cortar el rollo
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to cut the vibe”.
Verb
[edit]cortar el rollo (first-person singular present corto el rollo, first-person singular preterite corté el rollo, past participle cortado el rollo)
- (idiomatic, colloquial, Spain) to poop the party
- No vengas a cortar el rollo
- Don't come and poop the party
- 2019 July 7, Nando Cruz, “Perreando contra Blackstone”, in El Periódico[1]:
- Es también un modo de evitar que la policía corte la música. Y no parece que el apaño corte el rollo a nadie.
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- (idiomatic, colloquial, Spain) to spoil the mood, to ruin the mood, to kill the mood, to spoil the moment, to spoil the fun
- No vengas a cortar el rollo
- Don't come and spoil the mood
- (idiomatic, colloquial, Spain) to cockblock
- Estaba con mi novia y mi amigo nos cortó el rollo.
- I was with my girlfriend and my friend cockblocked us.
- (idiomatic, colloquial, Spain) to cut the cackle, to cut the crap
- ¡Corta el rollo!
- Cut the cackle!