How to Say ‘It is closed / blocked.’ in Portuguese
Está cortada
esh-TAH kor-TAH-duh
[esh-TAH kor-TAH-duh]
💬 Usage Tip: In European Portuguese, unstressed vowels get reduced a lot, so [está cortada] often sounds closer to ([shtah cortá-dah]) than the spelling suggests. That makes [está] easy to miss in fast speech.
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[esh-TAH]
is
Form of the verb 'estar'; here it means 'is' in a temporary situation.
A rua está cortada por causa das obras.
The street is closed off because of construction work.
cortada
[kor-TAH-duh]
closed off, blocked
Feminine form of 'cortado'; used for a road or street that is cut off or inaccessible.
A avenida está cortada e o táxi não pode passar.
The avenue is blocked and the taxi cannot go through.
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