Cutting

Portuguese Meaning

corte

estaca

recorte

aparas

entalhe

incisão

perfuração

cinzelagem

escavação

raspagem

cortante

incisivo

mordente

English Meaning

  1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing: a cutting tool.
  2. Sharply penetrating; piercing: a cutting wind.
  3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others: a cutting remark. See Synonyms at incisive.
  4. A part cut off from a main body.
  5. A part, such as a stem, leaf, or root, removed from a plant to propagate a new plant, as through rooting or grafting.
  6. An excavation made through high ground in a construction project.
  7. The editing of film or recording tape.
  8. Chiefly British A clipping, as from a newspaper.