Usages of cortar
El cuchillo está desafilado, así que lo cambio antes de cortar los ingredientes.
The knife is dull, so I change it before cutting the ingredients.
Yo corto la fruta con el cuchillo.
I cut the fruit with the knife.
Corto el pollo con un cuchillo en la cocina.
I cut the chicken with a knife in the kitchen.
Corto una rodaja de manzana para el desayuno.
I cut a slice of apple for breakfast.
Corto la cebolla con cuidado porque la cebolla me hace llorar.
I cut the onion carefully because the onion makes me cry.
La licuadora se descompuso y seguimos cortando a mano.
The blender broke down and we keep cutting by hand.
A ella no le gusta el jamón, así que corta más pepino y tomate.
She doesn’t like ham, so cut more cucumber and tomato.
Corto la cebolla en la cocina y después lavo el cuchillo.
I cut the onion in the kitchen and then I wash the knife.
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