corta

/ˈkoɾta/, [ˈkoɾ.t̪a]

cut, short


Examples
  • La vida es demasiado corta para aprender alemán.

    Life is too short to learn German.

  • Un vistazo a la Gráfica 2 mostrará que algunos de estos ciclos comerciales tienen una duración muy corta.

    A glance at Chart 2 will reveal that some of these trade cycles are very short-lived.

  • Este cuchillo no corta bien.

    This knife doesn't cut well.

  • El arte es largo, la vida corta.

    Art is long, life is short.

  • Aquel cuchillo corta bien.

    That knife cuts well.

  • En una palabra, la vida es corta.

    In a word, life is short.

  • Él se corta el pelo una vez al mes.

    He gets a haircut once a month.

  • Ellos a menudo dicen que la vida es corta.

    They often say that life is short.

  • La vida es muy corta, no deberías desperdiciar tu tiempo.

    Life being very short, you ought not to waste your time.

  • Lamento escribir una carta tan larga. No tenía tiempo para escribir una más corta.

    I am sorry to write such a long letter. I didn't have time to write a short one.

  • Por favor corta la pizza en tres partes.

    Please cut the pizza into three parts.

  • Me encantaría tener el valor para decirle a la mujer que me corta el pelo que no me gustan los flequillos.

    I'd love to be able to tell the lady who cuts my hair that I don’t like bangs.

  • Tom normalmente se toma una siesta corta después de almorzar.

    Tom usually takes a short snooze after lunch.

  • La vela se hacía más y más corta, hasta que se apagó.

    The candle grew shorter and shorter, until at last it went out.

  • Un conejo tiene orejas largas y cola corta.

    A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.

  • Esta oración es demasiado corta.

    This sentence is too short.

  • El diamante corta el diamante.

    Diamond cuts diamond.

  • Por favor corta la pizza en tres porciones.

    Please cut the pizza into three slices.

  • Conozco una ruta más corta.

    I know a shorter route.

  • La vida es demasiado corta para preocuparse por esa clase de cosas.

    Life is too short to worry about things like that.


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