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corromper
vtr - (pudrir) to turn bad, rot - (pervertir) to corrupt, pervert
* corromperse vr - (pudrirse) to go bad, rot - (pervertirse) to become corrupted.
corrosivo,-a
adj - corrosive - fig (mordaz) caustic.
corrupción
f - (perversión moral) corruption; c. de menores, corruption of minors - (putrefacción) rot, decay.
corrupto,-a
adj corrupt.
cortacésped
m & f lawnmower.
cortado,-a
1 adj - cut (up); carretera cortada, no through road, road blocked - (leche) sour - (piel) flaky, dry; (labios) chapped - fam (tímido) shy|2 m small coffee with a dash of milk|3 m,f shy person.
cortafuego
m firebreak.
cortapisa
f restriction, limitation.
cortar
1 vtr - to cut; (un árbol) to cut down; (el césped) to mow - (amputar) to cut off - (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off - (impedir el paso) to block - (eliminar, censurar) to cut out|2 vi - (partir) to cut - (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut - fam (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend -|LOC: fam c. por lo sano, to take drastic measures
* cortarse vr - (herirse) to cut oneself - (las uñas, etc) to cut: le gusta cortarse el pelo a menudo, he likes to have his hair cut often - (la leche, mayonesa) to curdle - (la piel, los labios) to chap - (el suministro) to cut off: se cortó la corriente, there was a power cut - fam (avergonzarse) to become shy.
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