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cortar.

to cut (to split using a sharp instrument)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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  1. to cut (to split using a sharp instrument)

    transitive
    Eu me cortei no espinhal.
    Corte a torta em sete pedaços.
  2. to cut (to split using a sharp instrument) to cut (to trim or fashion nails, hair, grass, or something similar)

    transitive
    A cabeleireira cortou meu cabelo mal.
  3. to cut (to split using a sharp instrument) to fell; to cut down; to chop down (to drop a tree by cutting its trunk)

    transitive
    Preciso de uma licença para cortar essa imbuia.
  4. to cut (to split using a sharp instrument) to cut (to be sharp enough to cut)

    intransitive · transitive
    Essa espada é decorativa; não corta.
  5. to cut (to remove or reduce a supply or provision)

    transitive
    Querem cortar os gastos rápido!
    A companhia cortou a água do meu prédio porque eu não paguei a conta.
  6. to cross; to cut through (to have its course within)

    transitive
    O rio Tejo corta Portugal.
  7. to cross; to intersect (to form an intersection with)

    transitive
    Linhas paralelas nunca se cortam.
    A estrada da minha casa corta a avenida.
  8. to cut (to erase data such that it is moved to the clipboard)

    transitive
    Corte esse parágrafo e cole-o na última página.
  9. to divide a recently shuffled deck into two sets

    intransitive · transitive
    Geralmente quem joga antes do distribuidor corta.
  10. to interrupt (to halt an ongoing process)

    transitive
    Não conseguirei me explicar se você ficar me cortando.
  11. to intercept (to get the ball while it is being passed)

    transitive
    Silva cortou a bola e correu para o gol.
  12. to overtake and move in front of another vehicle suddenly

    intransitive · transitive
    Quase bati num motoqueiro que me cortou.
  13. to turn (to rotate and move to a perpendicular direction)

    intransitive
    Para chegar em Albuquerque, corte para a esquerda no segundo cruzamento.
  14. to get one's hair cut; to get a haircut.

    transitive
    Cortei o cabelo hoje.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cortar, from Latin curtāre (“to shorten”).

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