cortar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin curtāre, present active infinitive of curtō (“shorten”).

Verb

cortar (first-person singular indicative present corto, past participle cortáu)

1. to cut

Conjugation

Conjugation of cortar

infinitive		cortar
gerund		cortando
past participle		m cortáu, f cortada, n cortao, m pl cortaos, f pl cortaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	corto	cortes	corta	cortamos	cortáis	corten
	imperfect	cortaba	cortabes	cortaba	cortábemos, cortábamos	cortabeis, cortabais	cortaben
	preterite	corté	cortasti, cortesti	cortó	cortemos	cortastis, cortestis	cortaron
	pluperfect	cortare, cortara	cortares, cortaras	cortare, cortara	cortáremos, cortáramos	cortareis, cortarais	cortaren, cortaran
	future	cortaré	cortarás	cortará	cortaremos	cortaréis	cortarán
	conditional	cortaría	cortaríes	cortaría	cortaríemos, cortaríamos	cortaríeis, cortaríais	cortaríen
subjunctive	present	corte	cortes, cortas	corte	cortemos	cortéis	corten, cortan
	imperfect	cortare, cortara	cortares, cortaras	cortare, cortara	cortáremos, cortáramos	cortareis, cortarais	cortaren, cortaran
imperative		—	corta	—	—	cortái	—

See also

• tayar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cortar, from Latin curtāre, present active infinitive of curtō (“shorten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuɾˈtaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /koʁ.ˈta(ʁ)/

Verb

1. (transitive) to cut (to split using a sharp instrument)

   Eu me cortei no espinhal.

   I got cut in the thorn thicket.

   Corte a torta em sete pedaços.

   Cut the pie into seven pieces.

   1. (transitive) to cut (to trim or fashion nails, hair, grass, or something similar)

      A cabeleireira cortou meu cabelo mal.

      The hairdresser cut my hair badly.

   2. (transitive) to fell; to cut down; to chop down (to drop a tree by cutting its trunk)

      Preciso de uma licença para cortar essa imbuia.

      I need a license to cut down this imbuia.

   3. (intransitive) to cut (to be sharp enough to cut)

      Essa espada é decorativa; não corta.

      This sword is decorative; it doesn’t cut.

2. (transitive) to cut (to remove or reduce a supply or provision)

   Querem cortar os gastos rápido!

   They want to cut the expenses fast!

   A companhia cortou a água do meu prédio porque eu não paguei a conta.

   The company cut the water supply to my building because I didn’t pay the bill.

3. (transitive) to cross; to cut through (to have its course within)

   O rio Tejo corta Portugal.

   The Tagus crosses Portugal.

4. (transitive) to cross; to intersect (to form an intersection with)

   Linhas paralelas nunca se cortam.

   Parallel lines never cross one another.

   A estrada da minha casa corta a avenida.

   The street of my house crosses the avenue.

5. (computing, transitive) to cut (to erase data such that it is moved to the clipboard)

   Corte esse parágrafo e cole-o na última página.

   Cut this paragraph and paste it in the last page.

6. (card games, transitive, intransitive) to divide a recently shuffled deck into two sets

   Geralmente quem joga antes do distribuidor corta.

   Usually, the person who plays before the dealer cuts the deck.

7. (transitive) to interrupt (to halt an ongoing process)

   Não conseguirei me explicar se você ficar me cortando.

   I won’t be able to explain myself if you keep interrupting me.

8. (sports, transitive) to intercept (to get the ball while it is being passed)

   Silva cortou a bola e correu para o gol.

   Silva intercepted the ball and ran towards the goal.

9. (driving, transitive, intransitive) to overtake and move in front of another vehicle suddenly

   Quase bati num motoqueiro que me cortou.

   I almost hit a biker who moved in front of me.

10. (transitive with para) to turn (to rotate and move to a perpendicular direction)

    Para chegar em Albuquerque, corte para a esquerda no segundo cruzamento.

    In order to reach Albuquerque, turn left at the second crossroad.

Synonyms

• (to split): talhar
• (to intercept): interceptar
• (to cross): cruzar
• (to turn): virar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin curtāre, present active infinitive of curtō (“shorten”). Compare English curtail.

Verb

1. to cut
2. to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip
3. to chop, chop up, chop off
4. to slice, to slit
5. to mow
6. to slash, to hack
7. to carve, to engrave
8. to hang up, to terminate a telephone call
9. (Chile, informal) to stop an action

   ¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo.

   Stop it! leave me alone.

10. (Chile) to shut off

    Corta el agua, por favor.

    Shut off the water please.

11. to finish a relationship

    Deberías cortar con él.

    You should dump him.

12. (reflexive) to haircut
13. to cut, to cut off, to slit (oneself or a part of the body)

Synonyms

• (cut): tajar
• (hang up): colgar
• (stop): parar
• (shut off): cerrar

Derived terms

• cortabolsas
• cortacésped
• cortafuegos
• cortapisa
• cortaplumas
• cortar de raíz
• cortar el bacalao
• cortar el rollo
• cortar por lo sano
• cortar un pelo en el aire
• cortarla
• cortarramas
• cortarrollos
• cortaúñas
• cortavientos
• no te cortes
• recortar