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`cut` in Spanish

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cut

  1. verb
    • divide with a sharp instrument
      cortar
      She cut the paper with scissors. — Ella cortó el papel con tijeras.
    • [figurative, economic], reduce or decrease something
      reducir [figurative, economic]
      The company plans to cut costs. — La empresa planea reducir costos.
      recortar [figurative, economic]
      The government cut the budget. — El gobierno recortó el presupuesto.
    • [idiomatic, colloquial], remove from a list or group
      eliminar [idiomatic, colloquial]
      He was cut from the team. — Fue eliminado del equipo.
    • [idiomatic, colloquial], skip or not attend something
      saltarse [idiomatic, colloquial]
      He cut class to go to the beach. — Se saltó la clase para ir a la playa.
    • [idiomatic, colloquial], stop or interrupt something
      interrumpir [idiomatic, colloquial]
      Cut the music! — ¡Interrumpe la música!
      parar [idiomatic, colloquial]
      Cut the engine. — Para el motor.
    • [idiomatic, colloquial], move quickly through something
      atravesar [idiomatic, colloquial]
      He cut through the crowd. — Atraviesa la multitud.
  2. noun
    • an opening or wound from cutting
      corte
      He had a deep cut on his arm. — Tenía un corte profundo en el brazo.
    • [economic], a reduction in amount or size
      recorte [economic]
      The workers protested the pay cut. — Los trabajadores protestaron por el recorte salarial.
    • [idiomatic, colloquial], a share or portion of money
      porción [idiomatic, colloquial]
      He wants a cut of the profits. — Quiere una porción de las ganancias.
      parte [idiomatic, colloquial]
      She took her cut and left. — Tomó su parte y se fue.
    • [cinematic, technical], a transition or edit in film
      corte [cinematic, technical]
      The scene ended with a quick cut. — La escena terminó con un corte rápido.