cortarle

to cut him or her; to cut something for him or her

→ cortar
cort to cut + ar Infinitive + le Indirect object pronoun: to him, her, or you
verb Rare #32,350
to cut him or her; to cut something for him or her The attached le refers to the person affected; the exact English translation depends on what is being cut.
SP: Voy a cortarle el pelo a mi hijo.
EN: I'm going to cut my son's hair.
Conjugation of cortar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First corto cortamos
Second cortas —
Third corta cortan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First corto cortamos
Second cortas —
Third corta cortan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second corta —
Third corte corten
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First corté cortamos
Second cortaste —
Third cortó cortaron
Past
Present
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

Habría que cortarle la mano.

His hand should be cut off.

— Aguirre, la ira de Dios (1972)

Deberíamos aprovechar y cortarle el pelo.

We should take advantage of this and cut his hair.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Tengo que cortarle el pelo a Tom.

I have to cut Tom's hair.

Por qué iba a cortarle yo un brazo?

Why would I cut off one of his arms?

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Quise cortarle el pasto, quemar la mala hierba, podar los árboles.

I wanted to cut the grass, burn the weeds, and prune the trees.

— El sacrificio (1986)

¡Habrá que cortarle las uñas!

We’ll have to cut his nails!

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Acaba de cortarle el pelo a ese tipo.

He just cut that guy's hair.

A esa gente habría que cortarle los huevos.

Those people should have their balls cut off.

— Jaula (2022)

Habrá que cortarle la mano para quitarle el correo.

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

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.

— Tres son multitud (1998)