cortar

Definitions of cortar
  1. verb
    trim carefully and neatly
    synonyms: arreglar, arreglarse, cortarse
  2. verb
    remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
    synonyms: arreglar, arreglarse, cortarse, recortar
  3. verb
    cut down on; make a reduction in
    synonyms: cortarse, podar, recortar
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    abreviar, acortar, encoger
    make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
    adelgazar, adelgazarse, enflaquecer, hacer fino, reducir
    make thin or thinner
    acortar, atajar, diminuir, recortar
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
    sincopar
    omit a sound or letter in a word
    acortar, atajar, desgastar, truncar
    make shorter as if by cutting off
    podar, recortar, segar
    cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
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    disminuir, reducir
    make smaller
  4. verb
    obstruct access to
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    bloquear, obstruir
    block passage through
  5. verb
    cut with a hacking tool
    synonyms: picar, rajar, tajar
  6. verb
    cut away
    synonyms: tajar
  7. verb
    sever or remove by pinching or snipping
    synonyms: tijeretear
  8. verb
    separate with or as if with an instrument
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    arreglar, arreglarse, cortarse
    trim carefully and neatly
    afeitar, afeitarse, rasurar
    cut or remove with or as if with a plane
    dividir, rebanar, tajar
    cut into slices
    esculpir, tallar, trinchar
    cut to pieces
    cincelar, esculpir, grabar, tallar
    form by carving
    esculpir, tallar, trinchar
    engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
    picar, rajar, tajar
    cut with a hacking tool
    tajar
    cut away
    astillar, cortarse, mellar
    cut a nick into
    cortar ligeramente, cortarse, mellar
    cut slightly, with a razor
    astillar, cortarse, romperse
    break a small piece off from
    arreglar, arreglarse, cortarse, recortar
    remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
    segar
    cut with a blade or mower
    esquilar, podar, trasquilar
    cut or cut through with shears
    acuchillar
    cut open
    barrenar, perforar, taladrar
    make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
    tijeretear
    sever or remove by pinching or snipping
    desmantelar, quitar, raer, tallar
    cut small bits or pare shavings from
    dividir, hender, rebanar, tajar
    make a clean cut through
    aserrar, serrar
    cut with a saw
    podar
    cut off from a whole
    filetear
    cut into filets
    cortar troncos
    cut lumber, as in woods and forests
    cincelar
    carve with a chisel
    hachar, hachear
    make or shape as with an axe
    dentar, mellar
    cut or make a notch into
    arañar, rascar, rasguñar, raspar, rayar
    cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
    grabar
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
    trepanar
    cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery
    esculpir, grabar
    shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
    hender, rajar
    cut a slit into
    desmenuzar
    cut into small pieces
    acampanar
    make cone-shaped
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    separar
    force, take, or pull apart
  9. verb
    form or shape by cutting or incising
    synonyms: hacer, recortar
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    causar, crear, hacer, realizar
    make or cause to be or to become
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