corte
1 (incisión, herida) cut
le hizo un corte a la madera he made a cut in the wood; tienes un pequeño corte en la pierna you have a small cut on your leg; hacerse un corte to cut o.s.
me he hecho un corte en el dedo I've cut my finger
corte longitudinal lengthwise section; longitudinal section
corte transversal cross section
3 (Cos) (diseño) cut
un traje de corte muy moderno a suit with a very modern cut
corte y confección dressmaking
4 (interrupción) cut
persisten los cortes de agua the water keeps being cut off; la censura dejó la película sin cortes the censor did not cut the film
corte de carretera (para obras, accidente) road closure; (como protesta) roadblock
corte de corriente power cut
corte de digestión stomach cramp
corte de luz power cut
corte publicitario commercial break
5 (estilo)
literatura de corte tradicional traditional (type) literature; un discurso de corte fascista a speech with fascist undertones; un sistema fiscal de corte occidental a western-style taxation system
7 (respuesta contundente)
dar un corte a algn: ¡vaya corte que te dieron! that was one in the eye for you, wasn't it!; dale un buen corte y no te molestará más tell him where to go and he won't bother you any more (familiar)
corte de mangas rude gesture made with the arm and hand which is the equivalent of giving the V-sign or, in the US, the finger
le hizo un corte de mangas a los fotógrafos he made a o the V-sign at the photographers; he gave two fingers to the photographers; he gave the photographers the finger; (EEUU) sus declaraciones son un corte de mangas a la Constitución his statements are a two-fingered salute to the Constitution
8 (vergüenza)
es un corte que te vean tus padres fumando it's embarrassing when your parents see you smoking; ¡qué corte, me besó delante de todos! how embarrassing! he kissed me in front of everyone!; me da corte que me vean contigo I'm embarrassed to be seen with you
me da mucho corte hablar en público I get really embarrassed if I have to speak in public; llevarse un corte: me llevé un buen corte cuando supe que tenía novio I felt really silly when I found out she had a boyfriend