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'bevəl(a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner): A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge.) bisel- bevelledtr['bevəl]1 bisel nombre masculino, chaflán nombre masculino1 biselar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbevel square falsa escuadra: biselarbevel viincline: inclinarsebevel n: bisel mn.• bisel s.m.• biselado s.m.• cartabón s.m.• chaflán s.m.• escuadra s.f.• falsa escuadra s.f.• sesgo s.m.v.• abiselar v.• achaflanar v.• biselar v.• chaflanar v.• despalmar v.• escasear v.• falsear v.• sesgar v.'bevəltransitive verb, BrE - ll- biselar['bevǝl]beveled edge — borde m biselado
1.ADJ biselado2.3.VT biselar* * *['bevəl]transitive verb, BrE - ll- biselarbeveled edge — borde m biselado
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1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) apretado; estrecho2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) apretado3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) riguroso, estricto4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) apretado
2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) bien cerrado; apretado- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt
tight adj1. apretado2. ajustado / ceñidotr[taɪt]1 (firmly fastened) apretado,-a, duro,-a3 (clothes) ajustado,-a, ceñido,-a4 (not leaky) hermético,-a, impermeable5 (hold) estrecho,-a, fuerte6 (packed together) apretado,-a7 (strict - schedule) apretado,-a; (- security) estricto,-a, riguroso,-a10 (not easily obtainable) escaso,-a11 (contest) reñido,-a12 (bend) cerrado,-a1 firmemente, fuerte■ hold (on) tight! ¡agárrate fuerte!■ sit tight ¡no te muevas!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a tight squeeze estar apretados,-astight spot aprietotight ['taɪt] advtightly: bien, fuerteshut it tight: ciérralo bientight adj1) : bien cerrado, herméticoa tight seal: un cierre hermético2) strict: estricto, severo3) taut: tirante, tenso4) snug: apretado, ajustado, ceñidoa tight dress: un vestido ceñido5) difficult: difícilto be in a tight spot: estar en un aprieto6) stingy: apretado, avaro, agarrado fam7) close: reñidoa tight game: un juego reñido8) scarce: escasomoney is tight: escasea el dineroadj.• ajustado, -a adj.• apretado, -a adj.• bien cerrado adj.• chupado, -a adj.• difícil adj.• estanco, -a adj.• estrecho, -a adj.• firme adj.• hermético, -a adj.• premioso, -a adj.• prieto, -a adj.• teso, -a adj.• tieso, -a adj.• tirante adj.adv.• firmemente adv.n.• traje de malla s.m.
I taɪtadjective -er, -est1)a) ( fitting closely) <dress/skirt> ajustado, ceñido; (if uncomfortable, unsightly) apretadob) (stiff, hard to move) <screw/bolt> apretado, duroc) ( with nothing to spare) < margin> estrecho; < schedule> apretadothere's room for four, but it's a tight squeeze — caben cuatro, pero bastante apretados
to be on a tight budget — tener* un presupuesto muy limitado
money's tight — están (or estamos etc) apretados or escasos de dinero
d) ( close) <game/finish> reñidoe) ( restricted)I can't breathe; my chest feels tight — no puedo respirar, siento una opresión en el pecho
2)b) ( strict) <security/control> estricto3)b) ( closely formed) <knot/knitting> apretado4)a) ( taut) <cord/thread> tirante, tenso5) (difficult, problematic) < situation> difícil6) (colloq)a) ( mean) tightfistedb) ( drunk) (pred) borracho, como una cuba (fam)
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[taɪt]hold (on) tight! — agárrate bien or fuerte!
1. ADJ(compar tighter) (superl tightest)1) [clothes, jeans] (=close-fitting) ajustado, ceñido; (=uncomfortably tight) apretado, estrechothe hat was a tight fit — el sombrero quedaba muy apretado or muy justo
2) (=stretched out) [rope, skin] tirantemy skin feels tight — tengo la piel tirante, me tira la piel
- keep a tight rein on sth/sbskin-tight3) (=not loose) [screw, knot, curl] apretado; [seal] hermético; [embrace, grip] fuerteto keep a tight grip on sth — (on finances, discipline) mantener un firme control de algo
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to have a tight hold of sth — tener algo bien agarrado•
it was a tight squeeze in the lift — íbamos muy apretados or apiñados en el ascensor- keep a tight lid on sthairtight, watertight4) (=tense) [voice, throat, smile] tenso; [muscle] tenso, tirante5) (=strict) [schedule] apretado; [budget] ajustado, limitado; [control] estricto6) (=close-knit) [group, community] muy unido7) (=sharp) [bend] cerradoto make a tight turn — girar bruscamente, dar un giro brusco
8) * (=scarce) [space, resources] limitado, escasowhen we first got married money was tight — al principio de casarnos estábamos bastante escasos de dinero
9) * (=difficult) [situation] apurado, difícil- be in a tight corner or spot10) (=close) [competition, match] reñido11) * (=drunk) mamado *, tomado (LAm) *to get tight — agarrarse una moña *, cogérsela *
12) * (=tight-fisted) agarrado *2.ADV [hold, grip] bien, con fuerza; [squeeze] con fuerza; [shut, seal, tie] bien•
hold (on) tight! — ¡agárrate or sujétate bien!, ¡agárrate or sujétate fuerte!•
to be packed tight (with sth) — estar lleno hasta arriba (de algo) *, estar abarrotado (de algo) *to sit tight —
do we just sit tight while thousands of people are dying? — ¿vamos a quedarnos cruzados de brazos or sin hacer nada mientras mueren miles de personas?
3.CPDtight end N — (US) tight end m (en fútbol americano)
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I [taɪt]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( fitting closely) <dress/skirt> ajustado, ceñido; (if uncomfortable, unsightly) apretadob) (stiff, hard to move) <screw/bolt> apretado, duroc) ( with nothing to spare) < margin> estrecho; < schedule> apretadothere's room for four, but it's a tight squeeze — caben cuatro, pero bastante apretados
to be on a tight budget — tener* un presupuesto muy limitado
money's tight — están (or estamos etc) apretados or escasos de dinero
d) ( close) <game/finish> reñidoe) ( restricted)I can't breathe; my chest feels tight — no puedo respirar, siento una opresión en el pecho
2)b) ( strict) <security/control> estricto3)b) ( closely formed) <knot/knitting> apretado4)a) ( taut) <cord/thread> tirante, tenso5) (difficult, problematic) < situation> difícil6) (colloq)a) ( mean) tightfistedb) ( drunk) (pred) borracho, como una cuba (fam)
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hold (on) tight! — agárrate bien or fuerte!
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3 ángulo
ángulo sustantivo masculino (Mat) angle; (rincón, esquina) corner; ( punto de vista) angle;
ángulo sustantivo masculino
1 angle
2 (rincón, esquina) corner ' ángulo' also found in these entries: Spanish: abertura - recta - recto - rincón - seno - agudo - derecho - externo - inclinación - plano - vértice English: acute - angle - approach - degree - right - right angle - sharp - tilt - corner - square -
4 curva
Del verbo curvar: ( conjugate curvar) \ \
curva es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: curva curvar
curva sustantivo femenino ( más pronunciada) bend;c) (Dep) curveballd)con curvas curvaceous
curvo,-a adjetivo curved
curva sustantivo femenino
1 curve
2 (en carretera) bend
curva cerrada, sharp bend o curve ' curva' also found in these entries: Spanish: cerrada - cerrado - moderar - parabólica - parabólico - visibilidad - alcanzar - descendente - pronunciado - redondear - suave English: bend - corner - crook - curve - dip - graph - hairpin bend - loop - sharp - sweep - turn - contour - double - hair - kink - swing -
5 punta
punta sustantivo femenino 1 ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip;◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot; la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongueb)2 (de flecha, lanza) tip; sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil; de punta point first; en punta pointed; por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one endb)◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told 3 ( de pañuelo) corner ■ adjetivo invariable:
punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife (extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end ' punta' also found in these entries: Spanish: ápice - clavo - despuntar - iceberg - lanza - pelo - rotulador - tecnología - terminar - afinar - agudo - cesta - cortar - embotado - en - erizado - fino - hora - nervio - pistola - puntiagudo - puntilla - torre English: cutting-edge - edge - end - gunpoint - hair - headland - high-tech - mad - nail - nerve - nine - peak hours - point - prong - rush-hour - scary - sharpen - spike - spiky - stick up - taper - tip - weapon - bristle - corner - edgy - gun - hang - head - off - pointed - rat - rush - sharp - stand - stick -
6 angular
1) (having (sharp) angles: an angular building.) anguloso2) ((of a person) thin and bony: She is tall and angular.) anguloso
angular adjetivo angular
angular adjetivo angular Fot (objetivo) gran angular, wide-angle lens
piedra angular, cornerstone: la piedra angular de la política del Gobierno es el control de la inflación, the cornerstone of Government policy is the control of the rate of inflation ' angular' also found in these entries: Spanish: angulosa - anguloso English: angular - cornerstone - wide-angle - corner - squaretr['æŋgjʊləSMALLr/SMALL]1 (with angles, of angles) angular2 (person) anguloso,-aangular ['æŋgjələr] adj: angular (dícese de las formas), anguloso (dícese de las caras)adj.• angular adj.• anguloso, -a adj.• esconzado, -a adj.• esquinado, -a adj.'æŋgjələr, 'æŋgjʊlə(r)['æŋɡjʊlǝ(r)]ADJ [shape, lines] angular; [face, features] anguloso* * *['æŋgjələr, 'æŋgjʊlə(r)] -
7 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar, hacer4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) reducir, recortar6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar, suprimir7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar (por)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) saltarse13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, hacer como si no viera
2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte, trozo•- cutter- cutting
3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante- cut-price
- cut-throat
4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) feroz, encarnizado, despiadado- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short
cut1 n cortecut2 vb cortartr[kʌt]2 (divide) cortar, partir, dividir■ the firm cut the workforce by 50% la empresa redujo la plantilla en un 50%5 (hurt feelings of, cause pain) herir6 (adulterate) mezclar, cortar1 (knife, scissors) cortar2 (of food) cortarse3 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortar■ cut! ¡corten!3 (share) parte nombre femenino, tajada4 (reduction - in budget, services, wages) recorte nombre masculino; (- in level, number, price) reducción nombre femenino■ fight the cuts! ¡luchad contra los recortes!7 (of hair, garment) corte nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcut the crap! ¡corta el rollo!to be a cut above somebody/something ser superior a alguien/algoto be cut out for something estar hecho,-a para algoto be cut up about something estar disgustado por algo, estar afectado,-a por algoto cut a long story short en resumidas cuentasto cut a tooth salirle un diente a unoto cut both/two ways ser de doble filoto cut classes/school/lessons hacer novillosto cut one's hair cortarse el pelo (uno,-a mismo,-a)to cut it fine llegar con el tiempo justo, dejar poco margento cut no ice (with somebody) no convencer (a alguien)to cut off one's nose to spite one's face tirar piedras sobre su tejadoto cut one's losses reducir las pérdidasto cut somebody dead desairar a alguien, volverle la cara a alguiento cut somebody down in their prime segar la juventud de alguiento cut somebody down to size bajarle los humos a alguiento cut somebody loose/free soltar a alguiento cut something/somebody short interrumpir algo/a alguien, cortar algo/a alguien en secoto cut the ground from under somebody's feet echar por tierra los planes de alguiento have one's work cut out costarle a uno, tener que trabajar muchothe cut and thrust (of something) el toma y daca (de algo)1) : cortarto cut paper: cortar papel2) : cortarseto cut one's finger: cortarse uno el dedo3) trim: cortar, recortarto have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo4) intersect: cruzar, atravesar5) shorten: acortar, abreviar6) reduce: reducir, rebajarto cut prices: rebajar los precios7)to cut one's teeth : salirle los dientes a unocut vi1) : cortar, cortarse2)to cut in : entrometersecut n1) : corte ma cut of meat: un corte de carne2) slash: tajo m, corte m, cortadura f3) reduction: rebaja f, reducción fa cut in the rates: una rebaja en las tarifasadj.• acuchillado, -a adj.• cortado, -a adj.• tajado, -a adj.• tallado, -a adj.n.• cortadura s.f.• corte s.m.• reducción s.f.• surco s.m.• tajo s.m.• talla s.f.• tijeretazo s.m.pret., p.p.(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to cut")expr.• cortarle el discurso a alguien expr.expr.• eliminar (algo) de su régimen expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: cut) = cortar v.• desmochar v.• grabar v.• incidir v.• partir v.• pelar v.• sajar v.• tajar v.• tallar v.• tijeretear v.• truncar v.• tusar v.v.• atusar (Pelo) v.
I kʌt1)a) ( wound) tajo m, corte mb) ( incision) corte m2)a) ( reduction)to make cuts in essential services — hacer* recortes en los servicios esenciales
b) (in text, film) corte mc) ( power cut) apagón m3)a) ( haircut) corte m de pelob) ( of suit) corte mto be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)
4) ( of meat - type) corte m; (- piece) trozo m5) ( share) (colloq) tajada f (fam), parte f6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada fcut and thrust: the cut and thrust of politics — el toma y daca de la vida política
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1) \<\<wood/paper/wire/rope\>\> cortarto cut something/somebody loose — soltar* algo/a alguien
to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen
I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)
2)a) ( trim) \<\<hair/nails\>\> cortar; \<\<grass/corn\>\> cortar, segar*b) ( shape) \<\<glass/stone\>\> tallar; \<\<key\>\> hacer*3) ( excavate)to cut something (INTO something): a tunnel cut into the mountain — un túnel excavado en la montaña
4) ( reduce) \<\<level/number\>\> reducir*; \<\<budget\>\> recortar; \<\<price/rate\>\> rebajar, reducir*; \<\<service/workforce\>\> hacer* recortes en5)a) ( shorten) \<\<text\>\> acortarb) ( remove) \<\<scene\>\> cortarc) \<\<film\>\> ( edit) editar; \<\<censors\>\> hacer* cortes en6) ( in cards) \<\<deck\>\> cortar7) (colloq) ( ignore)to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca
8) (colloq)a) ( cease)b) ( switch off) \<\<engine/lights\>\> apagar*
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vi1)a) \<\<knife/scissors\>\> cortarto cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos
b) \<\<words\>\> herir*her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo
c) ( be cuttable)2) (Cin, Rad)3) ( in cards) cortar•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up
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[kʌt] (vb: pt, pp cut)1. N1) (in skin) corte m, cortadura f; (=wound) herida f; (Med) (=incision) corte m, incisión f; (=slash) tajo m; (with knife) cuchillada f; (with whip) latigazo m; (Cards) corte mhe had a cut on his chin from shaving — se había hecho un corte or se había cortado en la barbilla al afeitarse
to be a cut above sb —
2) (=reduction) (in wages, prices, production) rebaja f, reducción f; (in expenditure, budget) corte m, recorte m; (in tax, interest rates) bajada f, rebaja f; (in staff, workforce) reducción f, recorte f; (=deletion) corte m; (=deleted part) trozo m suprimido; (Elec) apagón m, corte mpublic spending cuts — cortes mpl presupuestarios
they made some cuts in the text — hicieron algunos cortes en el texto, suprimieron algunas cosas del texto
3) [of clothes etc] corte m; [of hair] corte m, peinado m4) [of meat] (=part of animal) corte m (de carne); (=piece) trozo m; (=slice) tajada f5) * (=share) parte f, tajada fthe salesman gets a cut of 5% — el vendedor recibe su parte de 5%
6) (=woodcut) grabado m; (US) foto f, diagrama m, dibujo m7)cut and paste — (Comput) cortar y pegar
2. VT1) [+ meat, bread, cards] cortarfine I, 2., 2), ice 1., 1), loss 1., 2), tooth 1., 1)he is cutting his own throat — (fig) labra su propia ruina
2) (=shape) [+ stone, glass, jewel] tallar; [+ key, hole] hacer; [+ channel] abrir, excavar; [+ engraving, record] grabarcoat 1., 1)3) (=clip, trim) [+ hedge, grass] cortar; [+ corn, hay] segar4) (=reduce) [+ wages, prices, production] reducir, rebajar (by 5% en un 5 por cien); [+ expenditure] reducir, recortar; [+ taxes, interest rates] bajar, rebajar; [+ staff, workforce] reducir, recortar; [+ speech, text] acortar, hacer cortes en; [+ film] cortar, hacer cortes en; (=delete) [+ passage] suprimir, cortar; (=interrupt) interrumpir, cortarshe cut two seconds off the record — mejoró or rebajó la plusmarca en dos segundos
corner 1., 1)•
to cut sth/sb short — interrumpir algo/a algn5) (fig) (=hurt) herirto cut sb to the quick —
6) (=intersect with) [road] cruzar, atravesar; (Math) [line] cortar7) (esp US)*8) (=turn off) [+ engine] parar; (=stop) [+ electricity supply] cortar, interrumpir9) (=adulterate) [+ cocaine etc] cortar10) (=succeed)3. VI1) [person, knife] cortar; [material] cortarse•
she cut into the melon — cortó el melónwill that cake cut into six? — ¿se puede dividir el pastel en seis?
- cut loose2) (Math etc) [lines] cortarse3) (=hurry)- cut and run- cut to the chase4) (Cine, TV) (=change scene) cortar y pasarcut! — ¡corten!
5) (Cards) cortar4.ADJ [flowers] cortado; [glass] talladocut price — a precio reducido, rebajado, de rebaja
5.CPDcut and blow-dry N — corte m y secado con secador
- cut away- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut into- cut off- cut out- cut up* * *
I [kʌt]1)a) ( wound) tajo m, corte mb) ( incision) corte m2)a) ( reduction)to make cuts in essential services — hacer* recortes en los servicios esenciales
b) (in text, film) corte mc) ( power cut) apagón m3)a) ( haircut) corte m de pelob) ( of suit) corte mto be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)
4) ( of meat - type) corte m; (- piece) trozo m5) ( share) (colloq) tajada f (fam), parte f6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada fcut and thrust: the cut and thrust of politics — el toma y daca de la vida política
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1) \<\<wood/paper/wire/rope\>\> cortarto cut something/somebody loose — soltar* algo/a alguien
to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen
I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)
2)a) ( trim) \<\<hair/nails\>\> cortar; \<\<grass/corn\>\> cortar, segar*b) ( shape) \<\<glass/stone\>\> tallar; \<\<key\>\> hacer*3) ( excavate)to cut something (INTO something): a tunnel cut into the mountain — un túnel excavado en la montaña
4) ( reduce) \<\<level/number\>\> reducir*; \<\<budget\>\> recortar; \<\<price/rate\>\> rebajar, reducir*; \<\<service/workforce\>\> hacer* recortes en5)a) ( shorten) \<\<text\>\> acortarb) ( remove) \<\<scene\>\> cortarc) \<\<film\>\> ( edit) editar; \<\<censors\>\> hacer* cortes en6) ( in cards) \<\<deck\>\> cortar7) (colloq) ( ignore)to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca
8) (colloq)a) ( cease)b) ( switch off) \<\<engine/lights\>\> apagar*
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vi1)a) \<\<knife/scissors\>\> cortarto cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos
b) \<\<words\>\> herir*her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo
c) ( be cuttable)2) (Cin, Rad)3) ( in cards) cortar•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up
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corner — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 where two lines/edges meet ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, top ▪ left, right ▪ left hand, right hand ▪ … Collocations dictionary
sharp — 01. Be careful with that knife; it is really [sharp]. 02. Make sure you [sharpen] your pencils before the test begins. 03. We need to [sharpen] this knife; I can t cut anything with it. 04. Ronaldo cut his foot on a [sharp] rock at the beach. 05 … Grammatical examples in English
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sharp — 1. adjective 1) a sharp knife Syn: keen, razor edged; sharpened, honed See note at keen Ant: blunt 2) a sharp pain Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
corner — I UK [ˈkɔː(r)nə(r)] / US [ˈkɔrnər] noun [countable] Word forms corner : singular corner plural corners *** 1) a) the part of something square or rectangular where two edges meet Watch the baby – that table has sharp corners. at/in the corner: The … English dictionary
corner — cor|ner1 [ kɔrnər ] noun count *** ▸ 1 where two sides meet ▸ 2 turn/meeting of roads ▸ 3 end of mouth/eye ▸ 4 small (quiet) area ▸ 5 difficult situation ▸ 6 in boxing/wrestling ▸ 7 in soccer, etc. ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the part of something square or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Corner detection — Feature detection Output of a typical corner detection algorithm … Wikipedia
Corner reflector — Working principle of a corner reflector A corner reflector is a retroreflector consisting of three mutually perpendicular, intersecting flat surfaces, which reflects waves back directly towards the source, but shifted (translated). Unlike a… … Wikipedia
corner — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. angle; nook, niche; control, monopoly; predicament; tight spot. See angularity, possession, difficulty. cut corners II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A projecting edge] Syn. ridge, sharp edge, projection, angle; … English dictionary for students
corner*/*/*/ — [ˈkɔːnə] noun [C] I 1) the part of an object, space, or room where two edges or sides meet The baby banged his head on the corner of the table.[/ex] The ‘Start button is in the left hand corner of the screen.[/ex] She sat in the corner… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sharp — adj. 1 having a fine edge or point VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ stay ▪ keep sth ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
