Asturian

Verb

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

1. to cut

Conjugation

See also

• tayar

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈtaɾ/

Verb

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

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.

Conjugation

Synonyms

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Verb

cortar ‎(first-person singular present corto, first-person singular preterite corté, past participle cortado)

1. to cut
2. to carve, to engrave
3. to hang up, to terminate a telephone call
4. (Chile, informal) to stop an action

   ¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo.‎

   Stop it! leave me alone.

5. (Chile) to shut off

   Corta el agua, por favor.‎

   Shut off the water please.

6. to haircut
7. to finish a relationship

   Deberías cortar con él.‎

   You should dump him.

Conjugation

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• cortacésped f
• cortaplumas m
• cortaúñas m
• cortaviento