English–Spanish

“cut” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsotajo · corte · recorte

Pronunciation

IPA/koɾˈtaɾ/

Example

¿Me puedes cortar el pelo mañana?

Can you cut my hair tomorrow?

Illustration for cortar (cut)

How to say “cut” in Spanish

“Cut” in Spanish is cortar.

A continuous line broken by a gap.

Full entry for cortar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with cortar

Han cortado la luz por un fallo en la central eléctrica.

They have cut the power because of a fault at the power station.

Tips for using cortar

  • Cortar emphasizes severing or interrupting continuity, whereas partir and romper typically describe splitting or breaking an object into pieces.

Other Spanish words for “cut”

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tajo

masculine nouncut

El ladrón le hizo un tajo en el brazo.

The thief gave him a cut on his arm.

Me hice un corte en la mano.

I got a cut on my hand.

El gobierno anunció un recorte del presupuesto.

The government announced a cut to the budget.

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