fajar

v.

1 to put a wrapper on.

2 to attack, to assault (informal) (acometer). (Latin American Spanish)

3 to rip off (informal) (timar). (River Plate)

4 to strap, to lash, to tie, to belt.

María fajó al chico en el auto Mary strapped the boy in the car.

María fajó su cintura Mary belted her waist.

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fajar

► verbo transitivo

1 to bind, wrap

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1. VT

1) (=envolver) to wrap

- ¡que lo fajen!

2) (=vendar) to bandage

3) LAm (=atacar) to attack, go for *; (=golpear) * to beat up

4) Cuba (=seducir) [+ mujer] to try to seduce

2.

VI LAm

fajar con algn — * to go for sb, lay into sb *

3.

See:

fajarse

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1.

verbo transitivo (CS, Per fam) (dar una paliza) to beat up (colloq)

2.

fajarse v pron

1) (ponerse faja) to put on a girdle (o belt etc)

2)

a) (Méx, Ven fam) (dedicarse) to knuckle down (colloq)

vas a tener que fajarte como los buenos — you're really going to have to knuckle down

se fajaron a trabajar — they worked their butts off (AmE) o (BrE) slogged their guts out (colloq)

b) (Méx, Ven fam) (pelearse) to get into a fight

3) (Méx fam) pareja to pet (colloq), make out (AmE colloq)

4) (Col fam) (lucirse) to excel oneself

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= gird.

Ex. The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.

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1.

verbo transitivo (CS, Per fam) (dar una paliza) to beat up (colloq)

2.

fajarse v pron

1) (ponerse faja) to put on a girdle (o belt etc)

2)

a) (Méx, Ven fam) (dedicarse) to knuckle down (colloq)

vas a tener que fajarte como los buenos — you're really going to have to knuckle down

se fajaron a trabajar — they worked their butts off (AmE) o (BrE) slogged their guts out (colloq)

b) (Méx, Ven fam) (pelearse) to get into a fight

3) (Méx fam) pareja to pet (colloq), make out (AmE colloq)

4) (Col fam) (lucirse) to excel oneself

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= gird.

Ex: The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.

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fajar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (con una venda) to bandage, bind

2 (con una faja) to put a sash ( o belt etc) on

B

1 (CS, Per fam) (dar una paliza) to beat up (colloq)

2 (RPl fam) (timar) to rip … off (colloq)

¡te fajaron! you were ripped off o conned! (colloq)

¿cuánto te fajaron por ese reloj? how much did they sting you for that watch? (colloq)

■ fajar

vi

(Méx fam) fajar v pron C 2.

■ fajarse

v pron

A

1 (ponerse faja) to put on a girdle ( o belt etc)

2 (llevar faja) to wear a girdle ( o belt etc)

B

1 (Méx, Ven fam) (dedicarse) to knuckle down (colloq)

vas a tener que fajarte como los buenos you're really going to have to knuckle down

se fajaron a trabajar they worked their butts off (AmE) o (BrE) slogged their guts out (colloq)

están fajados comiendo (Ven); they're busy stuffing their faces (colloq)

2 (Méx, Ven fam) (pelearse) to get into a fight

C

1 (Méx fam) ‹mujer› to feel up (AmE colloq), to touch up (BrE colloq)

2 (Méx fam) «pareja» to pet (colloq), make out (AmE colloq)

D (Col fam) (lucirse) to excel oneself, do oneself proud (colloq)

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fajar

♦ vt

1. [periódico] to put a wrapper on;

[libro] to put a band on

2. [niño] to swaddle

3. Am Fam [acometer] to attack, to assault

4. RP Fam [timar] to rip off;

en ese restaurante te fajan that restaurant's a rip-off;

qué camisa tan linda, ¿cuánto te fajaron? what a lovely shirt, how much did they sting you for that?;

¿te costó 500? ¡te fajaron! it cost you 500? you were ripped off!

5. Carib Fam [dinero]

fajar algo a alguien to touch sb for sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb fajarse

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fajar

I v/t herida dress; brazo, pierna bandage; paquete tie up

II v/i Méx fam (enrollarse) neck fam

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fajar vt

1) : to wrap (a sash or girdle) around

2) : to hit, to thrash

♦ See also the reflexive verb fajarse