slash interest rates

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

to 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

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

he had a cut on his chin from shaving — se había hecho un corte or se había cortado en la barbilla al afeitarse

public spending cuts — cortes mpl presupuestarios

wage cuts — rebajas fpl de sueldo

• to cut one's finger — cortarse el dedo

• to cut sb free — (from wreckage) liberar a algn; (when tied up) desatar or soltar a algn

• to cut sth in half — cortar algo por la mitad

• to cut sth open — [+ fruit, vegetable, body, package] abrir algo

• to cut sth (in)to pieces — cortar algo en pedazos

• to cut sth to size — cortar algo a la medida

• to cut sb's throat — degollar a algn

he is cutting his own throat — (fig) labra su propia ruina

• to cut sth in two — cortar or partir algo en dos

she cut two seconds off the record — mejoró or rebajó la plusmarca en dos segundos

• to cut sth/sb short — interrumpir algo/a algn

• to cut classes — hacer novillos *, ausentarse de clase

• to cut sb dead — negar el saludo or (LAm) cortar a algn

cut all this soft-soaping and tell me what you want * — deja ya de darme coba y dime qué quieres *

• she cut into the melon — cortó el melón

cut and blow-dry N — corte m y secado con secador

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

to 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

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

algunos bancos rebajaron ayer sus tipos de interés — some banks reduced o cut o lowered their interest rates yesterday

le rebajaron el precio en un cinco por ciento — they reduced o cut the price by five per cent, they took five per cent off

¿nos han rebajado algo? — have they taken something off?, have they given us a reduction o discount?

la OMS aconseja rebajar el consumo de azúcar en la dieta — the WHO recommends reducing o lowering the sugar intake in one's diet

quiere rebajar cinco kilos — he wants to take off o lose five kilos

rebajó a su mujer delante de sus amigos — he put his wife down o humiliated his wife in front of their friends

piensa que ese trabajo lo rebaja — he thinks that job is beneath him o is humiliating

rebajar de peso — Arg, Uru to slim, lose weight

fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded

fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded

Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.