Cortante in english
Cutting
pronunciation: kʌtɪŋ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kʌtɪŋ part of speech: noun
In gestures
cortante = piercing ; razor-sharp ; stabbing.
Example: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.Example: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.Example: I feel a stabbing chest pain of sudden onset, with slight shortness of breath.more:
» frío cortante = biting cold ; pinching cold .
Example: I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone. Example: They walked as fast as their bodies could bear in the pinching cold.» hacer frío cortante = be bitterly cold .
Example: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.» viento cortante = biting wind .
Example: No snow in Norway yet; just cold, biting winds and lashing rain.