atajo

m.

1 short cut.

coger un atajo to take a short cut (peninsular Spanish)

tomar un atajo to take a short cut (peninsular Spanish)

2 bunch (Pejorative). (peninsular Spanish)

3 shortcut, short-cut, byroad, by-road.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: atajar.

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atajo

► nombre masculino

1 (camino) short cut

2 (rebaño) herd

3 figurado (grupo) bunch

■ son un atajo de vagos they're a bunch of layabouts

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar por el atajo / tirar por el atajo figurado to take a shortcut, take the easiest way out

no hay atajo sin trabajo shortcuts don't help in the long run, there are no gains without pains

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SM

1) [en camino] short cut

- echar por el atajo

- no hay atajo sin trabajo

2) (Dep) tackle

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masculino short cut

vamos por el atajo — let's take the short cut

echar or salir por el atajo — to take the easy way out

ponerle atajo a algo — (Chi) to put a stop to something

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= shortcut [short cut/short-cut].

Ex. If they are novices, the search should proceed meticulously, step by step; if they are sophisticated, shortcuts may work.

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* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.

* tomar un atajo por = cut across.

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masculino short cut

vamos por el atajo — let's take the short cut

echar or salir por el atajo — to take the easy way out

ponerle atajo a algo — (Chi) to put a stop to something

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= shortcut [short cut/short-cut].

Ex: If they are novices, the search should proceed meticulously, step by step; if they are sophisticated, shortcuts may work.

* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.

* tomar un atajo por = cut across.

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atajo

masculine

A (en el camino) short cut

si vamos or cortamos por el atajo llegaremos antes if we take the short cut we'll get there quicker

echar or salir por el atajo to take the easy way out

ponerle atajo a algo (Chi); to put a stop to sth

B (Inf) short cut

atajo de teclado shortcut key

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Del verbo atajar: (conjugate atajar)

atajo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

atajó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
atajar    
atajo
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
atajo sustantivo masculino
short cut
atajar verbo intransitivo
1 to take a shortcut [por, through]
2 (parar) to put a stop to
atajo sustantivo masculino
1 shortcut
coger un atajo, to take a shortcut
2 (puñado) pey bunch: sois un atajo de inútiles, you're a useless bunch
'atajo' also found in these entries:
English:
cut
- cut across
- rat
- short

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atajo nm

1. [camino corto] short cut;

tomar o Esp [m5]coger un atajo to take a short cut

2. [medio rápido] short cut

Comp

Informát atajo de teclado keyboard short cut

3. Esp Pey [panda]

¡atajo de cobardes/ladrones! you bunch of cowards/thieves!;

soltó un atajo de disparates he came out with a pack of nonsense

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atajo

m short cut

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atajo nm

: shortcut

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atajo n short cut