🇬🇧🇪🇸 crop - recortar : English Lesson

Meaning of "crop" ("recortar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To crop something means to cut off part of it so it becomes shorter or smaller. People often crop their hair to make it shorter, or crop a picture to remove the parts they don’t want. When you crop, you are trimming something down to the size or shape you like.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The photographer had to crop the picture to remove the seagull that was photobombing with its mouth wide open.

We cropped the video right before Grandpa started dancing like a confused octopus.

My brother tried to crop his own hair with kitchen scissors, and now he looks like a surprised pineapple.

The pirate cropped the treasure map, accidentally cutting off the big red X and all the important parts.

Dad tried to crop the bush in our yard, and now it looks like a lopsided meatball with leaves.

Anna sees her son's hair is too long. She will crop it. She will crop the front, crop the sides, crop the back. The boy cries at first, then smiles when he sees his small, neat hair. Anna smiles and says, "I crop to make you neat." The boy hugs her.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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