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le cortaron

they cut off

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phrase Rare #33,281
they cut off Used with body parts or other things taken away from someone. The pronoun le means “to him” or “to her.”
SP: Le cortaron el cabello ayer.
EN: They cut off his hair yesterday.

Y le cortaron la cabeza, bribón.

And they cut off his head, the scoundrel.

— Los visitantes (1993)

A Tom le cortaron la electricidad.

Tom's electricity was cut off.

A Carlos I le cortaron la cabeza.

Charles I was beheaded.

Entonces le cortaron la lengua.

Then they cut out his tongue.

— El prisionero de las montañas (1996)

Le sacaron los ojos y le cortaron los dedos.

They gouged out his eyes and cut off his fingers.

— Lindas y letales (2026)

Hasta le cortaron las tetas.

They even cut off her tits.

Escuché que esta vez le cortaron la nariz.

I heard that this time they cut off his nose.