cuajar
cuajar
∗cuajar
transitive verb
1to curdle (solidificar) (leche); to clot, to coagulate (sangre)
also:
- cuajar de -> to fill with; (llenar) to cover with (cubrir)
intransitive verb
2to be settled (lograrse) (acuerdo); to take off, to get going (negocio)
3to fit in (ser aceptado) (persona); to catch on (moda)
4to settle (nieve)
cuajarse
pronomial verb1to curdle (leche); to clot, to coagulate (sangre)
2(llenarse)
- cuajarse de -> to fill (up) with
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cuajar [coo-ah-har’]
noun
1Rennet bag, maw or stomach of a calf or sucking animal, the crop of a fowl; the fourth stomach, abomasum, of a ruminant animal. (m)
article & verb transitive
1To coagulate, to concrete, to curd.
2To ornament or decorate with too many ornaments.
- Cuajó el tablero de cifras -> he covered the board with figures
3Cuajar con azúcar, to ice with sugar.
verb neuter
4To succeed, to have the desired effect. (Colloquial) (n)
5To please, to like, to choose. (n)
6(fig.) To become set, to become firm, to become established; to jell, to take shape; to come off, to work. (n)
- El noviazgo no cuajó -> the engagement did not work
verb reflexive
7To coagulate, to run into concretions, to curdle.
8(fig.) Coagularse de, (fig.) To fill with, to fill up with; to become crowded with.
9(fig.) To go fast asleep.
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Verb Conjugation for "cuajar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuajo | cuajé | cuajaba | cuajaré | cuaje |
| Tú | cuajas | cuajaste | cuajabas | cuajarás | cuajes |
| Ella/Él/Usted | cuaja | cuajó | cuajaba | cuajará | cuaje |
| Nosotros | cuajamos | cuajamos | cuajábamos | cuajaremos | cuajemos |
| Vosotros | cuajáis | cuajasteis | cuajabais | cuajaréis | cuajéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | cuajan | cuajaron | cuajaban | cuajarán | cuajen |
