# cortar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin curtāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koɾˈtaɾ/ [koɾˈt̪aɾ]

### Verb

cortar (first-person singular indicative present corto, past participle cortáu)
* Alternative form of curtar

#### See also

* tayar

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koɾˈtaɾ]

### Verb

cortar (first-person singular present corto, first-person singular preterite cortei, past participle cortado)
* (transitive) to cut
    Synonym: tallar
* (transitive) to cut off
    Synonym: tallar
* (transitive) to cut down
    Synonym: pinchar
* (transitive, a language) to smatter
* (pronominal, milk or food) to spoil

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cortar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cortar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cortar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cortar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cortar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /koʁˈta(ʁ)/ [kohˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /koʁˈta(ʁ)/ [kohˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /koɾˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /koʁˈta(ʁ)/ [koχˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /koɻˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kuɾˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kuɾˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kuɾˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: cor‧tar

### Verb

cortar (first-person singular present corto, first-person singular preterite cortei, past participle cortado)
* (transitive) to cut (to split using a sharp instrument)
    Eu me cortei no espinhal.I got cut in the thorn thicket.
    Corte a torta em sete pedaços.Cut the pie into seven pieces.
    Synonym: talhar
** (transitive) to cut (to trim or fashion nails, hair, grass, or something similar)
    A cabeleireira cortou meu cabelo mal.The hairdresser cut my hair badly.
** (transitive) to fell; to cut down; to chop down (to drop a tree by cutting its trunk)
    Preciso de uma licença para cortar essa imbuia.I need a license to cut down this imbuia.
** (intransitive) to cut (to be sharp enough to cut)
    Essa espada é decorativa; não corta.This sword is decorative; it doesn’t cut.
* (transitive) to cut (to remove or reduce a supply or provision)
    Querem cortar os gastos rápido!They want to cut the expenses fast!
    A companhia cortou a água do meu prédio porque eu não paguei a conta.The company cut the water supply to my building because I didn’t pay the bill.
* (transitive) to cross; to cut through (to have its course within)
    O rio Tejo corta Portugal.The Tagus crosses Portugal.
* (transitive) to cross; to intersect (to form an intersection with)
    Linhas paralelas nunca se cortam.Parallel lines never cross one another.
    A estrada da minha casa corta a avenida.The street of my house crosses the avenue.
    Synonym: cruzar
* (computing, transitive) to cut (to erase data such that it is moved to the clipboard)
    Corte esse parágrafo e cole-o na última página.Cut this paragraph and paste it in the last page.
* (card games, transitive, intransitive) to divide a recently shuffled deck into two sets
    Geralmente quem joga antes do distribuidor corta.Usually, the person who plays before the dealer cuts the deck.
* (transitive) to interrupt (to halt an ongoing process)
    Não conseguirei me explicar se você ficar me cortando.I won’t be able to explain myself if you keep interrupting me.
* (sports, transitive) to intercept (to get the ball while it is being passed)
    Silva cortou a bola e correu para o gol.Silva intercepted the ball and ran towards the goal.
    Synonym: interceptar
* (driving, transitive, intransitive) to overtake and move in front of another vehicle suddenly
    Quase bati num motoqueiro que me cortou.I almost hit a biker who moved in front of me.
* (intransitive) to turn (to rotate and move to a perpendicular direction) [with para ‘towards’]
    Para chegar em Albuquerque, corte para a esquerda no segundo cruzamento.In order to reach Albuquerque, turn left at the second crossroad.
    Synonym: virar
* (transitive) to get one's hair cut; to get a haircut.
    Cortei o cabelo hoje.I got my hair cut today

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin curtāre (“shorten”). Compare English curtail.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koɾˈtaɾ/ [koɾˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: cor‧tar

### Verb

cortar (first-person singular present corto, first-person singular preterite corté, past participle cortado)
* to cut
    Synonym: tajar
* to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip
* to chop, chop up, chop off
* to slice, to slit
* to mow
* to slash, to hack
* to carve, to engrave
* to hang up, to terminate a telephone call
    Synonym: colgar
* (Chile, informal) to stop an action
    Synonym: parar
    ¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo.Stop it! leave me alone.
* (Chile) to shut off
    Synonym: cerrar
    Corta el agua, por favor.Shut the water off please.
* to finish a relationship
    Deberías cortar con él.You should break up with him.
* (reflexive) to haircut
* to cut, to cut off, to slit (oneself or a part of the body)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* cambio y corto
* cortabolsas
* cortacésped
* cortacorriente
* cortadura
* cortafuegos
* cortapisa
* cortaplumas
* cortar de raíz
* cortar de tijera
* cortar de vestir
* cortar el bacalao
* cortar el rabo
* cortar el revesino
* cortar el rollo
* cortar la cólera
* cortar las ondas
* cortar por lo sano
* cortar un pelo en el aire
* cortarla
* cortarramas
* cortarrollos
* cortarse la coleta
* cortatubos
* cortaúñas
* cortavientos
* manos besa el hombre, que querría ver cortadas
* no te cortes
* recortar
* tabla de cortar

### Further reading

* “cortar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10