road closed for traffic

1 strada: a bumpy road, una strada accidentata; an icy road, una strada ghiacciata; a back road, una strada secondaria; main road, strada principale (o maestra); arterial road, strada di grande comunicazione; major road, arteria principale; strada maestra; a busy road, una strada con molto traffico; a country road, una strada di campagna; toll road, strada a pedaggio; fast road, strada a scorrimento veloce; the road to London, la strada per Londra; by road, su strada ( non per ferrovia); across the road, dall'altra parte della strada; along [up, down] the road, più avanti (sulla stessa strada); the road branches, la strada si biforca; the road winds, la strada gira; The car went off the road and crashed into a fence, l'auto è uscita di strada ed è andata a sbattere contro un recinto; to cross a road, attraversare una strada

2 ( negli indirizzi) – Road, via (abbr. Rd); I live in Aston Road, abito in Aston Road

3 (fig.) via; strada: the road to success, la via del successo; She on the road to recovery, è in via di guarigione; You're going down a dangerous road, ti sei messo su una brutta strada

4 (pl.) (naut.) rada: The ship was lying in the roads, la nave era ancorata nella rada

● road accident, incidente stradale □ ( slang USA) road apples, escrementi (fam. ‘polpette’) di cavallo □ road block ► roadblock □ road book, guida stradale □ road bump, cunetta □ (trasp.) road carrier, vettore stradale □ (autom.) «road closed» ( cartello), «strada interrotta» □ (teatr., USA) road company, compagnia di giro □ road conditions, viabilità □ ( ciclismo) road course, percorso su strada □ road crew, seguito di un musicista in tournée □ road crossing, crocevia; crocicchio □ ( sport) road cycling, ciclismo su strada □ road fork, forcella ( di bicicletta) □ (autom.) road-fund licence, licenza (o bollo) di circolazione □ (autom.) road fund licence fee, tassa di circolazione □ road gang, squadra di addetti a lavori stradali □ road haulage, trasporto su strada (o su gomma) □ road haulier, trasportatore su strada; vettore □ (fam.) road hog, pirata della strada □ (autom.) road holding ► roadholding □ road hump, dosso (stradale) artificiale; dosso rallentatore □ road kill, animale investito lasciato morto sulla strada □ (autom.) road link-up, punto di raccordo (stradale) □ road manager, organizzatore dei trasporti per un complesso di musicisti (spec., per un complesso rock) □ road map, carta stradale; (fig. USA) spiegazione dettagliata; piano d'azione (o d'intervento) □ (autom.) road markings, segnaletica orizzontale □ road-mender, cantoniere; stradino □ road metal, brecciame; pietrisco □ road movie, road movie ( film la cui trama è imperniata sul viaggio del protagonista) □ (autom.) «road narrows» ( cartello), «strettoia» □ road network, rete stradale □ road noise, rumore del traffico stradale □ (GB) road pricing, pedaggio stradale □ ( sport) road race, corsa su strada; gara su strada □ road racing, le corse su strada □ ( ciclismo) road-racer, stradista; routier (franc.) □ road rage, litigio violento tra automobilisti: a road rage incident, un incidente causato da un alterco tra automobilisti □ road roller, compressore stradale □ ( podismo) road run, corsa su strada □ road section, tronco stradale □ (autom.) road sense, capacità di destreggiarsi nel traffico □ road show ► roadshow □ road sign, segnale stradale ( verticale; ► marker, def. 12); cartello stradale; indicatore stradale □ road signal, segnale stradale □ (collett.) road signs, segnaletica ( verticale) □ (autom.) road tax, tassa di circolazione □ (autom.) road test, collaudo su strada; prova su strada; ( USA) esame di guida □ road traffic, traffico stradale □ (leg.) road traffic offence, contravvenzione al codice della strada □ (Austral.) road train, autotreno a uno o due rimorchi □ road tunnel, galleria stradale □ (autom.) road tyre, pneumatico da strada ( non da corsa) □ (autom.) «road under repair (o road up)» ( cartello), «lavori in corso» □ (autom., fam.) to burn the road, divorare la strada; andare a tutto gas (o a tutta birra) □ (fig.) down the road, in futuro, più in là □ to get out of the road, togliersi di mezzo □ (fig.) to go down that road, mettersi su quella strada: She's been taking drugs in the past, but is now determined never to go down that road again, ha fatto uso di droga in passato, ma è decisa a non rimettersi più su quella strada □ (fam. USA) to hit the road, partire; mettersi in viaggio; ( anche) mettersi in marcia, riprendere il viaggio □ (autom., fam.) to hog the road, guidare in modo spericolato □ (autom.: di un veicolo) to hold the road, tenere la strada □ to be on the road, essere per strada (o in viaggio, in cammino); ( di un automezzo) essere (ancora) in circolazione (o in buono stato); (teatr., sport) essere in tournée □ to be on sb. 's road, stare tra i piedi a q. □ to be on the right road, essere sulla strada giusta ( anche fig.) □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Last drink- Shall we have one for the road?, prendiamo il bicchiere della staffa? □ to take to the road, mettersi in cammino; mettersi in viaggio; (stor.) darsi alla macchia (o al brigantaggio); ( ora) darsi al vagabondaggio □ «No road markings» ( cartello), «segnaletica in rifacimento».

traffic ['træfɪk] (pt & pp trafficked, cont trafficking)

1 noun

(a) (on roads) circulation f; (rail, air, maritime) trafic m;

∎ holiday traffic (outward) la circulation des grands départs; (homeward) la circulation des grands retours;

∎ the traffic is heavy/light la circulation est dense/fluide;

∎ traffic is building up la circulation augmente;

∎ there is a great deal of traffic on the roads les routes sont encombrées;

∎ traffic in and out of the city circulation à destination et en provenance de la ville;

∎ watch out for traffic when crossing! (fais) attention aux voitures en traversant!;

∎ road closed to heavy traffic route interdite aux poids lourds;

∎ eastbound traffic circulation f ouest-est;

∎ the cyclist weaved through the traffic le cycliste se faufila entre les voitures;

∎ figurative the resort experiences heavy ski traffic in winter il y a beaucoup de skieurs en hiver dans cette station

(b) Commerce commerce m; (illicit) trafic m; American (customers) clientèle f;

∎ the traffic in arms/drugs le trafic des armes/de drogue

(c) British (dealings) échange m;

∎ you should have no traffic with these people évitez d'avoir affaire à ces gens

2 intransitive verb

∎ to traffic in faire le commerce de;

∎ organizations trafficking in arms/drugs des organisations spécialisées dans le trafic d'armes/de drogue;

∎ figurative reporters who traffic in human misery journalistes qui exploitent la misère humaine

►► Marketing traffic builder (product) article m d'appel;

traffic calming contrôle m de la circulation;

American traffic circle rond-point m, sens m giratoire;

traffic cone cône m de signalisation (pour la circulation routière);

traffic control régulation f de la circulation; Aviation, Nautical & Railways contrôle m du trafic;

Aviation traffic controller contrôleur(euse) m,f de la navigation aérienne, aiguilleur m du ciel;

Aviation traffic control tower tour f de contrôle;

American familiar traffic cop agent m de la circulation^□ ;

American traffic court = tribunal chargé des infractions au code de la route;

traffic island refuge m;

British traffic jam embouteillage m, bouchon m;

traffic lights feu m de signalisation;

∎ the traffic lights are (at) green le feu est (au) vert;

∎ carry on to the next set of traffic lights continuez jusqu'aux prochains feux;

traffic offence infraction f au code de la route;

traffic patrol patrouille f de la circulation (routière);

Aviation traffic pattern couloir m ou position f d'approche;

traffic police (for speeding, safety) police f de la route; (on point duty) agents mpl de la circulation;

traffic policeman agent m de police; (on point duty) agent m de la circulation;

traffic sign panneau m de signalisation, poteau m indicateur;

traffic signal feu m de signalisation;

American traffic violation infraction f au code de la route;

British traffic warden contractuel(elle) m,f

ⓘ TRAFFIC WARDEN En Grande-Bretagne, les contractuels sont habilités à dresser les procès-verbaux mais aussi à régler la circulation.

participio passato close V

1) (shut) [door, container, shop, eyes] chiuso

2) (restricted) [community, economy] chiuso

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participio passato close V

1) (shut) [door, container, shop, eyes] chiuso

2) (restricted) [community, economy] chiuso

1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) tráfico

2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) tráfico

- trafficker

traffic n tráfico

tr['træfɪk]

noun

1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL tráfico, circulación nombre femenino, tránsito

■ there's heavy traffic today hay circulación intensa hoy

2 (of ships, aircraft) tráfico

3 (of people, goods) tránsito, movimiento

4 (trade) tráfico

■ drug traffic tráfico de drogas

adjective

1 de la circulación, del tráfico

intransitive verb

1 traficar (in, en)

■ he trafficked in arms traficaba en armas

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traffic circle SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL rotonda

traffic jam atasco, embotellamiento

traffic lights semáforo

traffic sign señal nombre femenino de tráfico

traffic ['træfɪk] vi, trafficked ; trafficking : traficar (en)

traffic n

1) commerce: tráfico m, comercio m

the drug traffic: el narcotráfico

2) : tráfico m, tránsito m, circulación f (de vehículos, etc.)

• traficar v.

• tráfico, -a adj.

• tránsito, -a adj.

• circulación s.f.

• contratación s.f.

• movimiento s.m.

• trata s.f.

• tráfico s.m.

• tránsito s.m.

1)

a) ( vehicles) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp AmL); (before n)

b) ( of ships) tráfico m

c) ( of aircraft) tráfico m aéreo

2)

a) (goods, people transported) tránsito m, movimiento m

b) ( pedestrians) (AmE) tránsito m de peatones

c) ( paying customers) (AmE) clientela f

3) ( trafficking) tráfico m

•

- traffic in

1. N

1) (Aut, Aer, Naut, Rail) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp LAm)

2) (=trade) tráfico m, comercio m (in en)

CPD (Aut) [regulations] de circulación, de tránsito (esp LAm)

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1)

a) ( vehicles) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp AmL); (before n)

b) ( of ships) tráfico m

c) ( of aircraft) tráfico m aéreo

2)

a) (goods, people transported) tránsito m, movimiento m

b) ( pedestrians) (AmE) tránsito m de peatones

c) ( paying customers) (AmE) clientela f

3) ( trafficking) tráfico m

•

- traffic in

1 to cut.

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hair

cortar y pegar (computing) cut and paste

Ella corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.

2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).

3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).

4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).

El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.

5 to cut (baraja).

6 to curdle (leche).

7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).

cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic

8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).

cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)

9 to cut (producir un corte).

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)

cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)

10 to take a short cut.

11 to split up.

corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.

Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.

13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.

Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.

14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cut

■ cortar una cinta to cut a ribbon

■ cortar una película to cut a film

2 (pelo) to cut, trim

3 (árbol) to cut down

4 (carne) to carve

5 (pastel) to cut up

6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off

7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle

8 (piel) to chap, crack

9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite

10 COSTURA to cut out

11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt

12 (bloquear) to block

■ cortaron la carretera the road was blocked

13 (suprimir) to cut out

14 figurado (separar) to divide, split, cut

► verbo intransitivo

1 to cut

► verbo pronominal cortarse

1 to cut

■ este metal se corta fácilmente this metal cuts easily

2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself

■ me he cortado I've cut myself

■ se cortó el dedo he cut his finger

3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair

■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?

4 (piel) to become chapped

5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle

6 (comunicación) to be cut off

7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy

■ no te cortes don't be shy

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¡corta el rollo! knock it off!

cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebody

cortar el apetito to ruin one's appetite

cortar el bacalao familiar to be the boss

cortar en seco figurado to cut short

cortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomach

cortar la palabra to interrupt

cortar por la mitad to split down the middle

cortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures

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1) to cut

2) slice

3) chop

4) trim

5) interrupt

6) block

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- cortarse

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1. VT

1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice

2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw

3) (=dividir) to cut

4) (=interrumpir)

a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to block

b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short

5) (=suprimir) to cut

6) [frío] to chap, crack

7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice

8) [+ baraja] to cut

9) * [+ droga] to cut *

2. VI

1) (=estar afilado) to cut

2) (Inform)

3) (Meteo)

4) (=acortar)

5)

6)

7) (Naipes) to cut

8) (Radio)

9) LAm (Telec) to hang up

cortarse

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verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

b) (Cin)

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

b)

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

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= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

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* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

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verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

b) (Cin)

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

b)

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

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cortar [A1 ]

A (dividir)

1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cut

corta el cable aquí cut the wire here

cortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

se pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of paper

cortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrots

se cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halves

cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth

este queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easily

cortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks

2 ‹asado› to carve

3 ‹leña/madera› to chop

4 ‹baraja› to cut

5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut through

B (quitar, separar)

1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pick

córtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?

me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

cortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boil

la máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machine

cortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head

sano

2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut out

C (hacer más corto) to cut

le cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nails

cortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grass

hay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruning

«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my face

E (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out

1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut off

le cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut off

corta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch it

siempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting moment

cortarla ( Chi fam): córtala con eso OK, cut it out, now ( colloq)

córtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)

2 ‹calle› (por obras) to close

los manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the road

la policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street

3 ‹retirada› to cut off

han cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to traffic

la policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off

4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut off

G ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stem

H ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharply

I ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit out

J ‹recta/plano› to cross

la Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de Gracia

1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)

2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to

3 ‹leche› to curdle

L ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cut

está cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed

A «cuchillo/tijeras» to cut

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is blunt

(por radio): corto y cambio over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out

2 ( Cin):

¡corten! cut!

3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me

C (terminar)

1 «novios» to break up, split up

ha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend

2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sth

decidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the past

D (en naipes) to cut

E (en costura) to cut out

F (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:

cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the square

cortaron por el atajo they took the shortcut

( Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse): cortaron para la ciudad they headed for o made for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar ( Chi fam); I/he didn't know which way to turn ( colloq)

A (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut off

se cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut off

se ha cortado la luz there's been a power cut

no te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach cramp

casi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breathe

B ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cut

iba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my foot

se cortó afeitándose he cut himself shaving

1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

se cortó una oreja he cut off his ear

se cortó las venas he slashed his wrists

2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut

¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?

D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to cross

E «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdle

( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassed

se corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)

G ( Chi fam) «animal» to collapse from exhaustion

me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst

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◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que cortarme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

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♦ vt

1. [seccionar] to cut;

cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;

hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;

siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;

cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;

cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;

corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;

corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;

le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;

le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair

2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;

3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;

cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;

nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;

la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;

cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;

la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;

cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;

en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;

¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!

4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;

el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west

5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap

6. Fam [droga] to cut

7. [baraja] to cut

8. [leche] to curdle;

el calor corta la mayonesa heat makes mayonnaise spoil o Br go off

9. [película] [escena] to cut;

10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;

cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;

cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour

11. Fam [avergonzar]

12. RP [comunicación]

me cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

13. Informát to cut;

cortar y pegar cut and paste

♦ vi

1. [producir un corte] to cut;

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);

corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;

cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;

decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past

2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);

3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);

4. [terminar una acción] Cine

¡corto y cambio! over!;

¡corto y cierro! over and out!

5. [en juego de cartas] to cut

6. [ser muy intenso]

7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no corte, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb cortarse

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I v/t

1 cut; electricidad cut off

2 calle close

cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath away

II v/i cut;

cortar con alguien split up with s.o.

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cortar vt

1) : to cut, to slice, to trim

2) : to cut out, to omit

3) : to cut off, to interrupt

4) : to block, to close off

5) : to curdle (milk)

cortar vi

1) : to cut

2) : to break up

3) : to hang up (the telephone)

♦ See also the reflexive verb cortarse

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cortar vb

1. (en general) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off

3. (calle, carretera) to close

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f 1. < Geschäft> street; 2. < Transp> road (Rd)

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1 traffic, circulation.

2 trade, dealing, traffic.

3 traffic jam.

4 drug trafficking, dealing of drugs, selling of drugs.

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► nombre masculino

1 AUTOMÓVIL traffic

2 COMERCIO traffic, trade

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tráfico de drogas drug traffic

tráfico de influencias PLÍTICA influence peddling

tráfico rodado road traffic

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1) (Aut, Ferro) traffic

2) (tb: Dirección General de Tráfico) public department in charge of controlling traffic

3) (=negocio) trade; pey traffic (en in)

4) LAm (=tránsito) transit, passage

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1) ( de vehículos) traffic

- tráfico aéreo

- tráfico marítimo

2) ( de mercancías) trade

•

- tráfico de influencias

* * *

= traffic, trafficking, traffic, traffic stream.

Ex. Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.

Ex. The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.

Ex. She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.

Ex. But two Wharton researchers explain why high traffic streams to a website need not necessarily mean an increase in business.

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* accidente de tráfico = car accident, road accident, traffic accident, car crash.

* accidente mortal de tráfico = fatal car accident, fatal road accident.

* atasco de tráfico = tailback.

* caravana de tráfico = tailback.

* cola de tráfico = tailback.

* congestionado de tráfico = gridlocked.

* congestión de tráfico = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.

* cono de tráfico = traffic cone, warning cone.

* controlador de tráfico aéreo = air traffic controller.

* flujo de tráfico = traffic flow.

* informe de tráfico = traffic report.

* infracción de tráfico = traffic violation.

* infractor de tráfico = scofflaw.

* medida de ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming measure.

* multa de tráfico = traffic ticket.

* panel luminoso de información de tráfico = variable road sign.

* panel luminoso de tráfico = variable road sign.

* policía de tráfico = traffic officer, highway patrol, traffic cop.

* ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming.

* señal de tráfico = road sign.

* señalización del tráfico ferroviario = railway signalling.

* señalización de tráfico = road signage.

* tráfico a motor = motor traffic.

* tráfico congestionado = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.

* tráfico costero = coastal traffic.

* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.

* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.

* tráfico de drogas = trafficking in drugs, drug traffic, drug trafficking, drug trade.

* tráfico de influencias = spoils system, nepotism.

* tráfico de información = data traffic.

* tráfico de la web = Web traffic.

* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.

* tráfico de niños = trafficking in children.

* tráfico de personas = foot fall.

* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

* tráfico ferroviario = train traffic.

* tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.

* tráfico intenso = heavy traffic.

* tráfico pesado = heavy traffic.

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1) ( de vehículos) traffic

- tráfico aéreo

- tráfico marítimo

2) ( de mercancías) trade

•

- tráfico de influencias

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A (de vehículos) traffic

accidente de tráfico road accident

parar el tráfico ( fam): llevaba un vestido que paraba el tráfico she was wearing a very eyecatching dress, the dress she was wearing turned a few heads o ( AmE) stopped the traffic ( colloq)

su primo es de los que paran el tráfico his cousin is a real stunner ( colloq)

air traffic

shipping

road traffic, vehicular traffic ( frml)

B (de mercancías) trade

tráfico de armas arms trade o dealing

acusados de tráfico de drogas accused of drug dealing o trafficking

tráfico de esclavos slave trade, traffic in slaves

influence peddling, spoils system ( AmE)

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1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

◊ accidente de tráfico road accident

◊ tráfico de armas arms trade;

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tráfico nm

1. [de vehículos] traffic;

una carretera cortada al tráfico a road closed to traffic;

infracción de tráfico driving offence

tráfico marítimo maritime traffic;

tráfico de mercancías freight traffic;

tráfico rodado road traffic

2. [comercio] traffic;

luchar contra el tráfico ilegal de inmigrantes to fight the illegal trade in immigrants

tráfico de drogas drug dealing o trafficking;

el tráfico de esclavos the slave trade;

tráfico de estupefacientes drug trafficking o dealing;

tráfico de influencias influence peddling, US graft;

tráfico sexual sex trafficking

3. Informát [en la Red] traffic

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m traffic

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tráfico nm

1) : trade

2) : traffic

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tráfico n traffic

1 cut, severed, split.

2 cut, wounded.

3 timid, ashamed, embarrassed, tongue-tied.

4 choppy.

5 broken.

past participle of spanish verb: cortar.

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► nombre masculino

1 (café) coffee with a dash of milk

► participio pasado

1→ link=cortar cortar

► adjetivo

1 (troceado) cut; (en lonchas) sliced

2 (leche) sour

3 figurado (estilo) concise, clipped

4 familiar (aturdido) dumbfounded

► nombre masculino cortado

1 (café) coffee with a dash of milk

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quedarse cortado,-a familiar (sin palabras) to be speechless, be lost for words 2 (avergonzado) to become embarrassed

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1. ADJ

1) (=recortado, partido) cut

2) (=pasado) [leche, mayonesa] off

3) [piel, labios] chapped

4) [calle, carretera] closed

5) [café] coffee with a little milk

6) [estilo] [gen] disjointed; [al hablar] clipped

7) [película] cut

8) * [persona] shy

9)

2. SM

1) (=café) coffee with a little milk

2) (Ballet) leap

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- da adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) [estar] (Chi, Esp) (turbado, avergonzado) embarrassed

b) [estar] (Esp, CS) ( aturdido) stunned

c) [ser] (Esp) ( tímido) shy

2) [estar] <calle/carretera> closed, closed off

3)

a) [estar] <mayonesa/salsa> separated

b) < café> with a dash of milk

4) < película> cut

masculino expresso with a dash of milk

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= clipped, severed.

Ex. Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.

Ex. Gericault's paintings of severed heads and limbs explored the taste for the macabre and uncanny rampant in the popular terror novels of his time.

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* cortado en tacos = diced.

* recién cortado = fresh-cut, freshly-cut.

* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.

* ya cortado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced], pre-sliced [presliced].

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- da adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) [estar] (Chi, Esp) (turbado, avergonzado) embarrassed

b) [estar] (Esp, CS) ( aturdido) stunned

c) [ser] (Esp) ( tímido) shy

2) [estar] <calle/carretera> closed, closed off

3)

a) [estar] <mayonesa/salsa> separated

b) < café> with a dash of milk

4) < película> cut

masculino expresso with a dash of milk

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A ‹persona›

1 [ ESTAR] ( Esp) (turbado, avergonzado) embarrassed

2 [ ESTAR] (CS) (aturdido) stunned

me quedé cortado con la respuesta que me dio I was stunned by her reply, her reply stunned me

3 [ SER] ( Esp) (tímido) shy

como es tan cortado, no se atrevió a decirle que no being so shy he couldn't bring himself to say no

B [ ESTAR] ‹calle/carretera› closed, closed off

la calle está cortada al tráfico the street is closed to traffic

[ S ] carretera cortada por obras road closed (for repairs)

1 ‹leche/mayonesa›

la leche estaba cortada the milk had curdled, the milk was off o had gone off ( BrE)

la mayonesa está cortada the mayonnaise is curdled

2 ‹café› with a dash of milk

D ‹película› cut

E ‹estilo› clipped

( Chi fam): irse cortado (morirse) to drop dead ( colloq)

cortado (↑ cortado a1)

coffee with a dash of milk

Popular in Spain and known also as café cortado. Black coffee is "cut" by adding a little milk to it.

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el participio

◊ -da adjetivo

a) [estar] (Chi, Esp) (turbado, avergonzado) embarrassed

b) [estar] (Esp, CS) ( aturdido) stunned;

◊ me quedé cortado con su respuesta I was stunned by her reply

c) [ser] (Esp) ( tímido) shy

a) ‹calle/carretera› closed, closed off

b) ‹ película› cut

a) [estar] ‹mayonesa/salsa› separated;

◊ la leche está cortada the milk is curdled o off

b) ‹ café› with a dash of milk

◊ cortado algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que cortadome el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped