Cortes Generales in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Cortes Generales in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Cortes Generales Info

Cortes Generales

The Spanish Parliament, consisting of two houses, the lower house or Congreso de los Diputados and the upper house or Senado. It is a legislative body, approves state budgets, and exercises other powers relating to international treaties and agreements, the autonomous regions and appointments to posts in institutions such as the Tribunal Constitucional.

See also Tribunal Constitucional, Senado, Congreso de los Diputados

Tribunal Constitucional Info

Tribunal Constitucional

The Spanish constitutional court, made up of twelve members. It decides all matters relating to constitutional legislation, including common law, international treaties, and regional statutes. There is no appeal against its decisions, and all other constitutional bodies are subject to its control.

Senado Info

Senado

The upper chamber of the Spanish Cortes Generales, and the place where it meets. There are 250 senators, most of whom are elected every four years, at general elections, four from each province. A small number of senators are also elected by the autonomous governments.
The Senado's functions include discussing, approving, and suggesting amendments to legislation passed by the Congreso de los Diputados and supervising the compensation fund for the autonomous regions.

Congreso de los Diputados Info

Congreso de los Diputados

Also known as the Cámara de los Diputados, this is the lower house of the Spanish Cortes Generales. The number of members (diputados) can be up to 300 or 400. Generally there are around 250. They are elected every four years by proportional representation. Each of Spain's 52 provinces is treated as an electoral district.
The Congreso legislates, approves the Budget, elects the Prime Minister, controls the actions of the executive, and debates current national and international political issues.

Translations for Cortes Generales in the Spanish»English Dictionary

las Cortes generales se reunieron ayer

Parliament met yesterday

Translations for Cortes Generales in the Spanish»English Dictionary

corte¹ N m

1.1. corte (tajo):

corte

cut

tenía varios cortes en la cara

he had several cuts on his face

hazle un pequeño corte en la parte superior

make a little cut o nick in the top

se hizo un corte en la cabeza

he cut his head

1.2. corte (de carne):

corte

cut

corte

cut of meat

1.3. corte:

corte, tb. corte de pelo

haircut

corte, tb. corte de pelo

cut

2. corte (interrupción):

un corte en el suministro de fluido eléctrico form

an outage Am

un corte en el suministro de fluido eléctrico form

a power cut Brit

este verano hemos tenido varios cortes de agua

the water has been cut off several times this summer

se produjeron cortes de carretera en toda la provincia

roads were blocked all over the province

hubo un corte a una escena donde …

it cut to a scene where …

3. corte Ven (separación):

corte inf

break-up

corte inf

bust-up inf

le dio un corte a su novia

he broke o split up with his girlfriend

4. corte LatAm (en el presupuesto):

corte

cut

5. corte CINE (por la censura):

corte

cut

6.1. corte (de tela):

corte

length

corte

length of material

6.2. corte (en costura):

siempre lleva trajes de buen corte

he always wears well-made o well-cut suits

7. corte (tendencia, estilo):

canciones de corte romántico

songs of a romantic kind o nature

canciones de corte romántico

romantic songs

un discurso de neto corte nacionalista

a speech with a clear nationalistic slant o bias o feeling to it

en cualquier país de corte democrático

in any country of democratic persuasion

8.1. corte inf Spain (vergüenza):

corte

embarrassment

me da corte ir sola

I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte tener que pedírselo otra vez

it's embarrassing having to ask him again

8.2. corte inf Spain (respuesta tajante):

¡menudo corte!

what a put-down! inf

le dieron un buen corte cuando le dijeron que …

it was a real slap in the face for him o it was a real put-down when they told him that …

9. corte inf AUDIO:

corte

track

10. corte RioPl inf (atención):

darle corte a alg.

to take notice of sb

darse corte RioPl inf

to show off

11. corte (paso):

corte

dance step used in the tango

12. corte ELEC:

corte

cut-off

voltaje/frecuencia de corte

cut-off voltage/frequency

corte² N f

1. corte (del rey):

corte

court

vive rodeado de una corte de aduladores

he is constantly surrounded by a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a alg. (cortejar) dated

to woo sb dated o liter

hacerle la corte a alg. (cortejar) dated

to court sb dated

hacerle la corte a alg. (halagar, agasajar)

to lick sb's boots

2. corte esp. LatAm LAW:

corte

Court of Appeal

3. corte <las Cortes fpl > POL (en España):

las Cortes

Parliament

las Cortes

the legislative assembly

las Cortes generales se reunieron ayer

Parliament met yesterday

frente a las Cortes

opposite the Parliament building

See also Cortes Generales, villa

Cortes Generales Info

Cortes Generales

The Spanish Parliament, consisting of two houses, the lower house or Congreso de los Diputados and the upper house or Senado. It is a legislative body, approves state budgets, and exercises other powers relating to international treaties and agreements, the autonomous regions and appointments to posts in institutions such as the Tribunal Constitucional.

villa N f

1. villa HISTORY (población):

villa

town

la Villa y Corte

Madrid

2. villa (casa):

villa

villa

una villa romana

a Roman villa

general¹ ADJ

1. general (no específico, global):

general

general

el estado general del enfermo

the patient's general condition

temas de interés general

subjects of general interest

el pronóstico general del tiempo para mañana

the general weather forecast for tomorrow

el país está pasando una crisis a nivel general

the country as a whole is going through a crisis

me habló del proyecto en líneas generales

she gave me a broad outline of the project

un panorama general de la situación

an overall view o an overview of the situation

tiene nociones generales de informática

he has a general idea about information technology

2. general en locs:

en general

on the whole

en general

in general

¿qué tal el viaje? — en general bien

how was the trip? — good, on the whole

en general prefiero el vino blanco

on the whole o in general, I prefer white wine

el público en general

the general public

¿qué te molesta de él? — todo en general y nada en particular

what don't you like about him? — everything and nothing

(por lo general) por lo general los domingos nos levantamos tarde

we usually o generally get up late on Sundays

por lo general llega a las nueve

she usually o generally arrives at nine

por lo general llega a las nueve

she arrives at nine as a rule

por lo general prefiero una novela a un ensayo

in general I prefer novels to essays

3. general <generales fpl > Spain POL:

generales

general elections

general² N mf

1. general MIL:

general

general

2. general REL:

general

general

I.cortar VB trans

1.1. cortar (dividir):

cortar cuerda/tarta

to cut

corta el cable aquí

cut the wire here

cortar por la línea de puntos

cut along the dotted line

se pasa horas cortando papeles

he spends hours cutting up pieces of paper

cortó el pastel por la mitad

he cut the cake in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto?

how many slices (o pieces etc.) shall I cut it into?

puedes ir cortando las zanahorias

you could start chopping the carrots

se cortan los pimientos por la mitad

cut o slice the peppers into halves

cortar algo en trozos

to cut sth into pieces

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos

to slice/dice sth

este queso se corta muy bien

this cheese cuts very easily

cortar la carne en trozos pequeños

chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks

1.2. cortar (dividir):

cortar asado

to carve

1.3. cortar (dividir):

cortar leña/madera

to chop

1.4. cortar (dividir):

cortar baraja

to cut

1.5. cortar (dividir) liter:

cortar aire/agua

to slice through

cortar aire/agua

to cut through

2.1. cortar (quitar, separar):

cortar rama/punta

to cut off

cortar pierna/brazo

to cut off

cortar árbol

to cut down

cortar árbol

to chop down

cortar flores LatAm

to pick

córtame una puntita de pan

cut me off a bit of bread, will you?

me cortó un trozo de melón

she cut me a piece of melon

cortarles los tallos y poner a hervir

cut off o remove the stalks and boil

la máquina le cortó un dedo

the machine took off his finger

la máquina le cortó un dedo

his finger got cut off in the machine

cortarle la cabeza a alg.

to chop off o cut off sb's head

2.2. cortar (quitar, separar):

cortar anuncio/receta

to cut out

3. cortar (hacer más corto):

cortar

to cut

le cortó el pelo/las uñas

he cut her hair/nails

cortar el césped

to mow the lawn

cortar el césped

to cut the grass

hay que cortar los rosales

the rose bushes need cutting back o pruning

4. cortar viento:

hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara

there was a biting wind blowing in my face

hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara

there was a biting wind lashing my face liter

5. cortar (en costura):

cortar falda/vestido

to cut out

6.1. cortar:

cortar agua/gas/luz

to cut off

cortar comunicación

to cut off

le cortaron el teléfono

his phone was cut off

corta la electricidad antes de tocarlo

switch off the electricity before you touch it

siempre cortan la película en lo más interesante

they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting moment

cortarla Chil inf córtala con eso

OK, cut it out, now inf

córtenla de hacer ruido

cut out the noise, will you? inf

6.2. cortar calle (por obras):

cortar

to close

los manifestantes cortaron la carretera

the demonstrators blocked the road

la policía cortó la calle

the police blocked off o closed the street

6.3. cortar retirada:

cortar

to cut off

han cortado el tráfico en la zona

they've closed the area to traffic

la policía nos cortó el paso

the police cut us off

6.4. cortar:

cortar relaciones diplomáticas

to break off

cortar subvenciones/ayuda

to cut off

7. cortar:

cortar fiebre

to bring down

cortar resfriado

to cure

cortar resfriado

to get rid of

cortar hemorragia

to stop

cortar hemorragia

to stem

8. cortar persona (en una conversación):

cortar

to interrupt

me cortó en seco

he cut me short

me cortó en seco

he cut me off sharply

9. cortar:

cortar película

to cut

cortar película

to edit

cortar escena/diálogo

to cut out

cortar escena/diálogo

to edit out

10. cortar recta/plano:

cortar

to cross

la Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia

the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de Gracia

11.1. cortar heroína/cocaína:

cortar

to adulterate

cortar

to cut inf

11.2. cortar vermut:

cortar

to add water (or lemon, etc.) to

11.3. cortar leche:

cortar

to curdle

12. cortar RioPl dientes:

cortar

to cut

está cortando los dientes

he's cutting his teeth

está cortando los dientes

he's teething

13. cortar Chil animal:

cortó al caballo de tanto galopar

he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed

II.cortar VB intr

1. cortar cuchillo/tijeras:

cortar

to cut

este cuchillo no corta

this knife doesn't cut o is blunt

2.1. cortar (por radio):

corto y cambio

over

corto y fuera o corto y cierro

over and out

2.2. cortar CINE:

¡corten!

cut!

2.3. cortar CSur (por teléfono):

cortar

to hang up

no me cortes

don't hang up on me

no me cortes

don't put the phone down on me

3.1. cortar (terminar):

cortar novios:

to break up

cortar novios:

to split up

ha cortado con el novio

she's broken o split up with her boyfriend

3.2. cortar (terminar):

cortar con algo

to break with sth

decidió cortar con el pasado

she decided to break with o make a break with the past

4. cortar (en naipes):

cortar

to cut

5. cortar (en costura):

cortar

to cut out

6. cortar (acortar camino) (cortar por algo):

cortemos por el bosque/la plaza

let's cut through the woods/across the square

cortemos por el bosque/la plaza

let's take a short cut through the woods/across the square

cortaron por el atajo

they took the shortcut

7. cortar Chil inf (ir, dirigirse):

cortaron para la ciudad

they headed for o made for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar Chil inf

I/he didn't know which way to turn inf

III.cortarse VB vpr

1. cortarse (interrumpirse):

cortarse proyección/película:

to stop

cortarse llamada/gas:

to get cut off

se cortó la línea o comunicación

I got cut off

se ha cortado la luz

there's been a power cut

no te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión

don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach cramp

casi se me corta la respiración del susto

I was so frightened I could hardly breathe

2. cortarse refl (hacerse un corte):

cortarse

to cut oneself

cortarse dedo/brazo/cara

to cut

iba descalza y me corté el pie

I was barefoot shoes and I cut my foot

se cortó afeitándose

he cut himself shaving

3.1. cortarse refl uñas/pelo:

cortarse

to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma

she cuts her own hair

se cortó una oreja

he cut off his ear

se cortó las venas

he slashed his wrists

3.2. cortarse (causativo):

cortarse pelo

to have … cut

¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo?

when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?

4. cortarse (recíproco):

cortarse líneas/calles:

to cross

5. cortarse:

cortarse leche:

to go off

cortarse leche:

to curdle

cortarse mayonesa:

to curdle

6. cortarse Spain persona (turbarse, aturdirse):

no le digas eso que se corta

don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassed

se corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente

he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around inf

7. cortarse Chil inf animal:

cortarse

to collapse from exhaustion

me corto de hambre/sed

I'm dying of hunger/thirst

See also sano

sano (sana) ADJ

1.1. sano:

sano (sana) persona/piel/cabello

healthy

sano (sana) órgano/diente

healthy

sano (sana) animal/planta

healthy

el niño creció sano y fuerte

the child grew up healthy and strong

sano y salvo

safe and sound

1.2. sano:

sano (sana) clima

healthy

sano (sana) alimentación

healthy

sano (sana) alimentación

wholesome

lleva una vida muy sana

he leads a very healthy life

cortar por lo sano

to take drastic action

2. sano (en buen estado):

se le cayó la bandeja con los vasos y no quedó ni uno sano

he dropped the tray of glasses and not one was left intact o undamaged

pon aquí las peras sanas

put the good pears here

3. sano (en sentido moral):

sano (sana) lecturas

wholesome

sano (sana) ambiente

healthy

sano (sana) humor

wholesome

se divierten de una manera muy sana

they just have good clean fun

es una filosofía sana

it's a sound o sensible philosophy

cortés ADJ

cortés

polite

cortés

courteous

lo cortés no quita lo valiente prov, ¿aún la saludas después de lo que te hizo? — sí, lo cortés no quita lo valiente prov

you still say hello to her after what she did to you? — yes, politeness doesn't have to be a sign of weakness o you don't lose anything by being polite

Cortes Generales in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Cortes Generales in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.general [xe·ne·ˈral] ADJ

1. general (universal):

general

general

cuartel general

headquarters

cultura general

general knowledge

junta general (extraordinaria)

(extraordinary) general meeting

regla general

general rule

de uso general (para todo uso)

multi-purpose

de uso general (para todo uso)

all-purpose

de uso general (para todo el mundo)

for general use

por lo general, en general

in general

por lo general, en general

generally

por regla general

as a (general) rule

en general me siento satisfecho

overall, I'm satisfied

2. general (vago):

general

general

tengo una idea general del tema

I have a general idea about the subject

II.general [xe·ne·ˈral] N m

general

general

corte¹ [ˈkor·te] N m

1. corte (herida):

corte

cut

2. corte (de pelo):

corte

haircut

3. corte TECH:

corte

section

corte transversal

cross section

4. corte ELEC:

corte de corriente

power cut

Phrases:

hacer a alguien un corte de mangas

≈ to give sb the V-sign

dar corte

to embarrass

¡qué corte!

how embarrassing!

corte² [ˈkor·te] N f

corte

court

I.cortar [kor·ˈtar] VB trans

1. cortar tb. comput:

cortar (tajar)

to cut

cortar (por el medio)

to cut through

cortar (en pedazos)

to cut up

cortar (un traje)

to cut out

cortar (un árbol)

to cut down

cortar (leña)

to chop

cortar (el césped)

to mow

cortar (pelo)

to trim

cortar al rape

to cut close

¡corta el rollo!

that's enough!

2. cortar SPORTS (la pelota):

cortar

to slice

3. cortar:

cortar (el agua)

to cut off

cortar (la corriente)

to switch off

cortar (carretera)

to cut

cortar (comunicación)

to cut off

II.cortar [kor·ˈtar] VB intr

cortar

cut

ha cortado con su novio inf

she has split up with her boyfriend

III.cortar [kor·ˈtar] VB refl cortarse

1. cortar (persona):

cortar

to cut oneself

2. cortar (turbarse):

cortar

to become embarrassed

no se cortó ni un pelo

he/she wasn't embarrassed in the least

3. cortar (leche):

cortar

to turn

4. cortar (piel):

cortar

to get chapped

5. cortar TELEC:

cortar

to get cut off

Cortes [ˈkor·tes] N f pl POL

Cortes

Spanish parliament

cortés [kor·ˈtes] ADJ

cortés

polite