corta

/ˈkoɾta/, [ˈkoɾ.t̪a]

cut, short

Examples

Corta el pastel con un cuchillo.

Cut the cake with a knife.

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¿Por qué tu falda es tan corta?

Why is your skirt so short?

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¿Acaso no es muy corta esa falda?

Isn't that skirt too short?

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Se corta el pelo tres veces al mes.

He gets a haircut three times a month.

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Ese cuchillo corta bien.

That knife cuts well.

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Ellos danzan en círculos para comunicar una distancia corta, y sacuden sus cuerpos y se mueven hacia atrás y adelante para indicar una distancia mayor.

They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.

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La abuela corta el césped en el jardín.

Grandmother mows the grass in the garden.

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Intentó escribir una historia corta.

He tried writing a short story.

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¡Corta la electricidad!

Cut off the electricity.

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Esta historia es lo suficientemente corta como para leerla en una lección.

This story is short enough to read in one lesson.

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Corta el pastel con ese cuchillo.

Cut the cake with that knife.

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He estado ocupada escribiendo una historia corta.

I have been busy writing a short story.

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Es la ruta más corta a París.

It's the shortest route to Paris.

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Piedra rompe tijera. Tijera corta papel. Papel envuelve piedra.

Rock breaks scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper smothers rock.

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Ese perro tiene una corta cola.

That dog has a short tail.

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¿Acaso no hay una forma mucho mejor y más corta de decir eso mismo?

Isn't there a much better and shorter way of saying the same thing?

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Él se corta el pelo una vez por mes.

He gets a haircut once a month.

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Corta la tarta con un cuchillo, por favor.

Please cut the cake with a knife.

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Corta las papas.

Cut the potatoes.

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La vida es demasiado corta.

Life is too short.

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