What does recorte in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word recorte in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use recorte in Spanish.

The word recorte in Spanish means cut, cutback, clipping, cutting, cutback, trim, cut out, cut back, be silhouetted, be outlined, cost cutting, layoffs, layoffs. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word recorte

cut, cutback

nombre masculino (disminución de gasto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gobierno anunció un recorte en los salarios de los trabajadores.
The government announced cutbacks for employee salaries.

clipping, cutting

nombre masculino (corte con tijera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Guardé un recorte de periódico con la noticia de la boda de mi hermano.
I saved a newspaper clipping of the announcement of my brother's wedding.

cutback

nombre masculino (reducción de algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El recorte en sanidad afectará a todos los usuarios.
The cutbacks to sanitation will affect all customers.

trim

verbo transitivo (cortar lo que sobra)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Para terminar sólo hay que recortar los hilos que sobresalen de la costura.
To finish, you only have to trim off the threads sticking out of the seam.

cut out

verbo transitivo (cortar papel o tela)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Una de las actividades de los niños es recortar figuritas de papel.
One of the children's activities is cutting out paper dolls.

cut back

verbo transitivo (reducir)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
El gobierno tiene pensado recortar las ayudas a los parados.
The government is thinking about cutting back its aid to the unemployed.

be silhouetted, be outlined

verbo pronominal (adivinarse, perfilarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El perfil de la montaña se recortaba en el horizonte.
The mountain was silhouetted (or: outlined) on the horizon.

cost cutting

(disminución de gastos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La familia debe hacer un recorte de gastos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The company is cutting back to increase available capital.

layoffs

(disminución de plantilla)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La empresa anunció que hará un recorte de personal el mes próximo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. There are rumors in the office that a reduction in workforce is coming.

layoffs

(disminución de personal)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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