corte — meaning in English

English meaning

• chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
• clip noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
• court noun A place where legal cases are heard and judged, or the judge and officials who preside over such cases.
• courtroom noun The room in which a judge hears and decides legal cases, often with a jury present.
• courtship noun The period or process of romantically pursuing someone, usually before marriage.
• cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
• cutting noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
• cutting edge adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
• haircut noun The act of trimming or styling someone's hair, or the resulting style.
• hairstyle noun The way a person's hair is cut, arranged, or shaped.

Senses

corte is used for these senses in English:

• chop A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
• court The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
• court The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
• court The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
• courtroom The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.
• courtship The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.
• cut (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
• cut (cinema) A particular version or edit of a film.

chop — full definition

1. noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
2. noun A short, sharp strike, especially with the side of the hand or with a blade.
3. noun Rough, choppy waves on the water, usually caused by wind.
4. verb To cut something into pieces with quick, forceful strokes.
5. noun Informal: dismissal from a job ("the chop").

clip — full definition

1. noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
2. verb To fasten something with a clip.
3. verb To cut something short, especially with scissors or shears.
4. noun A short extract taken from a longer video, film, or broadcast.
5. verb To hit or strike something briefly in passing.

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