luces cortas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.cortar VB trans

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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

II.cortar VB intr

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III.cortarse VB vpr

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See also sano

sano (sana) ADJ

corto1 (corta) ADJ

2. corto (escaso, insuficiente):

tiene hijos de corta edad
she has very young children
una ración muy corta
a very small portion
(corto de algo) un café con leche corto de café
a weak white coffee
(corto de algo) un café con leche corto de café
a milky coffee
para mí, un gin-tonic cortito de ginebra
I'll have a gin and tonic, but not too much gin
ando corto de dinero
I'm a bit short of money
es muy corto de ambiciones
he lacks ambition
corto de vista
near-sighted
corto de vista
shortsighted Brit
ando muy corto de tiempo
I'm really pressed for time
ando muy corto de tiempo
I'm really pushed for time Brit
ando muy corto de tiempo
I'm very short of time
quedarse corto deben haber gastado más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto
they must have spent at least a million, in fact it could well have been more
lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto
I called him all the names under the sun and I still felt I hadn't said enough o and I still didn't feel I'd said enough
nos quedamos cortos con el pan
we didn't buy enough bread
el pase se quedó corto
the pass fell short

corta N f Chil inf

1.2. corto CINE <cortos mpl > (de una película):

cortos Col Ven
trailer

I.lucir VB intr

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II.lucir VB trans

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III.lucirse VB vpr

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luces → luz

See also luz

1.1. luz (claridad):

luz
light
la luz del sol
the sunlight
a las 10 de la noche todavía hay luz
it's still light at 10 o'clock at night
la habitación tiene mucha luz
it's a very light room
la habitación tiene mucha luz
the room gets a lot of light
me está dando la luz en los ojos
the light's in my eyes
a plena luz del día
in broad daylight
esta bombilla da muy poca luz
this bulb isn't very bright o doesn't give off much light
no leas con tan poca luz
don't read in such poor light
la habitación estaba a media luz
the room was in semi-darkness/half-light
esta planta necesita mucha luz
this plant needs a lot of light
me estás tapando o quitando la luz
you're in my light
me estás tapando o quitando la luz
you're blocking the light
partieron con las primeras luces liter
they left at first light liter
claro como la luz del día fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día
it was him, that's patently obvious
claro como la luz del día fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día
it was him, it's as plain as daylight
bueno ¿te ha quedado claro? — como la luz del día
right, is that clear then? — crystal clear
dar a luz
to give birth
dio a luz (a) un precioso bebé
she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy
entre dos luces liter (al amanecer)
at daybreak
entre dos luces liter
at first light
entre dos luces liter
at dawn
entre dos luces (al anochecer)
at twilight liter
entre dos luces (al anochecer)
at dusk
sacar algo a la luz secreto/escándalo
to bring sth to light
sacar algo a la luz publicación
to bring out
salir a la luz secreto/escándalo:
to come to light
salir a la luz publicación:
to come out
el diario salió a la luz en 1951
the newspaper first came out o was first published in 1951
el segundo número nunca salió a la luz
the second issue never saw the light of day o was never published
ser de o tener pocas luces inf
to be dim-witted
ser de o tener pocas luces inf
to be dim Brit
tiene pocas luces
he's a bit dim-witted o dim
tiene pocas luces
he's not very bright
ser una luz Arg
to be as bright as a button
ver la luz liter persona:
to come into the world liter
ver la luz publicación:
to be published (for the first time)

3. luz (dispositivo):

luz
light
se ha fundido la luz del cuarto de baño
the bathroom light's fused o gone
encender o LatAm prender la luz
to turn on o switch on the light
da la luz o dale a la luz Spain
turn on o switch on the light
apagar la luz
to turn off o switch off the light
¿qué haces todavía con la luz encendida o LatAm prendida?
what are you doing with the light still on?
las luces de la ciudad
the city lights
dejó la luz de la mesita encendida
he left the table lamp on
cruzó con la luz roja
she crossed when the lights were red
brillar con luces propias un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias
a student of his who has now become a great scholar (o performer etc.) in his own right
brillar con luces propias un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias
a student of his who has now become famous in his own right
comerse una o la luz Ven inf
to go through a red light
dar luz verde a algo
to give sth the green light o the go-ahead

1.1. luz (claridad):

luz
light
la luz del sol
the sunlight
a las 10 de la noche todavía hay luz
it's still light at 10 o'clock at night
la habitación tiene mucha luz
it's a very light room
la habitación tiene mucha luz
the room gets a lot of light
me está dando la luz en los ojos
the light's in my eyes
a plena luz del día
in broad daylight
esta bombilla da muy poca luz
this bulb isn't very bright o doesn't give off much light
no leas con tan poca luz
don't read in such poor light
la habitación estaba a media luz
the room was in semi-darkness/half-light
esta planta necesita mucha luz
this plant needs a lot of light
me estás tapando o quitando la luz
you're in my light
me estás tapando o quitando la luz
you're blocking the light
partieron con las primeras luces liter
they left at first light liter
claro como la luz del día fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día
it was him, that's patently obvious
claro como la luz del día fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día
it was him, it's as plain as daylight
bueno ¿te ha quedado claro? — como la luz del día
right, is that clear then? — crystal clear
dar a luz
to give birth
dio a luz (a) un precioso bebé
she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy
entre dos luces liter (al amanecer)
at daybreak
entre dos luces liter
at first light
entre dos luces liter
at dawn
entre dos luces (al anochecer)
at twilight liter
entre dos luces (al anochecer)
at dusk
sacar algo a la luz secreto/escándalo
to bring sth to light
sacar algo a la luz publicación
to bring out
salir a la luz secreto/escándalo:
to come to light
salir a la luz publicación:
to come out
el diario salió a la luz en 1951
the newspaper first came out o was first published in 1951
el segundo número nunca salió a la luz
the second issue never saw the light of day o was never published
ser de o tener pocas luces inf
to be dim-witted
ser de o tener pocas luces inf
to be dim Brit
tiene pocas luces
he's a bit dim-witted o dim
tiene pocas luces
he's not very bright
ser una luz Arg
to be as bright as a button
ver la luz liter persona:
to come into the world liter
ver la luz publicación:
to be published (for the first time)

3. luz (dispositivo):

luz
light
se ha fundido la luz del cuarto de baño
the bathroom light's fused o gone
encender o LatAm prender la luz
to turn on o switch on the light
da la luz o dale a la luz Spain
turn on o switch on the light
apagar la luz
to turn off o switch off the light
¿qué haces todavía con la luz encendida o LatAm prendida?
what are you doing with the light still on?
las luces de la ciudad
the city lights
dejó la luz de la mesita encendida
he left the table lamp on
cruzó con la luz roja
she crossed when the lights were red
brillar con luces propias un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias
a student of his who has now become a great scholar (o performer etc.) in his own right
brillar con luces propias un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias
a student of his who has now become famous in his own right
comerse una o la luz Ven inf
to go through a red light
dar luz verde a algo
to give sth the green light o the go-ahead

See also traje de luces

traje de luces N m

luces cortas in the PONS Dictionary

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luz [lus, luθ] N f

I.cortar [kor·ˈtar] VB trans

II.cortar [kor·ˈtar] VB intr

III.cortar [kor·ˈtar] VB refl cortarse

corto (-a) [ˈkor·to] ADJ

I.lucir [lu·ˈsir, -ˈθir] irr VB intr

II.lucir [lu·ˈsir, -ˈθir] irr VB trans (exhibir)

III.lucir [lu·ˈsir, -ˈθir] irr VB refl lucirse

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