cut up

trocear, cortar en pedazos

Dividir algo en trozos más pequeños con un cuchillo, unas tijeras u otra herramienta afilada.

En inglés sencillo: To divide something into smaller pieces with a knife, scissors, or another sharp tool.

• Cut up the carrots, please.
• She cut the old shirt up for cleaning cloths.
• Have you cut up the chicken yet?

Cómo se usa: cut something up into something (Cut the paper up into small squares.)

Sinónimos: chop, slice

Expresiones frecuentes: cut up vegetables, cut up something

hacer cortes, acuchillar

Herir a alguien o dañar algo haciéndole varios cortes.

En inglés sencillo: To hurt someone or damage something by making several cuts.

• The broken glass cut up my hand.
• Sharp branches had cut her arms up.
• His face was cut up in the accident.

Sinónimos: slash, lacerate

Expresiones frecuentes: cut up someone, cut up your hands

cerrar el paso

Meterse de repente delante de otro vehículo, dejando muy poco espacio.

En inglés sencillo: To drive suddenly in front of another vehicle, leaving too little space.

• That taxi cut me up.
• A van cut her up on the motorway.
• Did you see that driver cut up the cyclist?

Sinónimos: cut off

Expresiones frecuentes: cut up someone, cut up another driver

destrozar, afligir

Hacer que alguien sienta mucha tristeza o un gran disgusto.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel very sad or upset.

• The news really cut her up.
• Losing his oldest friend cut him up badly.
• That cruel letter would cut anyone up.

Sinónimos: distress, upset, hurt

Antónimos: comfort

Expresiones frecuentes: cut up someone, cut up badly

hacer payasadas

Comportarse de forma ruidosa y ridícula para hacer reír o llamar la atención.

En inglés sencillo: To behave in a loud, silly way to make people laugh or notice you.

• The boys cut up in class.
• We used to cut up whenever the teacher left.
• Stop cutting up and listen to the instructions.

Sinónimos: clown around, mess around

Antónimos: behave

Expresiones frecuentes: cut up in class, cut up with friends

cortar hacia arriba

Mover una hoja afilada hacia arriba mientras se hace un corte.

En inglés sencillo: To move a blade upward while making a cut.

• Cut up from the bottom edge.
• She cut up through the cloth with scissors.
• He carefully cut up along the marked line.

Cómo se usa: cut up through something (Cut up through the fabric from the bottom edge.)

Expresiones frecuentes: cut up through something, cut up from below

troceado, cortado en pedazos

Dividido en trozos más pequeños con un cuchillo, unas tijeras u otra herramienta afilada.

En inglés sencillo: Divided into smaller pieces using a knife, scissors, or another sharp tool.

• The fruit is already cut up.
• Put the cut up vegetables in a bowl.
• Is the chicken cut up and ready to cook?

Sinónimos: chopped, sliced

Antónimos: whole

Expresiones frecuentes: cut up vegetables, cut up fruit

destrozado, muy afectado

Que siente mucha tristeza o un gran disgusto por algo.

En inglés sencillo: Feeling very sad or upset about something.

• He was really cut up.
• She is cut up over losing her dog.
• Are you still cut up about what happened?

Cómo se usa: be cut up about/over something (She is still cut up about the breakup.)

Sinónimos: upset, distressed, heartbroken

Expresiones frecuentes: really cut up, cut up about something