cut [kʌt] cut (past)
sustantivo
1 (in skin) corte (m); cortadura (f); (wound) herida (f); (Med) (incision) corte (m); incisión (f); (slash) tajo (m); (with knife) cuchillada (f); (with whip) latigazo (m); (Cards) corte (m)
he's got a cut on his forehead tiene un corte en la frente; he had a cut on his chin from shaving se había hecho un corte or se había cortado en la barbilla al afeitarse; he was treated for minor cuts and bruises recibió asistencia médica por heridas y hematomas; there's a cut in his jacket lleva una raja en la chaqueta
to be a cut above sb
he's a cut above the others está por encima de los demás
the cut and thrust of politics la esgrima política
the unkindest cut of all el golpe más duro
2 (reduction) (in wages, prices, production) rebaja (f); reducción (f); (in expenditure, budget) corte (m); recorte (m); (in tax, interest rates) bajada (f); rebaja (f); (in staff, workforce) reducción (f); recorte (f); (deletion) corte (m); (deleted part) trozo (m) suprimido; (Electricity and Electronics) apagón (m); corte (m)
public spending cuts cortes (m) presupuestarios; wage cuts rebajas (f) de sueldo; to take a cut in salary aceptar una reducción de sueldo; they made some cuts in the text hicieron algunos cortes en el texto; suprimieron algunas cosas del texto
verbo transitivo
1 [+meat, bread, cards] cortar
to cut one's finger cortarse el dedo
to cut sb free (from wreckage) liberar a algn; (when tied up) desatar or soltar a algn
to cut sth in half cortar algo por la mitad
to cut sth open [+fruit, vegetable, body, package] abrir algo
I cut my hand open on a tin me corté la mano en una lata; he cut his head open se abrió la cabeza
to cut sth (in)to pieces cortar algo en pedazos
to cut an army to pieces aniquilar un ejército
to cut sth to size cortar algo a la medida
to cut sb's throat degollar a algn
he is cutting his own throat labra su propia ruina
to cut sth in two cortar or partir algo en dos
you could cut the atmosphere with a knife se mascaba or respiraba la tensión en el ambiente
2 (shape) [+stone, glass, jewel] tallar; [+key, hole] hacer; [+channel] abrir; excavar; [+engraving, record] grabar
to cut one's way through abrirse camino por
4 (reduce) [+wages, prices, production] reducir; rebajar;by 5% en un 5 por cien; [+expenditure] reducir; recortar; [+taxes, interest rates] bajar; rebajar; [+staff, workforce] reducir; recortar; [+speech, text] acortar; hacer cortes en; [+film] cortar; hacer cortes en; (delete) [+passage] suprimir; cortar; (interrupt) interrumpir; cortar
she cut two seconds off the record mejoró or rebajó la plusmarca en dos segundos; we cut the journey time by half reducimos el tiempo de viaje a la mitad
to cut sth/sb short interrumpir algo/a algn
7 especially (US)
to cut classes hacer novillos (informal); ausentarse de clase
to cut sb dead negar el saludo or cortar a algn; (LAm)
verbo intransitivo
1 [+person, knife] cortar; [+material] cortarse
paper cuts easily el papel se corta fácilmente
she cut into the melon cortó el melón
will that cake cut into six? ¿se puede dividir el pastel en seis?
to cut loose (from sth) deshacerse (de algo)
it cuts both ways tiene doble filo
3 (hurry)
I must cut along now tengo que marcharme ya
to cut and run largarse (informal); escaparse
to cut to the chase especially (US) ir al grano; dejar de marear la perdiz (informal)
