cutoffs

los vaqueros cortados

cutoffs(

kuhd

afs

)

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

1. (clothing)

a. los vaqueros cortados

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Some of the locals gave Joey the stink eye for wearing cutoffs and flip-flops into the cathedral.Unos lugareños le miraron mal de ojo a Joey por entrar a la catedral en vaqueros cortados y chancletas.

cutoff

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

2. (limit)

a. el límite

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

There's a $25 cutoff for the meal.Hay un límite de $25 para la comida.

b. la fecha límite

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(time)

The cutoff for applications is November 1st.La fecha límite para solicitudes es el 1 de noviembre.

c. el corte

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(electronics)

The cutoff eliminates any frequencies below 10 Hz.El corte elimina toda frecuencia inferior a 10 hercios.

3. (shorter route)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el atajo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

There's a cutoff ahead that connects back to the main drag.Hay un atajo adelante que vuelve a vincular a la calle principal.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

4. (clothing)

a. cortado

I'd like to try on those cutoff jeans in the window, please. - Of course, what size do you take?Me gustaría probarme esos vaqueros cortados del escaparate, por favor. - Claro, ¿qué talla tienes?

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