Recortar in english
Trim
pronunciation: trɪm part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: trɪm part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
recortar = cut away ; cut ; trim ; pare down ; clip ; make + inroads ; cutting out ; slim down ; cut out ; trim off ; shave off ; prune ; slash ; downscale ; downmarket ; cut back (on) ; dock.
Example: Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.Example: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Example: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Example: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Example: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Example: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.Example: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.Example: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Example: The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.Example: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Example: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Example: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Example: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Example: Prince Albert properties offer excellent value for money for buyers wanting to downscale to a quieter, less costly country lifestyle.Example: In my opinion, a golden seam of literary and musical heritage stretching back centuries is being systematically downmarketed.Example: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Example: Whoever told you about the fine has got their facts wrong, there is no such thing as a fine for docking your dog's tail.more:
» dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting .
Example: With continued acquiescence to budget-cutting administrators, tomorrow's libraries may be viewed as mere custodians and perhaps even superfluous to their institutions.» máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine .
Example: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.» recortar el dinero = slash + the money .
Example: This year the Government has slashed the money we receive by more than 14%, and we fear similar cuts in years to come.» recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget ; cut + budget ; squeeze + budget ; tighten + the purse strings ; slash + the budget ; cut + monies from + the budget .
Example: Expansion ground to a halt, however, before an adequate level of services was achieved in 1986, when the budget was cut back. Example: He then said: 'Look, pal, your budget will probably be one of the first to be cut in these budget-slashing times'. Example: Moreover, budgets will be squeezed even further by the rapidly rising costs of materials. Example: Labor spent the money when it was needed and is taking steps to tighten the purse strings to begin honouring the debt it has accrued. Example: Can the government reduce poverty while also slashing the budget?. Example: This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget.» recortar el tiempo = slash + the time ; cut down + time .
Example: In four years Ford slashed the time required to build a car from more than 12 hours to just 93 minutes. Example: Priority is awarded to projects aiming to cut down the lead time for exploiting newly discovered fields.» recortar gastos = cut + expenditure ; cut + expenses .
Example: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers. Example: In plain English, it means we don't have enough students and expenses must be cut.» recortar la financiación = cut + funding .
Example: While the government plans to spend 2% of Gross National Product by year 2000 on research, funding for research libraries is cut.» recortar una curva = cut + a corner .
Example: When driving, cutting the corner on a left turn often results in damage to another vehicle or even to a pedestrian.» recortar una esquina = cut out + a corner .
Example: Have the landscapers come in, cut out a corner of the driveway, put down new soil and plant more grass.