Cortaremos (en. We will cut)

/kor.taˈɾe.mos/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

It means to perform an action of separating or dividing something into parts.

We will cut the cake into eight pieces.

Cortaremos el pastel en ocho porciones.

Used in the context of ending an activity or relationship.

We will cut off our collaboration if there is no progress.

Cortaremos nuestra colaboración si no hay progreso.

Action of reducing the size of something.

We will cut down the tree that is sick.

Cortaremos el árbol que está enfermo.

From Latin 'cortare', which means 'to make short'.

to cut someone off

to interrupt someone while they are speaking.

cortar la palabra

to cut for the sake of health

to make a drastic decision to avoid future problems.

cortar por lo sano

to cut off the relationship

to end a personal or professional connection.

cortar la relación

cut

action of cutting.

corte

cutter

person or tool that cuts.

cortador

cut

injury caused by a cut.

cortadura

To "cut" in slang can mean to abruptly end something.

I decided to cut it off when things got intense.

Decidí cortar cuando las cosas se pusieron intensas.

In some contexts, 'to cut' can refer to ending a romantic relationship.

They decided to break up after the argument.

Ellos decidieron cortar después de la discusión.