le cortó

cut off, cut

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phrase Uncommon #13,337
cut off, cut Often means cutting something away, removing a piece, or severing it from something else. The clitic le marks the person affected.
SP: El viento le cortó una rama al árbol.
EN: The wind cut a branch off the tree.

Tom le cortó un pedazo de torta a su hermana.

Tom cut a piece of cake for his sister.

Tom le cortó algunas ramas al manzano.

Tom cut some branches off the apple tree.

Le cortó el brazo.

He cut off his arm.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Tom le cortó la pierna a Mary con un machete oxidado.

Tom cut Mary's leg off with a rusty machete.

Le cortó una oreja al poli y lo iba a quemar vivo.

He cut off the cop's ear and was going to burn him alive.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

La espada que le cortó el anillo de la mano a Sauron.

The sword that cut the ring from Sauron's hand.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

La vista le cortó la respiración.

The sight took her breath away.

Tom le cortó el pelo a Mary.

Tom cut Mary's hair.

Le cortó la cabeza.

He cut off his head.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)