recortar foto
/rekoɾtaɾ foto/from spelling rules
To crop photo in Spanish is recortar foto.
The phrase is used to describe the action of removing the outer edges of an image to improve its composition or change its size.
Which one should you use?
Use the verb phrase recortar foto when describing the action of cropping. If you are referring to the act of cropping as a noun, such as saying "the photo crop was too tight", use recorte de foto.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, such as when saying "to crop the photos", you must change the noun foto to fotos and use the plural article las to form recortar las fotos.
How do you pronounce it?
/rekoɾtaɾ foto/
Did you know?
- In Spanish political news, recortar is the standard verb used for cutting government spending or reducing a budget.
- The Spanish word for 'photo', foto, is an abbreviation of fotografía, which literally translates to 'writing with light' from Greek.
- The verb cortar is extremely versatile and can be used to describe everything from slicing bread to hanging up a telephone call.
Examples in context
- Puedes recortar la foto para que solo salga el paisaje.You can crop the photo so that only the landscape appears.
- Voy a cortar esta imagen para eliminar el fondo.I'm going to crop this image to remove the background.
- Voy a recortar la foto para que se vea mejor.I am going to crop the photo so it looks better.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are editing pictures on a laptop.
- MaríaEsta imagen es muy grande, Daniel.This image is too large, Daniel.
- DanielEntonces podemos recortar foto ahora mismo.Then we can crop the photo right now.
- MaríaSí, deja solo la parte central.Yes, leave only the center part.
- DanielListo, ya quedó perfecta.Done, it looks perfect now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
