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1 hang up one's fiddle when one comes home
редк.He did not entirely hang his fiddle up when he came home. (OED) — Нельзя сказать, чтобы по возвращении домой он впадал в черную меланхолию.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > hang up one's fiddle when one comes home
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2 hang up one's fiddle
редк.оставить работу, уйти на покой; выйти в отставку [первонач. амер.]Well, if I couldn't make out better'n [= better than] she does, I'd hang up my fiddle - that's all. (DAP) — Да, если я не справлюсь с делом лучше, чем она, придется все бросить. Так-то вот.
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3 hang\ up\ one's\ fiddle
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{'fidl}
I. 1. (инструмент, подобен на) цигулка, гъдулка, цигулар (в оркестър)
2. мор. рамка на масата, за да не падат предметите при вълнение
3. sl. измама
as fit as a FIDDLE в отлично състояние, в цветущо здраве
face as long as a FIDDLE намръщено/кисело лице
to play second FIDDLE to someone играя второстепенна роля в сравнение с някого
to hang up one's FIDDLE when one comes home блестя в обществото, a вкъщи съм скучен
II. 1. свиря на цигулка и пр
2. губя си времето, занимавам се с празни работи (често about)
to FIDDLE away one's time пилея/пропилявам си времето
3. играя си, въртя в ръцете си (with)
4. sl. мамя, измамвам, подправям, нагласям, фалшифицирам* * *{'fidl} n 1. (инструмент, подобен на) цигулка; гьдулка; цигула(2) {'fidl} v 1. свиря на цигулка и пр.; 2. губя си времето, з* * *цигулка; гъдулка;* * *1. as fit as a fiddle в отлично състояние, в цветущо здраве 2. face as long as a fiddle намръщено/кисело лице 3. i. (инструмент, подобен на) цигулка, гъдулка, цигулар (в оркестър) 4. ii. свиря на цигулка и пр 5. sl. измама 6. sl. мамя, измамвам, подправям, нагласям, фалшифицирам 7. to fiddle away one's time пилея/пропилявам си времето 8. to hang up one's fiddle when one comes home блестя в обществото, a вкъщи съм скучен 9. to play second fiddle to someone играя второстепенна роля в сравнение с някого 10. губя си времето, занимавам се с празни работи (често about) 11. играя си, въртя в ръцете си (with) 12. мор. рамка на масата, за да не падат предметите при вълнение* * *fiddle [fidl] I. v 1. играя си, въртя в ръцете си; бърникам; променям, бъзикам ( with); 2. губя си времето, занимавам се с празни работи, безделнича, мотая се, заглавиквам се ( about); \fiddle away o.'s time пилея (пропилявам, губя) си времето; to \fiddle while Rome burns губя си времето с празни работи (показвам безразличие) в момент на опасност или беда; 3. свиря на цигулка (гъдулка и пр.); скрибуцам (стържа) на цигулка и пр.; 4. разг. подправям, променям (финансови документи за собствена облага); 5. sl измамвам, мятам, подхлъзвам, пързалям; he \fiddled his way into a position of trust успя да спечели доверена позиция с измама; II. n 1. цигулка; гъдулка; всякакъв инструмент, подобен на цигулка (виола, чело и пр.); цигулар (в оркестър); to play second \fiddle to s.o. играя второстепенна роля в сравнение с някого; \fiddle pattern с дръжка във форма на цигулка (за лъжици, вилици и пр.); as fit as a \fiddle в отлично състояние (форма), в цветущо здраве, съвсем здрав; to have a face like a \fiddle гледам измъчено и унило; to hang up o.'s \fiddle оттеглям се от работа, излизам в оставка; to hang up o.'s \fiddle when one comes home блестя в обществото, а вкъщи съм скучен; 2. измама; to be on (at) the \fiddle правя финансови измами, присвоявам средства; 3. мор. дървена рамка (подпорка), която се слага на масите в кораб, за да не падат нещата при вълнение; 4. разг. = fiddlesticks; 5. мор. тауреп. -
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1. [ʹfıdl] n1. разг.1) скрипка2) струнный инструмент2. шотл.1) скрипач2) весельчак, шутник, душа общества3. сл. ордер на арест4. 1) сл. обман2) разг. (мелкое) мошенничество5. мор. сетка на столе ( чтобы вещи не падали во время качки)6. с.-х. волокуша7. в грам. знач. междометия ерунда!, вздор!♢
a face as long as a fiddle - мрачное лицоto play first fiddle - играть первую скрипку, занимать ведущее /руководящее/ положение; задавать тон
(to be) (as) fit /амер. fine/ as a fiddle - (быть) в добром здравии или в хорошем настроении
to hang up one's fiddle - оставить работу, уйти на покой; выйти в отставку
to hang up one's fiddle anywhere - редк. осваиваться в любой обстановке
to hang up one's fiddle when one comes home - ≅ быть весёлым на людях и нудным дома
2. [ʹfıdl] vthere is many a good tune played on an old fiddle - посл. ≅ старый конь борозды не испортит
1. разг. играть на скрипке; «пиликать»2. вертеть в руках, играть (чем-л.)he fiddled with the pipe until he broke it - он вертел в руках трубку до тех пор, пока не сломал её
don't fiddle with the device! - не трогай прибор!
3. разг.1) обманывать2) надувать; мошенничать4. амер. разг. тратить попусту; растрачивать (время, деньги)♢
to fiddle while Rome burns - ≅ заниматься пустяками перед лицом серьёзной опасности -
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/'fidl/ * danh từ - (thông tục); buồm) khoan moan (hàng hải) cái chèn, cái chốt, cái chặn - (từ lóng) ngón lừa bịp; vố lừa bịp !face as long as a fiddle - mặt buồn dài thườn thượt !fit as as fiddle - khoẻ như vâm, rất sung sức !to hang up one's fiddle - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) ngừng làm việc !to hang up one's fiddle when one comes home - ra ngoài thì tươi như hoa, về nhà thì mặt sưng mày sỉa !to play first fiddle - giữ vai trò chủ đạo !to play second fiddle - ở địa vị phụ thuộc * ngoại động từ - kéo viôlông (bài gì) - (+ away) lãng phí, tiêu phí =to fiddle away one's time+ lãng phí thì giờ, làm vớ vẩn mất thì giờ * nội động từ - chơi viôlông; ((đùa cợt); guội gãi viôlông; cò cử viôlông - ((thường) + about, at, with...) nghịch vớ vẩn, làm trò vớ vẩn =to fiddle with a piece of string+ nghịch vớ vẩn mẩu dây =to fiddle about+ đi vớ vẩn, đi chơi rong; ăn không ngồi rồi - (từ lóng) lừa bịp * thán từ - vớ vẩn! -
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['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) gosli2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) goljufija2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) gosti (na gosli)2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) igračkati se3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) poneverjati•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle* * *I [fídl]noungosli, violina, godalo; nesmisel, norostto hang up one's fiddle — obesiti na klin; opustitito play first fiddle — nositi zvonec, imeti glavno vlogothere's many a good tune played on an old fiddle — izkušen človck v mnogem prekaša mladino, stara modrost prekaša norostto hang up one's fiddle when one comes home — biti v družbi zabaven, doma pa dolgočasenII [fídl]transitive verb & intransitive verbigrati na gosli, goslati, gosti, praskati (na violini); colloquially lenariti, čas zapravljati, norčije uganjati; ( with) ukvarjati se; slang varati, goljufatiIII [fídl]interjectionneumnosti!, nesmisel! -
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1. noun[as] fit as a fiddle — kerngesund
play first/second fiddle — (fig.) die erste/zweite Geige spielen (ugs.)
play second fiddle to somebody — in jemandes Schatten (Dat.) stehen
it's all a fiddle — das ist alles Schiebung (ugs.)
2. intransitive verbbe on the fiddle — krumme Dinger machen (ugs.)
1)fiddle about — (coll.): (waste time) herumtrödeln (ugs.)
fiddle about with something — (work on to adjust etc.) an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln (ugs.); (tinker with) an etwas (Dat.) herumbasteln (ugs.)
3. transitive verbfiddle with something — (play with) mit etwas herumspielen
(coll.) (falsify) frisieren (ugs.) [Bücher, Rechnungen]; (get by cheating) [sich (Dat.)] ergaunern (ugs.)* * *['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) die Geige2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) die Unterschlagung2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) geigen3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) unterschlagen•- academic.ru/27076/fiddler">fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle* * *fid·dle[ˈfɪdl̩]I. nto play the \fiddle Geige spielenthis is some sort of \fiddle hier ist was faul famit's a real \fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts all die kleinen Teile machen das Zusammensetzen ganz schön schwierig fam4.▶ sb's face is as long as a \fiddle esp BRIT ( fam) jd macht ein Gesicht wie drei Tage Regenwetter fam▶ to be [as] fit as a \fiddle kerngesund sein▶ to play second \fiddle to sb in jds Schatten stehen▪ to \fiddle sthto \fiddle the accounts/books die Rechnungen/Bücher frisieren famIV. vi▪ to \fiddle with sth an etw dat herumspielen [o herumfummeln] fam; (play) mit etw dat herumspielen fam4.▶ to \fiddle while Rome burns den Kopf in den Sand stecken* * *['fɪdl]1. nto play second fiddle to sb (fig) — in jds Schatten (dat) stehen
he refuses to play second fiddle (fig) — er will immer die erste Geige spielen
it's a fiddle —
there are so many fiddles going on — es wird so viel getrickst (inf) or manipuliert
the accountants were well aware there had been some sort of fiddle — die Buchprüfer wussten ganz genau, dass da irgendetwas manipuliert or frisiert (inf) worden war
2. vi2) (= fidget, play around) herumspielendon't fiddle with the engine if you don't know what you're doing — spiel nicht am Motor herum, wenn du dich damit nicht auskennst
he sat there nervously fiddling with his tie/cigarette lighter — er saß da und spielte nervös an seinem Schlips herum/spielte mit seinem Feuerzeug herum
put that thing down and stop fiddling! — leg das Ding weg und hör endlich mit der Fummelei auf! (inf)
3) (= split hairs, be overprecise etc) Haare spalten, pingelig sein (inf)3. vt4. interjach du liebe Zeit, ach du liebes Lottchen (hum inf)* * *fiddle [ˈfıdl]A s1. MUS umg Fiedel f, Geige f:play (on) the fiddle Geige spielen;play first (second) fiddle fig die erste (zweite) Geige spielen;play second fiddle to in jemandes Schatten stehen;2. SCHIFF Schlingerbord n3. Br umga) Gaunerei fb) Manipulation fB v/ia) herumfummeln (an dat), spielen (mit),C v/t1. umg eine Melodie etc fiedeln3. Br umg Konten etc frisieren pej, manipulierenD int umg Unsinn!, dummes Zeug!* * *1. noun1) (Mus.) (coll./derog.) Fidel, die; (violin for traditional or folk music) Geige, die; Fidel, die[as] fit as a fiddle — kerngesund
play first/second fiddle — (fig.) die erste/zweite Geige spielen (ugs.)
play second fiddle to somebody — in jemandes Schatten (Dat.) stehen
it's all a fiddle — das ist alles Schiebung (ugs.)
2. intransitive verbbe on the fiddle — krumme Dinger machen (ugs.)
1)fiddle about — (coll.): (waste time) herumtrödeln (ugs.)
fiddle about with something — (work on to adjust etc.) an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln (ugs.); (tinker with) an etwas (Dat.) herumbasteln (ugs.)
3. transitive verbfiddle with something — (play with) mit etwas herumspielen
(coll.) (falsify) frisieren (ugs.) [Bücher, Rechnungen]; (get by cheating) [sich (Dat.)] ergaunern (ugs.)* * *n.Fiedel -n f.Geige -n f. (with) v.kungeln (mit) v. -
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I ['fɪdl]nome colloq.1) (dishonest scheme) imbroglio m., truffa f.2) (violin) violino m.••II 1. ['fɪdl]to play second fiddle to sb. — avere un ruolo marginale rispetto a qcn
verbo transitivo colloq. falsificare, truccare [tax return, figures]2.1) (fidget)to fiddle with sth. — giocherellare o gingillarsi con qcs
2) (adjust)to fiddle with — trafficare o armeggiare con [knobs, controls]
•••to fiddle while Rome burns — = perdere il tempo in sciocchezze mentre accade qualcosa di molto importante o grave
* * *['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violino2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) imbroglio, truffa2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) suonare il violino2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) gingillarsi3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) truffare; falsificare•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle* * *fiddle /ˈfɪdl/n.2 (fam.) imbroglio; truffa; frode; falsificazione; manipolazione: insurance fiddle, frode assicurativa3 (fam.) operazione difficile che richiede pazienza; lavoro certosino4 (naut.) tavola di rollio● fiddle-de-dee!, sciocchezze! □ (fam.) fiddle-faddle, inezie; sciocchezze; piccinerie □ as fit as a fiddle, in perfette condizioni fisiche; in perfetta forma □ a face as long as a fiddle, faccia scontenta (o da funerale); muso lungo □ (antiq.) to hang up one's fiddle, ritirarsi; andare in pensione □ (fam.) to be on the fiddle, essere dedito a piccole truffe; essere un imbroglione □ (fig.) to play second fiddle (to), avere un ruolo di secondo piano (rispetto a); fare da spalla (a).(to) fiddle /ˈfɪdl/A v. i. (fam.)2 ► to fiddle withB v. t. (fam.)1 falsificare; manipolare; truccare; imbrogliare su: to fiddle the books, falsificare i libri contabili; to fiddle one's income tax, imbrogliare nella denuncia dei redditi; frodare il fisco; to fiddle a report, manipolare una relazione2 frodare; intascare; fregare (fam.): He's fiddled five pounds on his expenses, ha fregato cinque sterline sulle spese● to fiddle away, continuare a strimpellare; ( anche) perdere tempo in sciocchezze □ (fig.) to fiddle while Rome burns, gingillarsi mentre succede il peggio.* * *I ['fɪdl]nome colloq.1) (dishonest scheme) imbroglio m., truffa f.2) (violin) violino m.••II 1. ['fɪdl]to play second fiddle to sb. — avere un ruolo marginale rispetto a qcn
verbo transitivo colloq. falsificare, truccare [tax return, figures]2.1) (fidget)to fiddle with sth. — giocherellare o gingillarsi con qcs
2) (adjust)to fiddle with — trafficare o armeggiare con [knobs, controls]
•••to fiddle while Rome burns — = perdere il tempo in sciocchezze mentre accade qualcosa di molto importante o grave
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1. n1) розм. скрипка2) струнний інструмент3) скрипаль4) веселун; жартівник; душа товариства5) розм. ордер на арешт6) розм. обман7) мор. сітка на столі (щоб речі не падали під час шторму)8) с.г. волокуша9) розм. 1/16 фунта стерлінгівto play first fiddle — грати першу скрипку; задавати тон; посідати керівне становище
to be (as) fit (амер. fine) as a fiddle — бути при доброму здоров'ї (в гарному настрої)
to hang up one's fiddle — залишити роботу, піти у відставку, піти на відпочинок
Scotch fiddle — сверблячка, короста
fiddle drill — тех. смичковий дриль
2. v1) розм. грати на скрипці; тирликати2) вертіти в руках, гратися (чимсь)3) розм. обдурюватиfiddle about — байдикувати, тинятися
fiddle away — розтринькувати, розтрачувати
* * *I ['fidl] n1) скрипка; струнний інструмент2) дiaл. скрипаль; веселун, жартівник, душа товариства3) cл. ордер на арешт4) cл. обман; ( дрібне) шахрайство5) мop. сітка на столі ( щоб речі не падали під час хитавиці)6) c-г. волокуша7) вигук дурниця!II [`fidl] v2) вертіти в руках, грати ( чим-небудь)3) обманювати, дурити; ошукувати; шахраювати4) aмep. марнувати; розтринькувати (час, гроші) -
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1) (to hang (something) on something: Hang up your coat in the cupboard.) obesiti2) ((often with on) to put the receiver back after a telephone conversation: I tried to talk to her, but she hung up (on me).) odložiti (slušalko)* * *transitive verb obesiti; odložiti neko zadevo; American spustiti slušalko, končati telefonski pogovorthe matter is hung up — zadeva je odložena, še ni rešenato hang up one's fiddle figuratively obesiti na klin -
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In. =VIOLIN(hang up one's fiddle when one comes home 밖에서는 명랑하고 집에서는 침울하다)IIn., vt., vi. 바이올린, 바이올린을 켜다, 농락하다, 시간을 헛되이 보내다, 빈들빈들 보내다, 속이다 -
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ˈfɪdl
1. сущ.
1) разг. скрипка to play the fiddle ≈ играть на скрипке to play first fiddle ≈ играть первую скрипку;
перен. занимать руководящее положение to play second fiddle ≈ играть вторую скрипку;
перен. занимать второстепенное положение a face as long as a fiddle ид. ≈ мрачное лицо as fit as a fiddle ид. ≈ здоровый, в прекрасной форме Syn: violin
2) скрипач;
весельчак (тот, под чью музыку пляшут, веселятся) Syn: fiddler, jester
3) мор. сетка, ограждающие планки и т. п. (чтобы во время качки посуда не падала со стола)
4) разг. мошенничество, надувательство Police investigating a $1 million car insurance fiddle arrested 16 people yesterday. ≈ Полиция, расследующая мошенническую сделку с страхованием автомобилей на сумму 1 млн. долларов, арестовала вчера 16 человек. Syn: swindle
1.
5) вздор, чепуха( употребляется преим. как междометие)
2. гл.
1) играть на скрипке (тж. fiddle away) We need an experienced player who can fiddle away for hours for the country dancing. ≈Нам нужен опытный музыкант, который бы мог много часов подряд играть на скрипке на деревенских танцах.
2) вертеть в руках, играть (with - чем-л.) It's so annoying, the way she keeps fiddling (about) with her hair. ≈ Так неприятно смотреть, как она все время крутит свои волосы.
3) сл. мошенничать, совершать махинации Stop fiddling your expenses account. ≈ Перестань подделывать отчетные документы о расходах.
4) тратить, растрачивать (время, деньги и т. п.) ∙ fiddle about fiddle away fiddle with( разговорное) скрипка;
струнный инструмент( шотландское) скрипач;
весельчак, шутник, душа общества (сленг) ордер на арест( сленг) обман( разговорное) (мелкое) мошенничество (морское) сетка на столе( чтобы вещи не падали во время качки) (сельскохозяйственное) волокуша в грам. знач. междометия ерунда!, вздор! > a face as long as a * мрачное лицо > to play first * играть первую скрипку, занимать ведущее /руководящее/ положение;
задавать тон > to play second * занимать второстепенное положение > to play third * играть незначительную роль > (to be) (as) fit /(амер) fine/ as a * (быть) в добром здравии и хорошем настроении > to hang up one's * оставить работу, уйти на покой;
выйти в отставку > to hang up one's * anywhere( редкое) осваиваться в любой обстановке > to hang up one's * when one comes home быть веселым на людях и нудным дома > there is many a good tune played on an old * (пословица) старый конь борозды не испортит( разговорное) играть на скрипке;
"пиликать" вертеть в руках, играть (чем-л.) - he *d with the pipe until he brocke it он вертел в руках трубку до тех пор, пока не сломал ее - don't * with the device! не трогай прибор! (разговорное) обманывать надувать;
мошенничать (американизм) (разговорное) тратить попусту;
растрачивать (время, деньги) > to * while Rome burns заниматься пустяками перед лицом серьезной опасности ~ sl щекотание;
зуд;
a face as long as a fiddle мрачное лицо fiddle вертеть в руках, играть (with - чем-л.) ~ играть на скрипке ~ разг. надувательство ~ мор. сетка на столе (чтобы вещи не падали во время качки) ~ разг. скрипка;
to play first fiddle играть первую скрипку;
занимать руководящее положение ~ sl. совершать махинации (с документами и т. п.) ~ sl. торговать из-под полы;
fiddle about бездельничать;
шататься без дела;
fiddle away проматывать, расточать, растрачивать ~ sl торговля из-под полы ~ sl щекотание;
зуд;
a face as long as a fiddle мрачное лицо ~ sl. торговать из-под полы;
fiddle about бездельничать;
шататься без дела;
fiddle away проматывать, расточать, растрачивать ~ sl. торговать из-под полы;
fiddle about бездельничать;
шататься без дела;
fiddle away проматывать, расточать, растрачивать ~ разг. скрипка;
to play first fiddle играть первую скрипку;
занимать руководящее положение to play second ~ играть вторую скрипку;
занимать второстепенное положение tax ~ налоговое мошеничество -
16 hang up fiddle when one comes home
Общая лексика: быть весёлым на людях и нудным домаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > hang up fiddle when one comes home
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17 leteszi a lantot
to hang up one's fiddle -
18 visszavonul az üzlettõl
to hang up one's fiddle -
19 a ieşi la pensie
to hang up one's fiddle. 1. to retire (upon a pension)to be pensioned off.2. fig. to be shelved. -
20 cortar
v.1 to cut.cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of breadcorta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slicescortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hairElla 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 traffic8 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 boyfriend12 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.* * *1 (gen) to cut2 (pelo) to cut, trim3 (árbol) to cut down4 (carne) to carve5 (pastel) to cut up6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle8 (piel) to chap, crack9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite10 COSTURA to cut out11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt12 (bloquear) to block13 (suprimir) to cut out1 to cut1 to cut2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself3 (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 chapped5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle6 (comunicación) to be cut off7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy\¡corta el rollo! knock it off!cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebodycortar el apetito to ruin one's appetitecortar el bacalao familiar to be the bosscortar en seco figurado to cut shortcortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomachcortar la palabra to interruptcortar por la mitad to split down the middlecortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures* * *verb1) to cut2) slice3) chop4) trim5) interrupt6) block•- cortarse* * *1. VT1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?
corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces
2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw3) (=dividir) to cutla línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two
4) (=interrumpir)a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to blocklas tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport
b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short5) (=suprimir) to cut6) [frío] to chap, crackel frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips
7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice8) [+ baraja] to cut9) * [+ droga] to cut *2. VI1) (=estar afilado) to cutsano 1)estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
2) (Inform)"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"
3) (Meteo)hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind
4) (=acortar)5)• cortar con (=terminar) —
es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband
ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend
6)rollo 1., 5)¡corta! — * give us a break! *
7) (Naipes) to cut8) (Radio)¡corto! — over!
¡corto y cierro! — over and out!
9) LAm (Telec) to hang up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= 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.----* 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.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= 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.* 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.* * *cortar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cutcorta el cable aquí cut the wire herecortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted linese pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of papercortó 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 carrotsse cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halvescortar algo en trozos to cut sth into piecescortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice stheste queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easilycortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks2 ‹asado› to carve3 ‹leña/madera› to chop4 ‹baraja› to cut5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut throughB (quitar, separar)1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pickcórtame 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 meloncortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boilla máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machinecortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut outC (hacer más corto) to cutle cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nailscortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grasshay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruningD«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my faceE (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut outF1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut offle cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut offcorta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch itsiempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting momentcórtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)2 ‹calle› (por obras) to closelos manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the roadla policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street3 ‹retirada› to cut offhan cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to trafficla policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut offG ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stemH ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interruptme cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharplyI ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit outJ ‹recta/plano› to crossla Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de GraciaK1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to3 ‹leche› to curdleL ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cutestá cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teethingM( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed■ cortarviA «cuchillo/tijeras» to cuteste cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is bluntB1(por radio): corto y cambio overcorto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out2 ( Cin):¡corten! cut!3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang upno me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me1 «novios» to break up, split upha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sthdecidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the pastD (en naipes) to cutE (en costura) to cut outF (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 squarecortaron por el atajo they took the shortcutG■ cortarseA (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut offse cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut offse ha cortado la luz there's been a power cutno 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 crampcasi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breatheB ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cutiba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my footse cortó afeitándose he cut himself shavingC1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cutse corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hairse cortó una oreja he cut off his earse cortó las venas he slashed his wrists2 ( 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 crossE «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdleF( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassedse corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst* * *
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
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 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss
* * *♦ vt1. [seccionar] to cut;[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;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 hair2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;[gastos] to cut back3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;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;CSur Fam¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;[calle, territorio] to cut across;el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap7. [baraja] to cut8. [leche] to curdle;9. [película] [escena] to cut;[censurar] to censor10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour11. Fam [avergonzar]este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's aroundme cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence13. Informát to cut;cortar y pegar cut and paste♦ vi1. [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 past2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);Radcorté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend¡corto y cambio! over!;¡corto y cierro! over and out!5. [en juego de cartas] to cut7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;no corte, por favor hold the line, please* * *I v/t1 cut; electricidad cut off2 calle close3:cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath awayII v/i cut;cortar con alguien split up with s.o.* * *cortar vt1) : to cut, to slice, to trim2) : to cut out, to omit3) : to cut off, to interrupt4) : to block, to close off5) : to curdle (milk)cortar vi1) : to cut2) : to break up3) : to hang up (the telephone)* * *cortar vbten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off3. (calle, carretera) to close
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