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el corte, la corte(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (incision)
a. cut
Hice un corte en el tronco del árbol con la navaja.I made a cut in the tree trunk with my penknife.
4. (sewing)
b. length (piece of fabric)
Para hacer la falda, necesitas un corte de tela de tres metros.To make the skirt, you'll need a three-meter length of material.
5. (hairstyle)
7. (type)
a. kind
Solo le interesa la escritura de corte tradicional.He's only interested in writing of a traditional kind.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Le gustan los muebles de corte modernista.He likes modernist furniture.
La ropa de corte boho me llama la atención.I think boho-style clothing is very striking.
8. (reduction)
9. (edit)
a. edge
Todos estos libros tienen los cortes o jaspeados o dorados.All these books have either marbled or gilt edges.
11. (figurative) (sharp answer)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Menudo corte; no me lo esperaba.He practically bit my head off; I wasn't expecting that.
¡Vaya corte que me dio la actriz cuando le pedí su autógrafo!The actress practically snapped my head off when I asked her for her autograph.
12. (figurative) (cause of embarrassment) (Spain)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡Qué corte estar desnuda delante del médico!How embarrassing being naked in front of the doctor!
Es un corte estar con gente cuando se muestran escenas de sexo en la tele.It's embarrassing to have other people there when there are sex scenes on television.
13. (colloquial) (soundtrack)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. track
El locutor puso un corte inédito de Queen.The disc jockey put on an unreleased track by Queen.
14. (disconnection)
a. outage (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Desde entonces, los cortes han sido mucho menos frecuentes .Since then, the outages have been much less frequent.
b. power cut (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Confirmó que hubo un corte de tres horas en el hospital debido a la falla en un generadorHe confirmed that there had been a three-hour power cut at the hospital owing to the failure of a generator.
c. cut
Casi todos los de aquí resultaron afectados por el corte en el suministro de agua.Nearly all of us here were affected by the cut in the water supply.
15. (architecture)
a. cross section
El arquitecto entregó la planta y los cortes de la casa.The architect gave us the floor plan and cross sections of the house.
b. section
El corte transversal de la viga es demasiado pequeño en relación con la longitud.The cross section of the beam is too small in relation to its length.
16. (blockage)
a. road closure
En la ruta más directa hay un corte porque están repavimentando.There's a road closure in place for resurfacing work that's affecting the most direct route.
b. roadblock
Hay varios cortes de ruta en diferentes provincias en protesta por los despidos.A number of roadblocks have been set up in different provinces as a protest against the layoffs.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
17. (royal court)
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