cortar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- break off verb To end something suddenly, especially a relationship, discussion or agreement.
- butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
- carve verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
- clip noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
- cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- knife noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
- log noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
- lop verb To cut off a part of something, especially a branch or limb.
- mow verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
- sever verb To cut off or separate something completely, often abruptly.
- shear verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
- spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
- trim verb To cut away excess from something to neaten it.
Senses
cortar is used for these senses in English:
- butcher (transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
- carve To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
- clip To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- cut To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- cut To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- cut (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- cut out (intransitive) To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.
- knife (intransitive) To cut through as if with a knife.
break off — full definition
- verb To end something suddenly, especially a relationship, discussion or agreement.
- verb To detach a piece from a larger whole, or to come away from it.
- verb To stop speaking or doing something abruptly.
butcher — full definition
- noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
- noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
- verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
- verb To ruin or botch something badly.