Cortaba (en. Cut)

/korˈtaβa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of dividing something using a sharp tool.

I was chopping wood for the fire.

Yo cortaba la leña para el fuego.

Action of interrupting something in its course.

She cut off the conversation with an unexpected comment.

Ella cortaba la conversación con un comentario inesperado.

To separate or remove something that is joined.

I was cutting the unnecessary links.

Cortaba los enlaces que no eran necesarios.

From Latin 'coartare', which means to restrict or separate.

cut the nonsense

To interrupt or end a meaningless conversation.

cortar el rollo

cut to the chase

To make a drastic decision to solve a problem.

cortar por lo sano

cut off the breath

To leave someone speechless or astonished.

cortar la respiración

cut

The action of cutting or the result of such an act.

corte

cut

Injury produced by a cut.

cortadura

cutting

Having the capacity to cut.

cortante

To interrupt something abruptly.

Don’t cut me off, I was about to explain to you.

No me cortes, estaba a punto de explicarte.

To break off a relationship definitively.

I decided to cut her off once and for all.

Decidí cortarle de una vez por todas.