc verb |
| | Some people aren't cut out for dealing with the public. |
| | Algunas personas no están hechas para tratar con el público. |
| have your work cut out for you v expr | informal, figurative (have a hard task ahead) | tener trabajo por delante loc verb |
| | The house Joe and Maggie have bought needs a lot of renovation; they certainly have their work cut out for them. |
| | La casa que Joe y Maggie compraron necesita muchas reformas, definitivamente tienen trabajo por delante. |
| be cut out to do [sth] expr | informal, figurative (person: suited) | estar hecho para loc verb |
| | | servir para loc verb |
| | | tener madera de loc verb |
| | She was never cut out to be a doctor. |
| | Nunca estuvo hecha para ser médica. |
cut price,
cut-price adj | (cheap, discounted) | rebajado adj |
| | | de oferta loc adj |
| | | con descuento loc adj |
| | | a precio reducido loc adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | Hoy los tomates están de oferta. |
| cut prices v expr | (sell items more cheaply) | poner en oferta loc verb |
| | A lot of stores cut prices after Christmas to try to maintain sales. |
| | Muchos negocios ponen en oferta los productos después de Navidad para intentar mantener las ventas. |
| | | rebajar precios vtr |
| | Muchos negocios rebajan precios después de Navidad para intentar mantener las ventas. |
| | | liquidar⇒ vtr |
| | Muchos negocios liquidan después de Navidad para intentar mantener las ventas. |
cut [sb] some slack,
give [sb] some slack v expr | informal, figurative (make allowances for [sb]) | tenerle paciencia a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | no ser tan duro con alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | dejársela pasar a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | I'll have to cut my new employee some slack; this is all new to her. |
| | Debo tenerle paciencia a mi nueva empleada; todo esto es nuevo para ella. |
| cut someone some slack v expr | (be lenient) | tenerle paciencia a loc verb |
| | | ser paciente con loc verb |
| cut the ground from under [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (make invalid, refute) | echar por tierra loc verb |
| cut the mustard v expr | figurative (meet requirements for [sth]) | estar a la altura loc verb |
| | | dar la talla loc verb |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | (slice through with a blade) | desbrozar a cuchilladas loc verb |
| | I haven't got a clue why he bought that machete, there's no jungle to cut through in Belgium. |
| | New: Tomó el machete y tuvo que abrirse camino desbrozando la maleza a cuchilladas. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | figurative, infformal (get past: [sth] superfluous) | ir al grano loc verb |
| | (AR) | hacerla corta loc verb |
| | Ok, let's cut through the crap and see what we do agree on! |
| | Bien, vamos al grano y veamos en qué estamos de acuerdo. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | informal (take a shortcut) (tomar un atajo) | cortar camino loc verb |
| | | atajar⇒ vi |
| | He cut through the neighbours' back yard to get there quicker. |
| | Para llegar allá más rápido, cortó camino por el jardín trasero del vecino. |
| | Para llegar allá más rápido, atajó por el jardín trasero del vecino. |
| cut time n | US (music: alla breve) (compás musical) | alla breve loc nom m |
| cut to fit adj | (custom made) | a medida loc adj |
| | We bought the crown moldings cut to fit so they were fast to install. |
| cut [sth/sb] to pieces v expr | (slaughter) | descuartizar⇒ vtr |
| | (AR) | carnear⇒ vtr |
| | Dos de los animales que se habían escapado cayeron en manos de vecinos de un barrio marginal de la zona, los agarraron y los carnearon. Luego se repartieron la carne. |
| cut [sb] to pieces v expr | figurative (upset) (figurado) | despedazar⇒ vtr |
| | She cut me to pieces with her cruel remarks. |
| | Me despedazó con sus comentarios tan crueles. |
| | (formal) | denostar⇒ vtr |
| | Me denostó con sus comentarios tan crueles. |
| | | echar por tierra loc verb |
| Note: No se suele usar para hablar de personas, sino de cosas. |
| | Me echó por tierra con sus comentarios tan crueles. |
| cut [sth] to ribbons v expr | (shred) | hacer trizas loc verb |
| | | hacer pedazos loc verb |
| cut to the chase v expr | figurative, informal (get to the point) | ir al grano loc verb |
| cut [sb] to the quick v expr | (severely hurt [sb]'s feelings) | herir en lo más hondo a loc verb |
| | | llegar hasta la médula de loc verb |
| | | hacer a alguien doler en el alma loc verb |
cut up,
cut-up adj | (chopped into pieces) | recortado adj |
| | | cortado/a adj |
| | | trozado, troceado adj |
| | (muy finito) | picado/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun or is itself a noun |
| | The collage is made from cut-up newspaper. |
| | El collage está hecho de diario recortado. |
| cut up adj | UK, figurative, slang (upset) (coloquial) | hecho polvo, hecho trizas loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | tirado/a adj |
| | (AR) | hecho bolsa loc adj |
| | (vulgar) | hecho mierda loc adj |
| | He's really cut up that you dumped him. |
| | Está hecho polvo ahora que terminaste con él. |
| | Está muy tirado ahora que terminaste con él. |
| cut-up n | US, informal ([sb] who jokes) (figurado) | payaso nm |
| | He's such a cut-up, you can't take anything he says seriously. |
| | Él es un payaso, no puedes tomar en serio nada de lo que dice. |
| cut up about [sth] expr | figurative, slang (upset) (figurado) | destruido, destrozado loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | hecho polvo, hecho trizas loc adj |
| | (vulgar) | hecho mierda loc adj |
| | Iris is really cut up about not being invited to her son's wedding. |
| | Iris está destruida porque su hijo no la invitó a su boda. |
| cut your losses v expr | (avoid incurring further financial loss) | reducir las pérdidas loc verb |
| | | recortar las pérdidas loc verb |
| cut your own throat v expr | (cause your own ruin) | cavar su propia tumba loc verb |
| cut your teeth v expr | (baby: grow teeth) | cortar los dientes loc verb |
| | (ES) | echar los dientes loc verb |
| | (AR) | salirse los dientes loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mi hijo está cortando los dientes. |
| | (formal) | endentecer⇒ vi |
| cut your teeth on [sth] v expr | figurative (learn a trade) | ir metiéndose en tema loc verb |
| | | foguearse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES, coloquial) | romper la mano loc verb |
| | It was a good simple project for the manager's son to cut his teeth on. |
| | Era un proyecto simple y bueno para que el hijo del gerente se fuera metiendo en tema. |
cut-and-dried,
cut and dried adj | figurative (already decided or prepared) | claro y simple expr |
| | (explicación, argumento, proceso) | preparado de antemano expr |
| | (formal) | concretado, cerrado/a adj |
| | (figurado, explicación, argumento) | prefabricado/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The suspect offered the police a cut-and-dried explanation of his activity on the night of the crime. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El debate sobre el cierre de fronteras no es tan claro y simple como los políticos quieren pensar. |
| | El presunto sospechoso dio a la policía una explicación preparada de antemano sobre sus actividades la noche del crimen. |
| cut-down adj | figurative (reduced in number) | reducido/a adj |
| | During the pandemic restrictions, musicians and comedians had to perform to cut-down audiences. |
| cut-down adj | figurative (reduced in size) | reducido/a adj |
| | | recortado adj |
| | This theatre company performs cut-down versions of Shakespeare plays for schoolchildren. |
| cut-down adj | (tree, etc.: severed and fallen) | talado adj |
| | | cortado/a adj |
| | The forest was dotted with the stumps of cut-down trees. |
| cut-off date n | (deadline) | fecha límite nf + adj mf |
| | The cutoff date for voter registration is two weeks before the election. |
| | La fecha límite para registrarse para votar es dos semanas antes de la elección. |
| cut-off point n | (limit) | tope nm |
| | | límite nm |
| | | punto de corte loc nom m |
| | She likes tequila, but two drinks is her cut-off point on work nights. |
| | Le gusta el tequila, pero dos tragos es su tope en noches de semana. |
| cut-rate adj | (cheap, discounted) | barato/a adj |
| | | con descuento loc adj |
| | | en liquidación loc adj |
| | You can't expect quality when you only buy cut-rate stuff. |
| | | de descuento loc adj |
| | | descontado adj |
| cut-rate adj | informal (of poor quality) | ordinario/a adj |
| | | barato/a adj |
| | | de mala calidad loc adj |
| cutaway n | (TV, film: scene change) | cambio de plano grupo nom |
| | | corte nm |
| cutaway n | (drawing, model: shows interior) | corte de sección loc nom m |
| | | vista en corte loc nom f |
| cutaway n | US (men's formal coat) | chaqué nm |
| cutaway adj | (film shot: rapid change) | cambio de plano grupo nom |
| | There is a cutaway shot of the child who is listening in the next room. |
| | Hay un cambio de plano del niño que está escuchando en la habitación contigua. |
| cutaway adj | (drawing, model: shows interior) | de corte de sección loc adj |
| | This cutaway drawing of the earth shows the hot ball at its center. |
cutback,
cut-back n | (economizing) | reducción de gastos loc nom f |
| | | recorte nm |
| | How severe will the company's cutbacks be? |
cutoff,
also UK: cut-off n | (limit, deadline) | tope nm |
| | | límite nm |
| | What is the cutoff for applications? |
| | ¿Cuál es el tope para las aplicaciones? |
| | ¿Cuál es el límite para las aplicaciones? |
cutoff,
also UK: cut-off adj | (date: limit, deadline) | límite adj mf |
| | Midnight on 31st January is the cut-off time for submitting your tax return. |
cutoff,
also UK: cut-off n | (stopping of supply or service) (suministro o servicio) | corte nm |
| | | interrupción nf |
| | If you use too many appliances, it can cause a cutoff of the electricity. |
cutoffs,
also UK: cut-offs npl | (denim shorts) | vaqueros cortados nmpl + adj |
| | (voz inglesa) | short de jean nm + loc adj |
| | At her office job, she always looks professional, but at home she often wears t-shirts and cutoffs. |
| | En su trabajo de oficina, ella siempre luce profesional, pero en su casa suele usar remeras y vaqueros cortados. |
cutoff,
also UK: cut-off adj | (jeans, etc.: cut short) | cortado/a adj |
| | Those cutoff jeans are too scruffy for work. |
cutoff date,
also UK: cut-off date n | (deadline) | fecha límite nf + adj mf |
| | The cutoff date for submitting your application is February 15. |
cutoff point,
also UK: cut-off point n | (limit) | punto de corte loc nom m |
| | | límite, máximo nm |
| | The cutoff point for sending in applications is 1st November. |
cutout,
also UK: cut-out n | (shape cut from [sth]) | recorte nm |
| | | imagen recortada nf + adj |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is or modifies an adjective. |
| | The classroom was decorated with cutouts of apples and pencils. |
| | A cut-out of a Christmas tree was hanging in the window. |
| | El aula estaba decorada con recortes de manzanas y lápices. // Un recorte de un árbol de Navidad colgaba de la ventana. |
cutout,
also UK: cut-out adj | (shape: cut from [sth]) | recortado adj |
| | The children decorated cutout cookies on Christmas Eve. |
| | Los niños decoraron galletitas recortadas durante la Nochebuena. |
cutout,
also UK: cut-out adj | (safety device: interruptor) | interruptor adj |
| | | de desconexión nmoc adj |
cutthroat,
also UK: cut-throat adj | (ruthless) | despiadado/a adj |
| | | feroz adj mf |
| | The competition for the job was cutthroat. |
| | La competencia para el empleo fue despiadada. |
cutthroat,
also UK: cut-throat n | archaic (murderer) | asesino nm |
| | (literario) | degollador nm |
| | The young woman was lured into the woods by a sinister cutthroat. |
| | La joven mujer fue atraída hacia el bosque por un asesino siniestro. |
| | La joven mujer fue atraída hacia el bosque por un degollador siniestro. |
cutthroat competition,
also UK: cut-throat competition n | (ruthless competition) | competencia feroz nf |
| | The company eventually folded in the face of cut-throat competition from its larger rival. |
| | La compañía finalmente cedió ante la competencia feroz de su más grande rival. |
cutup,
cut-up n | US, informal (practical joker) | bromista n común |
| director's cut n | (film: special edition) | corte del director nm + loc adj |
| final cut | (movie industry) | edición definitiva nf + adj |
| | | última edición adj + nf |
| half-cut adj | UK, slang (drunk) (coloquial) | mamado/a adj |
| | (MX, coloquial) | a medias aguas loc adj |
| | (AR, ES, coloquial) | borracho como una cuba loc adj |
| | You can't drive! You're half-cut. |
| | ¡No puedes conducir! Estas mamado. |
| | ¡No puedes manejar! Andas a medias aguas. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Está borracho como una cuba, así no logrará volver a casa solo. |
| Irish steel-cut oats npl | (cereal: oatmeal) | avena nf |
| jump cut n | (film: abrupt edit) (cine) | salto de montaje loc nom m |
| line cut | (printing) | línea de corte nf + loc adj |
| linocut n | uncountable (printmaking technique) | linograbado nm |
| linocut n | (carved design for printing) | linograbado nm |
| linocut n | (printed design) | linograbado nm |
| low-cut adj | (clothing: low neckline) | escotado/a adj |
| | Eva is wearing a low-cut evening gown. |
| make the cut v expr | (meet requirement) (requerimiento, norma, requisito) | cumplir⇒ vi |
| | (requerimiento) | responder⇒ vi |
| | Andrew was worried that his performance wasn't good enough, but he made the cut and went on to the championship. |
| paper cut n | (tiny nick caused by sharp paper) | corte con un papel nm |
| | Me he hecho un cortecito en la mano con un papel. |
| power cut n | (break in electricity supply) | apagón nm |
| | | corte de luz, corte de electricidad nm + loc adj |
| | | apagón eléctrico, apagón energético nm + adj |
| | | falla eléctrica nf + adj |
| | I lost the file I was working on when there was a sudden power cut. |
| | After the power cut to that part of the city, many people went into a panic. |
| | Perdí el archivo en el que estaba trabajando cuando hubo un apagón de repente. |
| | Muchas personas entraron en pánico tras el corte de luz en esa zona de la ciudad. |
| price cut n | (discount, lowering of costs) | rebaja nf |
| | | descuento nm |
| | You can find bargains after Christmas when there are price cuts on holiday merchandise. |
| | Puedes encontrar buenos precios después de Navidad, cuando hay rebajas en la mercadería. |
| queue-jump⇒ vi | UK, informal (go in front of others waiting) | colarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | colarse en la fila loc verb |
| | | saltarse la fila loc verb |
rough-cut,
rough cut n | (film: first version) | primer corte adj + nm |
| rough-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (cut quickly) | cortar rápidamente vtr + adv |
| short-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a shortcut on [sth]) | acortar⇒ vtr |
| | | usar atajos loc verb |
| | Don't try to short-cut this process; it won't work if you do. |
| | No trates de acortar el proceso, no va a funcionar. |
| short-cut⇒ vi | (use a shortcut) | usar un atajo loc verb |
| | | atajar⇒ vi |
| | This is such a time-consuming process; is there a way to short-cut it? |
| | Este proceso consume mucho tiempo; ¿hay manera de usar un atajo? |
| spending cut n | (reduced budget) | recorte de gasto nm + loc adj |
| star cut n | (gem cutting style) (corte gema) | efecto estrella loc nom m |
taper cut,
taper haircut n | (short hairstyle) | corte de cabello corto loc nom m |
| tax cut n | (decrease in amount of tax) | recorte de impuestos nm |
| | The proposed tax cut will mostly benefit the wealthy. |
| | El recorte de impuestos que se ha presentado beneficiará sobre todo a los ricos. |
| | | baja de impuestos loc nom f |
| the cut of [sb]'s jib n | informal, figurative ([sb]'s bearing, attitude) | la actitud de grupo nom |
| | Hey, buddy, I don't like the cut of your jib. |
| the cut of [sb]'s jib n | figurative, informal (manner, style) | manera de ser loc nom f |
| | | estilo de ser loc nom m |