zanjar

v.

1 to put an end to (poner fin a).

2 to get over, to bridge, to cross over, to range.

Ellos zanjaron el río They got over the river.

3 to make a ditch through, to dig a furrow in, to dig a trench in, to dike.

Ellos zanjaron el terreno They made a ditch through the field.

4 to break through, to breach.

Elsa zanjó el asunto Elsa breached the issue.

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zanjar

► verbo transitivo

1 figurado (asunto) to settle

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VT

1) (=abrir una zanja) to dig a trench in

2) (=acabar) [+ dificultad] to get around; [+ conflicto] to resolve, clear up; [+ discusión] to settle

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verbo transitivo <polémica/diferencias> to settle, resolve; <deuda> to settle, pay off

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* zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.

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verbo transitivo <polémica/diferencias> to settle, resolve; <deuda> to settle, pay off

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* zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.

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zanjar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹polémica/diferencias/problemas› to settle, resolve

con este acuerdo queda zanjada la cuestión de las indemnizaciones this agreement settles the question of compensation

2 ‹deuda› to settle, pay off

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zanjar (conjugate zanjar) verbo transitivo ‹polémica/diferencias› to settle, resolve;
‹deuda› to settle, pay off
zanjar vtr (terminar, concluir un asunto) to settle
'zanjar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resolver
- solucionar
English:
settle

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zanjar vt

[poner fin a] to put an end to, to settle;

zanjó el asunto diciendo que… she put an end to the matter by saying that…;

la discusión se zanjó con una solución de compromiso they put an end to the argument by reaching a compromise solution

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zanjar

v/t fig

1 problemas settle

2 dificultades overcome

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zanjar vt

aclarar: to settle, to clear up, to resolve