cortante

adj.

1 sharp (afilado).

2 cutting (tajante) (frase, estilo).

Las chicas se abalanzaron al hoyo The girls jumped blindly into the hole.

3 incisal.

4 blunt, rough, curt, snappish.

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cortante

► adjetivo

1 (que corta) cutting, sharp

2 figurado (aire) biting

3 figurado (persona, estilo) sharp, brusque

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adj.

cutting, sharp

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1. ADJ

1) [instrumento] cutting, sharp

2) [viento] cutting, biting

hace un frío cortante — it's bitterly cold

3) [respuesta] sharp, cutting

2.

SM (=trinchador) cleaver, chopper

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adjetivo

a) <instrumento/objeto> sharp

b) <viento> biting

c) <respuesta/tono> sharp

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= piercing, razor-sharp.

Ex. She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.

Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.

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* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.

* viento cortante = biting wind.

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adjetivo

a) <instrumento/objeto> sharp

b) <viento> biting

c) <respuesta/tono> sharp

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= piercing, razor-sharp.

Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.

Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.

* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.

* viento cortante = biting wind.

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cortante

adjective

1 ‹instrumento/objeto› sharp

2 ‹viento› biting

hacía un frío cortante it was bitterly cold

3 ‹respuesta/tono› sharp

me respondió cortante she answered sharply

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cortante adjetivo

a) ‹instrumento/objeto› sharp

b) ‹viento› biting

c) ‹respuesta/tono› sharp

cortante adjetivo
1 (aire, frío, etc) cutting, biting: al subir a cubierta el viento cortante les hizo retroceder, after encountering a biting wind on deck, they were forced to go back inside
2 (persona, comentario) sharp: tiene una manera de ser tan cortante que me extraña que tenga amigos, her manner can be so curt that it's a wonder that she has any friends
'cortante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrupta
- abrupto
English:
biting
- bitter
- cutting
- sharp
- snappy
- curt
- tart

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cortante adj

1. [afilado] sharp

2. [viento] biting;

[frío] bitter

3. [tajante] [frase, estilo] cutting

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cortante

adj

1 filo sharp

2 viento cutting

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cortante adj

: cutting, sharp