el
masculine
/reˈkoɾte/
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Translation
cutting, clipping
Word origin
From the verb recortar ('to trim, to cut out'), from the prefix re- plus cortar ('to cut'), from Latin curtare ('to shorten').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- curtare
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralrecortes
Examples
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I keep a newspaper clipping with the interview.
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The government announced a cut in public spending.
álbum.
She made a cutting of the photo for the album.
¿ tantos presupuesto?
Why were there so many cutbacks in the budget?
plantilla .
The staff cutbacks affected the whole company.
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