No. 4,049 in Spanish
cortes
"Cortes" means "cuts" or "courteous" depending on context.
In a sentence
Los cortes de electricidad son comunes durante tormentas.
Electricity outages are common during storms.
Here, 'cortes' refers to 'outages' or 'interruptions' in the context of electrical supply.
Los cortes realizados por el chef en las verduras son precisos.
The cuts made by the chef on the vegetables are precise.
In this sentence, 'cortes' refers to 'cuts' in the context of food preparation.
Los cortes en la producción afectaron la industria.
The cuts in production affected the industry.
Here, 'cortes' indicates 'reductions' or 'decreases' in the context of industrial productivity.
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