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cortarle

to cut (something) for him, for her, for you (formal)

→ cortar
cort cut + ar Infinitive + le 3rd-person singular indirect object
verb Rare #31,974
to cut (something) for him, for her, for you (formal) "-le" is an indirect object pronoun meaning “to/for him,” “to/for her,” or “to/for you” (formal).
SP: Voy a cortarle el pelo.
EN: I’m going to cut his/her hair.
Conjugation of cortar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First corto cortamos
Second cortas —
Third corta cortan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First corto cortamos
Second cortes —
Third corta cortan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second corta —
Third corte corten
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First corté cortamos
Third cortó cortaron
Past
cortado
Present
cortando
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First cortaré cortaremos
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First cortaré cortaremos
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cortaba —
Third cortaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First cortaba —
Third cortaba cortaran

Acaba de cortarle el pelo a ese tipo.

He just cut that guy's hair.

Tengo que cortarle el pelo a Tom.

I have to cut Tom's hair.

Habría que cortarle la mano.

His hand should be cut off.

— Aguirre, la cólera de Dios (1972)

Si le permito pelear a esta distancia, será muy complicado cortarle la cabeza.

If I let him fight at this distance, it’ll be very difficult to cut off his head.

— Guardianes de la Noche: Tren infinito (2020)

Traté de cortarle, pero él esquivó mi hacha de guerra.

I tried to strike him, but he dodged my war axe.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Yo no podría cortarle el cerebro a alguien, pero a él le gusta.

I couldn't cut someone's brain out, but he likes it.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

Deberíamos aprovechar y cortarle el pelo.

We should take advantage of this and cut his hair.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Hay que cortarle la cabeza y punto.

You have to cut off his head and that's it.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Habrá que cortarle la mano para quitarle el correo.

We'll have to cut off his hand to get the mail.