| Additional Translations |
| Cut! interj | (cinema: stop filming) | corte interj |
| | Cut! Let's redo this scene. |
| | ¡Corte! Vamos a repetir la escena. |
| cut n | (act of cutting) | corte nm |
| | The cut took less than a second to perform. |
| | Hacer el corte tomó menos de un segundo. |
| cut n | figurative, often plural (reduction) | corte nm |
| | | reducción nf |
| | | recorte nm |
| | The budget cuts ended some important programmes. |
| | Los cortes en el presupuesto dieron fin a programas importantes. |
| cut n | (excerpt edited out) | corte nm |
| | The editor made so many cuts that the film became half its original length. |
| | El editor de la película le hizo tantos cortes que ahora tiene la mitad de su duración original. |
| cut n | (portion) | parte nf |
| | Your cut will be about five hundred pounds. |
| | Tu parte será de aproximadamente quinientas libras. |
| cut n | (cinema: transition) | corte nm |
| | | transición nf |
| | The cut from one scene to another was well done. |
| | El corte de una escena a la otra estaba bien hecho. |
| cut n | (cinema: version) | montaje nm |
| | Which cut of this scene should we use? I like the first one. |
| | ¿Cuál montaje de esta escena deberíamos usar? A mí me gusta el primero. |
| cut n | (shape, style) | corte nm |
| | I like the cut of that dress. |
| | Me gusta el corte de ese vestido. |
| cut n | (selection) | selección nf |
| | The player made the first cut, and hoped to be selected for the team. |
| | El jugador pasó la primera selección y espera ser admitido en el equipo. |
| cut n | (baseball) | corte nm |
| | His curve ball has a wicked cut. |
| | Su bola curva tiene un corte tremendamente bueno. |
| cut n | (power) | apagón nm |
| | | corte nm |
| | The power cut lasted for six hours. |
| | El apagón duró seis horas. |
| cut n | (hurtful remark) | comentario mordaz nm + adj mf |
| | She hurt him with a nasty cut directed at his mother. |
| | Ella hirió sus sentimientos con un desagradable comentario mordaz sobre su madre. |
| cut n | (meat) | corte nm |
| | Which cut of meat would you recommend for a stew? |
| | ¿Cuál corte de carne recomendarías para preparar un cocido? |
| cut n | (whip) | chasquido nm |
| | You could hear the cut of the lion tamer's whip. |
| | Se podía escuchar el chasquido del látigo del domador de leones. |
| cut n | (sports: removal of players) | expulsión nf |
| cut n | (cutting: section cut through rock, etc.) | corte nm |
| cut⇒ vi | (be able to slice) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | | rebanar⇒ vtr |
| | Does this knife cut well? |
| | ¿Este cuchillo corta bien? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El cuchillo no está afilado, así es difícil rebanar el pan. |
| cut vi | (undergo slicing) | cortarse⇒, rebanarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The soft cheese cuts well, and does not crumble. |
| | Este queso blando se corta bien y no se desmenuza. |
| cut vi | (do the cutting) | cortar⇒ vi |
| | This knife cuts cleanly. |
| | Este cuchillo corta limpiamente. |
| cut vi | (hurt) | doler⇒ vi |
| | | hacer daño loc verb |
| | Ouch. The news that he got remarried really cuts. |
| | ¡Ay! Saber que se volvió a casar me duele. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me hace daño que me hables así. |
| cut vi | (cards: divide pack) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | I'll shuffle the cards and Henry can cut. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¿Quieres cortar la baraja o simplemente reparto? |
| cut vi | (cards: choose dealer) | escoger⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | Let's cut, and the person with the highest card can deal. |
| | Escojamos nuestras cartas y el que tenga la carta más alta será quien reparta. |
| cut vi | (change direction suddenly) (cambiar de dirección) | cortarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The basketball player cut to the right and shot the ball. |
| | El jugador de básquetbol se cortó hacia la derecha e hizo un tiro. |
| cut to [sth] vi + prep | (cinema: make abrupt transition) (cine) | hacer un corte loc verb |
| | It showed the scene of the child playing and then cut to the war scene. |
| | Mostraba la escena del niño jugando y luego hacía un corte a la escena de la guerra. |
| cut into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (detract from) | impactar⇒ vtr |
| | This recession is really cutting into my luxury lifestyle! |
| | ¡Esta recesión está impactando mi lujoso estilo de vida! |
| | | recortar⇒ vtr |
| | ¡Esta recesión está recortando mi lujoso estilo de vida! |
| cut into [sth] vi + prep | (conversation: interrupt) | interrumpir⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | Roger apologized for cutting into our conversation, but said that he had some urgent news. |
| | Roger se disculpó por interrumpir nuestra conversación, y dijo que tenía noticias urgentes. |
| cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (flower: snip the stalk of) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | He cut some flowers to take to his girlfriend. |
| | Cortó algunas flores para llevárselas a su novia. |
| cut [sth] vtr | slang, figurative (omit, cease) (coloquial) | ahorrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AR: coloquial) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | Please cut the jokes. Just tell us what happened. |
| | Ahórrate los chistes, por favor. Solo cuéntanos lo que pasó. |
| cut [sth] vtr | figurative, informal (turn off, stop) | apagar⇒ vtr |
| | | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | Cut the music. We need to talk for a while. |
| | Apaga la música. Necesitamos hablar un rato. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (intersect) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | The railway line cuts the highway just beyond the town. |
| | La vía férrea cruza la autopista justo pasando la ciudad. |
| cut [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (cause pain) | lastimar⇒, herir⇒ vtr |
| | Your remark really cut me badly. |
| | Tu comentario me lastimó profundamente. |
| cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (shape, sculpt) (dar forma) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | The stonemason will cut the granite into stepping stones. |
| | El cantero cortará el granito y lo convertirá en escalones. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (path, swathe: create, make) | abrir⇒ vtr |
| | He cut a path through the field of corn with his tractor. |
| | Abrió un camino a través del campo de maíz con su tractor. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (cards, pack: divide) (dividir una baraja) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | Do you want to cut the deck, or should I just deal now? |
| | ¿Quieres cortar o reparto ahora? |
| cut [sth] vtr | (golf: slice) (golf, golpe con efecto a la derecha) | golpear cortado loc verb |
| | (golf) | hacer un slice loc verb |
| | If you cut the ball, it will go into the trees. |
| | Si golpeas la pelota cortada acabará entre los árboles. |
| cut [sth] vtr | slang, figurative (cope) | manejar⇒ vtr |
| | If you can't cut the pressure, just go away before we begin to work. |
| | Si no puedes manejar la presión, vete de aquí antes de que nos pongamos a trabajar. |
| cut [sth] vtr | US, slang, figurative (skip) | faltar a algo vi + prep |
| | | no ir a algo, no asistir a algo loc verb + prep |
| | The student cut class on Tuesday to go to the lake. |
| | El estudiante faltó a clase el martes para ir al lago. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (alcohol, drug: dilute) | diluir⇒ vtr |
| | | rebajar⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial: vino) | bautizar⇒ vtr |
| | Some bartenders cut the vodka with water. |
| | Algunos camareros diluyen el vodka con agua. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (animal: castrate) | capar⇒, castrar⇒ vtr |
| | We need to cut those calves before next week. |
| | Tenemos que capar a los becerros antes de la próxima semana. |
| cut⇒ vtr | colloquial (baby: grow teeth) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | cortar⇒ vi |
| | The baby cried all night when he cut his teeth, and his poor father couldn't sleep either. |
| | El bebé lloraba toda la noche cuando le salieron los dientes y su pobre padre tampoco podía dormir. |
| | El bebé lloró toda la noche porque le estaban cortando los dientes y su padre tampoco pudo dormir. |
| cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (whip: crack) | chasquear⇒ vtr |
| | | restallar⇒ vtr |
| | The lion tamer cut the whip with a loud crack. |
| | El domador de leones chasqueó el látigo con un fuerte sonido. |
| cut [sth] vtr | (music track, album: record) | grabar⇒ vtr |
| cut [sth] vtr | (key: make a copy) | hacer una copia loc verb |
| cut [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (reduce quantity of [sth/sb]) | recortar⇒ vtr |
| | | reducir⇒ vtr |
| cut [sb]⇒ vtr | (sports: remove from team) | sacar a vtr + prep |
Locuciones verbales
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| cut across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (traverse via a short cut) | tomar un atajo loc verb |
| | | cortar camino loc verb |
| | (ES) | atajar por vi + prep |
| | The children cut across a wheat field to get home faster. |
| | Los niños tomaron un atajo por el campo de trigo para llegar a casa más rápido. |
| cut across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (defy definitions or boundaries) | trascender⇒ vtr |
| | | ir más allá loc verb |
| | Concern about this issue cuts across traditional political divisions. |
| | La preocupación por este tema trasciende las divisiones políticas tradicionales. |
| cut away vi phrasal | (TV, film: change shot) | cambiar de plano loc verb |
| | From a shot of the letter in the woman's hands, the camera cuts away to her reaction. |
| | De una toma de la carta en manos de la mujer, la cámara cambia de plano a su reacción. |
| cut away to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (TV, film: change shot) (cine) | cambiar de plano, cambiar la cámara loc verb |
| cut back vi phrasal | informal (reduce: spending) (gastos) | recortar⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | We've been spending too much. We need to cut back. |
| | Estuvimos gastando demasiado, tenemos que recortar gastos. |
| cut back on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (reduce: to economize) | recortar gastos en, reducir gastos en, recortar en loc verb |
| | Now that I am unemployed we are going to have to cut back on our spending. |
| | Ahora que estoy desempleada vamos a tener que recortar gastos en nuestro consumo. |
| cut down vi phrasal | (reduce consumption) | reducir el consumo, bajar el consumo loc verb |
| | | reducir la cantidad, bajar la cantidad loc verb |
| | | recortar⇒ vtr |
| | If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down. |
| | Si no puedes dejar de fumar, al menos podrías tratar de reducir el consumo. |
| cut down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reduce, consume less of) (informal) | cortar con vtr + prep |
| | | reducir el consumo de loc verb |
| | It's hard to cut down on alcohol when my friends keep inviting me out for drinks. |
| | Es difícil cortar con el alcohol cuando mis amigos me invitan a tomar algo. |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (reduce) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | When the team decided to cut down their roster, everyone was upset. |
| | Cuando el equipo decidió reducir sus listas, todos estuvieron molestos. |
| cut [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (kill, strike down) | matar⇒ vtr |
| | | liquidar⇒ vtr |
| | | derribar⇒ vtr |
| | Many soldiers were cut down by enemy fire. |
| | El fuego enemigo mató a muchos soldados. |
| cut in vi phrasal | (vehicle: move suddenly in front) | adelantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | interponerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | colarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | meterse⇒ v prnl |
| | The vehicle cut in front of me. |
| | El vehículo se me adelantó. |
| cut in vi phrasal | (interrupt [sb] speaking) | interrumpir⇒ vi |
| | | entrometerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | meter baza vtr + nf |
| | She cut in while I was speaking. |
| | Don't cut in when I'm talking. |
| | Me interrumpió mientras hablaba. |
| | Se entrometió mientras yo hablaba. |
| | Me cortó mientras hablaba. |
| | Metió baza mientras yo hablaba. |
| cut [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (estrange, disown) | repudiar a vtr + prep |
| | | distanciarse de, apartarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The parents cut off their alcoholic son and he wasn't even mentioned in their will. |
| | Los padres repudiaron a su hijo alcohólico y nunca más fue mencionado en su testamento. |
| cut [sth/sb] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (disconnect) | caerse⇒ v prnl |
| | While on the net, we were cut off. |
| | Se cayó el Internet mientras navegábamos. |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | | desconectar⇒ vtr |
| | Nos cortaron el Internet mientras navegábamos. |
| cut [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (interrupt when speaking) | interrumpir⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | Francesca cut me off while I was in the middle of speaking. |
| | Francesca me interrumpió mientras hablaba. |
| cut [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | US (driver, vehicle: move suddenly in front) | pasar a vi + prep |
| | | meterse delante de loc verb |
| | A black sedan cut me off as I was about to switch lanes. |
| | Un Sedan negro me pasó cuando estaba por cambiar de carril |
cut [sth] out,
cut out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove by cutting) | extraer⇒ vtr |
| | | retirar⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | The doctors cut the tumour out, removing the cancer. |
| | Audrey cut the picture out of the magazine. |
| | Los médicos extrajeron el tumor, eliminando el cáncer. |
| | Audrey cortó la imagen de la revista. |
cut [sth] out,
cut out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (text, scene: excise) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | extraer⇒ vtr |
| | The director cut the scene out from the final version of the film. |
| | El director sacó la escena en la versión final de la película. |
cut [sth] out,
cut out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (eliminate) | eliminar⇒ vtr |
| | | suprimir⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | She was told to cut out starchy carbs from her diet. |
| | Le dijeron que eliminase los carbohidratos de su dieta. |
Compound Forms:
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| a cut above [sth/sb] prep | (superior to) | por encima de loc prep |
| | He is a cut above the rest. |
| | Él está por encima del resto. |
| a cut above expr | informal (superior) | mejor, superior adj |
| | This restaurant is definitely a cut above; they have embroidered tablecloths. |
| alla breve n | (music: time signature) | alla breve loc nom f |
bob,
bob cut n | (women's short haircut) | cortarse el pelo encima de los hombros loc verb |
| | Christine recently cut her long hair into a bob. |
bootcut,
boot-cut n as adj | (style of jeans: wider lower leg) | corte de bota loc adj |
| | (voz inglesa) | bootcut adj inv |
| | (AR, UY) | semioxford adj inv |
| | I wanted something only a little different, so I bought some boot-cut jeans instead of flares. |
| | Quería algo un poco diferente, así que me compré unos vaqueros corte de bota en lugar de unos de campana. |
| bowl cut n | (haircut) (AR, coloquial) | corte a la taza grupo nom |
brilliant,
brilliant cut n | (type of diamond cut) | brillante nm |
| | It's a brilliant that gives this diamond its sparkle. |
| | Es un brillante lo que le da brillo a este diamante. |
| buzz cut n | (short hairstyle) | pelo rapado nm + adj |
| | Liam got a buzz cut to disguise the fact that he was going bald. |
| | Liam se hizo un corte de pelo rapado para disimular que se estaba quedando pelado. |
| clean-cut adj | (lines: sharply defined) | definido/a adj |
| | | simple adj |
| | | minimalista adj |
| | Modernist architects abandoned the frills and ornamentation of the Victorian and Edwardian eras in favor of simple shapes and clean-cut lines. |
| | Los arquitectos modernistas abandonaron los vuelos y los ornamentos de la época victoriana y eduardiana en favor de las forma simples y las líneas definidas. |
| clean-cut adj | figurative (man: neat, respectable-looking) | pulcro/a adj |
| | | cuidado/a adj |
| | | presentable adj mf |
| | People trusted him because he had that clean-cut Boy Scout image. |
| | La gente confiaba en él porque tenía ese aspecto de niño explorador pulcro. |
| clear-cut adj | figurative (unambiguous, well defined) | claro/a adj |
| | | inequívoco/a adj |
| | It's a clear-cut case of fraud. |
| | Es un caso claro de corrupción |
| clear-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (forestry: cut all trees in an area) | cortar a hecho loc verb |
| | | cortar a matarrasa loc verb |
| | Clear-cutting on steep slopes can cause erosion. |
| | Cortar a hecho en pendientes pronunciadas puede causar erosión. |
| cold cuts npl | chiefly US (meat served cold) | fiambres nmpl |
| | | embutidos nmpl |
| | | carnes frías loc nom fpl |
| | The buffet included a selection of cold cuts. |
| | El bufé tenía una selección de fiambres. |
| cost-cut⇒ vi | (reduce spending) | bajar los costos loc verb |
| | | reducir los costes loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Estamos buscando alternativas para bajar los costos, y así poder venderlo a menor precio. |
| cost cut n | (reduction in expenses) | reducción de gastos nf + loc adj |
| | The company's profits were boosted last year by cost cuts, including the thousands of redundancies made in January. |
| | Las ganancias de la compañía aumentaron el año pasado debido a la reducción de gastos, incluyendo los miles de despidos hechos en enero. |
| crew cut n | (army haircut) | corte rapado nm + adj |
| | His crew cut and posture made it clear he was a military man. |
| | Su corte rapado y su postura dejaban claro que se trataba de un militar. |
| | (AR) | corte a la americana nm + loc adv |
| | Su corte a la americana y su postura dejaban claro que se trataba de un militar. |
| | | corte militar nm + adj |
| | Su corte militar y su postura dejaban claro que se trataba de un militar. |
| crew cut n | (very short haircut) (corte de pelo) | pelo al rape nm + loc adv |
| | (corte de pelo) | rapado, rapada nm, nf |
| | The boys on the team all have crew cuts. |
| | Los chicos del equipo llevan todos el pelo al rape. |
| crew-cut n as adj | (hair: very short) (corte de pelo) | al rape loc adj |
| | You could tell he was a Marine from his crew-cut hair. |
| | Podías ver que él era un marino por su corte de pelo al rape. |
| crinkle-cut adj | (chips, crisps: corrugated, wavy) | ondulado adj |
crosscut [sth] (US),
cross-cut [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (cut or move across) | cortar transversalmente loc verb |
| | (movimiento) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
crosscut [sth] (US),
cross-cut [sth] (UK) vtr | (film: interweave two scenes) | hacer un montaje paralelo loc verb |
crosscut [sth] with [sth] (US),
cross-cut [sth] with [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (film: interweave two scenes) | hacer un montaje paralelo entre dos escenas loc verb |
crosscut (US),
cross-cut (UK) n | (transverse or diagonal path) | camino transversal nm + adj |
crosscut (US),
cross-cut (UK) n | (film editing: interwoven scenes) (cine) | montaje paralelo loc nom m |
crosscut (US),
cross-cut (UK) adj | (beams, etc: cut crosswise) | cortado transversalmente loc adj |
| | | de corte transversal loc adj |
crosscut (US),
cross-cut (UK) adj | (film scene: interwoven) | entrelazado adj |
crosscut saw (US),
cross-cut saw (UK) n | (tool for cutting crosswise) | sierra de corte transversal grupo nom |
| cushion cut | (jewelry) | corte cojín loc nom m |
| cut a caper v expr | (dance euphorically) (coloquial) | bailotear⇒ vi |
| cut a dash v expr | (make a striking impression) | deslumbrar⇒ vtr |
| cut a deal v expr | informal (make agreement) | hacer un trato loc verb |
| cut a ... figure v expr | (appear in certain way) | lucir⇒ vi |
| | | parecer⇒ v cop |
| | | dar la impresión loc verb |
| Note: An adjective is always inserted before "figure" to describe the person's appearance. |
| | David cut a dashing figure in his new suit. |
cut a fine figure,
cut quite a figure v expr | (be physically admirable) | causar sensación loc verb |
cut a swathe,
cut a swath,
cut a wide swathe,
cut a wide swath v expr | figurative (be impressive) (figurado) | dejar una huella loc verb |
cut a swathe through [sth],
cut a swath through [sth] v expr | (make a path through) | dejar una huella loc verb |
| cut a tooth v expr | (baby: grow new tooth) | salirle un diente a loc verb + prep |
| cut along [sth] vi + prep | (sever along a line, edge, etc.) | cortar a lo largo de loc verb |
| cut [sth] along [sth] vtr + prep | (sever [sth] along a line, edge, etc.) | cortar algo a lo largo de loc verb |
| cut and fill n | (construction) | rellenado nm |
| cut and fill n | (geology) | relleno de cauce nm + loc adj |
| cut and paste [sth] v expr | (move: text on screen) | cortar y pegar loc verb |
| | To cut and paste text, first highlight the text you wish to move. |
| | Para cortar y pegar, primero debes resaltar el texto que quieres mover. |
| cut and paste [sth] into [sth] v expr | (move: text on screen) | cortar y pegar en loc verb |
| | You can cut and paste internet images into the word processing document. |
| | Puedes cortar y pegar imágenes de internet en el procesador de textos. |
| cut and run v expr | (leave a place quickly) | salir corriendo loc verb |
| | | salir pitando loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | salir rajando loc verb |
| cut and run v expr | informal (get out of a difficult situation quickly) | salir corriendo loc verb |
| | | salir pitando loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | salir por piernas loc verb |
| cut and thrust n | (sports: fencing move) | corte y punta loc nom m |
| the cut and thrust of [sth] n | figurative (lively competition) (figurado) | toma y daca loc nom m |
| | | tira y afloja loc nom m |
| cut [sth] apart vtr + adv | (separate, divide) | dividir⇒ vtr |
| | | separar⇒ vtr |
| cut [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove: with blade) | arrancar⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | To repair the table I had to cut away the damaged veneer and replace it with a matching new piece. |
| | Para reparar la mesa tengo que arrancar el revestimiento dañado y reemplazarlo con una pieza nueva que le vaya. |
| | Para reparar la mesa tengo que cortar el revestimiento dañado y reemplazarlo con una pieza nueva que le vaya. |
| cut both ways v expr | figurative (have pros and cons) | ser un arma de doble filo loc verb |
| | | dar una de cal y otra de arena loc verb |
| cut class vtr + n | US, informal (miss a school lesson) | faltar a clase loc verb |
| | (ES: coloquial) | hacer novillos, hacer pellas loc verb |
| | (AR, UY: coloquial) | hacerse la rata, hacerse la rabona loc verb |
| | (CO: coloquial) | capar clase loc verb |
| | It's no surprise his grades were so low - he was always cutting class! |
| | No me sorprende que sus notas sean tan bajas: ¡se la pasaba faltando a clase! |
| | (CL: coloquial) | capear clases, hacer la cimarra, correrse de clases, hacer la chancha loc verb |
| | (PR: coloquial) | hacer la campana, cortar clase loc verb |
| | (BO: coloquial) | irse de pinta loc verb |
| cut corners vtr + npl | figurative, informal (save time, money) | recortar⇒ vtr |
| | (dinero) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | (tiempo) | acortar⇒ vtr |
| | When building contractors try to cut corners on foundations, it is disastrous. |
| | Cuando los constructores tratan de recortar en los cimientos, el resultado es desastroso. |
| cut costs vtr + npl | (make savings, do [sth] cheaply) | cortar gastos loc verb |
| | | reducir costos loc verb |
| cut diamond n | (gemstone: shaped) | diamante tallado loc nom m |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr + adv | (tree: fell) (árbol) | talar⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | It's a pity that they cut down that old tree. |
| | Es una pena que hayan talado el viejo árbol. |
| cut [sb/sth] down to size expr | (criticize, find faults) (coloquial) | bajar los humos expr |
| | Rick was cocky at first, but his new teammates cut him down to size. |
| cut it fine v expr | figurative (allow very little margin) (figurado) | no tener margen loc verb |
| | | estar justo loc verb |
| | We need to be at the airport for midday; we'll be cutting it fine if we don't leave by 10. |
| | Tenemos que estar en el aeropuerto al mediodía, si no salimos en 10 minutos no tendremos margen. |
| cut glass n | (etched crystal) | cristal tallado nm + adj |
| cut-glass n as adj | (crystal: etched) | de cristal tallado loc adj |
| cut [sb] in for [sth] vtr + adv | (give [sb] a share) (coloquial) | dar una tajada loc verb |
| | | compartir⇒ vtr |
| | After she won the money, she said she would cut me in for some of it. |
| | Después de ganar el dinero, dijo que me daría una tajada. |
cut in line (US),
jump the queue (UK) v expr | informal (go in front of others waiting) | colarse en la fila loc verb |
| | | meterse en la fila loc verb |
| | I get annoyed when people cut in line in front of me. |
| | Me molesta que la gente se cuele en la fila delante de mí. |
| cut [sth] in two⇒ vtr | (slice into two parts) | cortar en dos loc verb |
| | | partir en dos loc verb |
| | | partir al medio loc verb |
| | The magician appeared to cut his beautiful assistant in two. |
| Cut it out! interj | slang, figurative (stop it) | ¡basta! interj |
| | | ¡basta ya!, ¡no más! loc interj |
| | (coloquial) | pararla loc verb |
| | Cut it out! - if you don't stop doing that, I'll have to punish you. |
| | ¡Basta! Si no dejas de hacer eso, voy a tener que castigarte. |
| | ¡Ya párala! Si no dejas de hacer eso, voy a tener que castigarte. |
| cut it out v expr | slang, figurative (stop doing [sth]) | dejar de hacer algo, parar de hacer algo vi + prep |
| | He keeps teasing me about my boyfriend. I wish he'd cut it out. |
| | Sigue burlándose de mi novio. Me gustaría que dejara de hacerlo. |
| cut loose vi + adj | figurative, slang (become independent) | quedar libre vi + adj |
| | She really began to cut loose after she left home. |
| | Quedó libre de verdad cuando se fue de su casa. |
| | (AR) | hacer la suya loc verb |
| | Empezó a hacer la suya de verdad cuando se fue de su casa. |
| cut loose vi + adj | figurative, slang (act wildly) | desinhibirse⇒ v prnl |
| | After six weeks of boot camp the recruits were ready to cut loose and have a few beers. |
| | Luego de seis semanas de entrenamiento militar, los reclutas estaban listos para desinhibirse y tomarse unas cervezas. |
| | | soltarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Luego de seis semanas de entrenamiento militar, los reclutas estaban listos para soltarse y tomarse unas cervezas. |
| | | desatarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Luego de seis semanas de entrenamiento militar, los reclutas estaban listos para desatarse y tomarse unas cervezas. |
| cut [sb] loose vtr + adj | US, figurative, slang (fire from job) | despedir a vtr + prep |
| | | echar a vtr + prep |
| | The company cut Alan loose for supporting the workers' strike. |
| | La compañía despidió a Alan por apoyar la huelga de los trabajadores. |
| cut no ice v expr | figurative, informal (have no effect) | no tener efecto loc verb |
| | | pasar⇒ vi |
| cut no ice with [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (have no effect on [sb]) | no importarle a loc verb |
| | | no tener efecto sobre loc verb |
| cut [sth] off vtr + adv | (remove using a blade) (medicina) | amputar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | His leg was so badly damaged, the doctors had to cut it off. |
| | Su pierna estaba tan dañada que se la tuvieron que amputar. |
| cut [sb] off at the knees v expr | figurative, informal (humiliate) | humillar a vtr + prep |
| | | doblegar a vtr + prep |
| | A man in the audience heckled the comedian, but her witty comeback cut him off at the knees. |
| | Un hombre en el público interrumpió a la comediante pero su ingeniosa réplica lo humilló. |
| cut [sth] off at the knees v expr | figurative, often passive, informal (thwart, cause to fail) | frustrar⇒ vtr |
| | | desbaratar⇒ vtr |
| cut off your nose to spite your face v expr | figurative (put self at disadvantage through spite) (coloquial) | tirar piedras contra su propio tejado loc verb |
| | The island has banned tourists as they make so much mess, even though they are its main source of income. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face! |
| cut [sth] on the bias v expr | often passive (cut in diagonal direction of fabric) | cortar al bies loc verb |
| cut [sth/sb] open vtr + adj | (body: dissect) | abrir⇒ vtr |
| | The surgeon cut the patient's chest open. |
| | El cirujano abrió el pecho del paciente. |