cortado

shy

curdled

cortado(kohr-tah-doh)

adjective

1. (bashful)

a. shy

No seas tan cortada y ve a saludarle.

Don't be so shy. Go and say hello to him.

b. timid

Ser tan cortado no ayuda a la hora de hacer amigos.

Being so timid doesn't help when it comes to making new friends.

2. (off)

a. curdled (milk or mayonnaise)

No te tomes esa leche, que ya está cortada.

Don't drink that milk. It's already curdled.

3. (awkward)

a. embarrassed

Cuando vi que no me reconocía, me quedé muy cortada.

When I realized he didn't recognized me, I felt very embarrassed.

4. (lost for words)

a. speechless

Se quedó cortada al ver lo que le habíamos comprado.

She was speechless when she saw what we had bought for her.

5. (film)

a. cut

La mayor parte de películas que veíamos estaban cortadas por la censura.

Most of the movies we saw were cut by censorship.

6. (concise)

a. clipped

Su obra se caracteriza por un estilo de escritura cortado, fragmentario casi.

His work is characterized by a clipped, almost fragmentary, writing style.

7. (not open to the traffic)

a. closed

Hay mucho tráfico aquí porque la otra avenida está cortada.

There's a lot of traffic here because the other avenue is closed.

8. (dry)

a. chapped

Tengo los labios cortados por el viento.

My lips are chapped because of the wind.

9. (coffee)

a. with a dash of milk

Yo, si puede ser, prefiero un café cortado a un café solo.

If possible, I prefer my coffee with a dash of milk rather than black.

masculine noun

10. (beverage)

a. cortado

Me tomé solo un cortado y un croissant en la cafetería.

I only had a cortado and a croissant at the cafeteria.

b. coffee with a dash of milk

Cuando venga el camarero, pídeme un cortado, por favor.

When the waiter comes, order a coffee with a dash of milk for me, please.