corte

/ˈkoɾte/, [ˈkoɾ.t̪e]

court, cut


Noun corte m (plural cortes)

  1. cut (the act of cutting)
  2. cut (the result of cutting)
  3. cut (an opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound)
  4. haircut
  5. embarrassment
    Me da corte hacerlo.
    I'm embarrassed to do it.
  6. style or type
    Hay varios cortes de mediocampista. Necesitamos un mediocampista de corte defensivo, un jugador con un corte parecido al del ghanés Thomas Partey.
    There are many types of midfielder. We need a defensive midfielder, a player with a style similar to that of Ghana's Thomas Partey.

Verb corte

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cortar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cortar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cortar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present subjunctive form of cortar.

Noun corte f (plural cortes)

  1. court (the hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered)

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Examples
  • Tom tiene un corte feo en su pierna.

    Tom has a nasty cut on his leg.

  • Sus pensamientos son de un corte extremadamente académico.

    His thoughts are extremely academic.

  • Creo que es hora de que corte el césped.

    I think it's time for me to mow the lawn.

  • Su corte de pelo está pasado de moda.

    His hair style is behind the time.

  • Cuando vio mi nuevo corte de pelo, me miró con unos ojos tan grandes como los de un personaje de anime.

    When he saw my new haircut, he looked at me with eyes as big as an anime character's.

  • Te veré en la corte.

    I'll see you in court.

  • El acusado debe aparecer ante la corte el día viernes.

    The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.

  • La actitud de la corte hacia los criminales jóvenes es diferente de su actitud hacia los criminales adultos.

    The attitude of the court toward young criminals is different from its attitude toward adult criminals.

  • ¿Cuál es tu corte de carne favorito?

    What's your favorite cut of meat?

  • En la corte de justicia, las mujeres son encontradas culpables de perjurio más a menudo que los hombres.

    In a court of justice women are more often found guilty of perjury than men.

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