atajar

v.

1 to take a shortcut.

si bajas por aquí atajas it's quicker if you go down this way

María atajó por ahí Mary took a shortcut through there.

2 to put a stop to.

las medidas pretenden atajar el problema de la evasión de impuestos the measures are intended to put a stop to the problem of tax evasion

3 to catch. (Latin American Spanish)

4 to intercept, to short-cut, to cut short, to head back.

El grupo atajó a los soldados The group cut the soldiers short.

5 to stop, to stonewall, to head off, to block.

El bloqueo atajó el alud The blockade stopped the landslide.

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atajar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to take a short cut

► verbo transitivo

1 (interrumpir) to interrupt

2 (entorpecer el paso) to halt

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1. VT

1) (=interceptar) to stop, intercept; [+ ruta de fuga] to cut off; (Arquit) to partition off; (Dep) to tackle; LAm (=coger) to catch, catch in flight

atajar un golpe — to parry a blow

atajar a algn — LAm to hold sb back ( to stop a fight )

me quiso atajar al almuerzo — LAm she wanted me to stay for lunch

2) [+ debate] to cut short; [+ discurso etc] to interrupt; [+ proceso] to end, stop, call a halt to; [+ abuso] to put a stop to

este mal hay que atajarlo — we must put an end to this evil

2.

VI (=tomar un atajo) to take a short cut (por by way of, across)

(Aut) to cut corners

3.

See:

atajarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (AmL) (agarrar) <pelota> to catch

b) (Esp) (interceptar) <pase/pelota> to intercept

2)

a) <golpe/puñetazo> to parry, block

b) <persona> (agarrar) to stop, catch; (interrumpir, detener) to stop

atájalo! — catch o stop him!

3) <enfermedad> to keep ... in check; <incendio> to contain, check the spread of; <rumor> to quell

la manera de atajar este problema — the way to keep this problem under control o in check

2.

atajar vi

1) (por calle, camino)

atajaron por una callejuela — they took a short cut down an alley

podemos atajar por el parque — we can cut across the park

2) (Méx) (en tenis) to pick up the balls

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= tackle, come to + terms with, cut across.

Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex. Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.

Ex. He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.

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* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.

* sin atajar = unconfronted.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (AmL) (agarrar) <pelota> to catch

b) (Esp) (interceptar) <pase/pelota> to intercept

2)

a) <golpe/puñetazo> to parry, block

b) <persona> (agarrar) to stop, catch; (interrumpir, detener) to stop

atájalo! — catch o stop him!

3) <enfermedad> to keep ... in check; <incendio> to contain, check the spread of; <rumor> to quell

la manera de atajar este problema — the way to keep this problem under control o in check

2.

atajar vi

1) (por calle, camino)

atajaron por una callejuela — they took a short cut down an alley

podemos atajar por el parque — we can cut across the park

2) (Méx) (en tenis) to pick up the balls

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= tackle, come to + terms with, cut across.

Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.

Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.

* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.

* sin atajar = unconfronted.

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atajar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (AmL) (agarrar) ‹pelota› to catch

atajó las llaves que le tiré he caught the keys that I threw him

2 (Esp) (interceptar) ‹pase/pelota› to intercept, cut out

B

1 ‹golpe/puñetazo› to parry, block

2 ‹persona› (agarrar) to stop, catch; (interrumpir, detener) to stop

¡atájalo! catch o stop him!

si no los hubiéramos atajado se habrían agarrado a puñetazos they would have started fighting o (BrE) come to blows if we hadn't stopped them

el presentador tuvo que atajarlo the presenter had to cut him short o stop him

C ‹enfermedad› to keep … in check, check the spread of; ‹incendio› to contain, check the spread of; ‹rumor› to quell

buscan la manera de atajar este problema they are looking for a way to keep this problem under control o in check, they are looking for a way to stop this problem (from) getting worse o (from) spreading

atajar el déficit público to keep the public-sector deficit in check

■ atajar

vi

A

(por una calle, un parque): atajaron por una calle poco transitada they took a short cut down a quiet back street

podemos atajar por el parque we can cut across the park, we can take a short cut across the park

B (Méx) (en tenis) to pick up the balls

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atajar (conjugate atajar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (AmL) (agarrar) ‹pelota› to catch

b) (Esp) (interceptar) ‹pase/pelota› to intercept

2

a) ‹golpe/puñetazo› to parry, block

b) ‹persona› (agarrar) to stop, catch;

(interrumpir, detener) to stop
3 ‹enfermedad/problema› to keep … in check;
‹incendio› to contain;
‹rumor› to quell
atajar verbo intransitivo
1 to take a shortcut [por, through]
2 (parar) to put a stop to
'atajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortar
- agarrar
English:
corner
- short-circuit
- arrest
- halt
- head

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atajar

♦ vt

1. [contener] to put a stop to;

[hemorragia, inundación] to stem;

atajar un problema to nip a problem in the bud;

las medidas pretenden atajar el problema de la evasión de impuestos the measures are intended to put a stop to the problem of tax evasion

2. [salir al encuentro de] to cut off, to head off;

la policía atajó a los terroristas en la frontera the police cut off o headed off the terrorists at the border

3. [interrumpir] to cut short, to interrupt;

no me atajes cuando estoy hablando don't interrupt me o butt in when I'm speaking

4. [interceptar] [pase] to cut off, to intercept

5. Am [agarrar] to catch;

tírame las llaves que las atajo throw me the keys, I'll catch them;

el portero atajó la pelota the goalkeeper stopped the ball

♦ vi

[acortar] to take a short cut (por through);

atajaremos por el puente we can take a short cut via the bridge;

si bajas por aquí atajas it's quicker if you go down this way

♦ See also the pronominal verb atajarse

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atajar

I v/t

1 check the spread of, contain

2 L.Am.

pelota catch

II v/i take a short cut

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atajar vt

1) impedir: to block, to stop

2) interrumpir: to interrupt, to cut off

3) contener: to hold back, to restrain

atajar vi

atajar por : to take a shortcut through