se |
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
4. v. misspelling of sé | |
cortó |
1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of cortar | |
cortar |
1. v. to cut | |
2. v. to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip | |
3. v. to chop, chop up, chop off | |
4. v. to slice, to slit | |
5. v. to mow | |
6. v. to slash, to hack | |
7. v. to carve, to engrave | |
8. v. to hang up, to terminate a telephone call | |
9. v. (Chile, informal) to stop an action | |
¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo. (Stop it! leave me alone.) | |
10. v. (Chile) to shut off | |
Corta el agua, por favor. (Shut the water off please.) | |
11. v. to finish a relationship | |
Deberías cortar con él. (You should break up with him.) | |
12. v. to haircut | |
13. v. to cut, to cut off, to slit (oneself or a part of the body) | |
el |
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
dedo |
1. n-m. digit (a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes) | |
El pan, el queso y la fruta con dos dedos comerás; con tres también podrás; mas con cuatro ya es cosa bruta. - Bread, cheese and fruit with two fingers thou shalt eat; with three thou also maye | |
2. n-m. thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing) | |
3. n-m. (informal) finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length) | |
4. n-m. (historical) dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm) | |
con |
1. prep. with | |
2. prep. on | |
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
el |
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
cuchillo |
1. n-m. knife | |
2. n-m. blade of knife | |