rajar

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rajar
transitive verb
1to crack (partir); to slice (melón) (peninsular Spanish)
2to slash, to cut up (informal) (apuñalar)
intransitive verb
3to natter on, to witter on (informal) (hablar) (peninsular Spanish)
rajarse
pronomial verb
1to crack (partirse)
2to back o pull out (informal) (echarse atrás)
3to scarper (informal) (huir) (Andes, Carib, RP Br), to hightail it (United States)
4to fail (informal) (suspender) (Chilean Spanish , Colombian Spanish), to flunk (United States)

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rajar [rah-har']
article & verb transitive
1To split (hender), to crack; to cleave; to slit; to slice (fruta).
2To slander (difamar). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
3To flunk. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
4To crush (aplastar). (Andes & Caribbean) (m)
5(Cono Sur.) To fire (obrero). (m)
6To pester (fastidiar). (Caribbean) (m)
verb neuter
7To chatter (hablar); to brag (jactarse). (n)
verb reflexive
8To split (henderse).
9To back out (desistir).
10To run away (huir). (Andes & Caribbean)
11To be mistaken (equivocarse). (Andes)
12To crack, to boast, to tell falsehoods. (Colloquial)
To break off or break open, to chip, to break into chinks, to cleave.

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rajar
verbo:transitivo
1 [+papel, tejido] to tear; rip; [+neumático, rueda] to slash; [+vidrio, cerámica] to crack; [+leña] to chop up
2 (familiar) (acuchillar) to cut up; (familiar)
3 (Latinoamérica) (calumniar) to slander; run down
4 (Latinoamérica) (muy_familiar) [+examen] to flunk; (familiar) fail
5 (And) (Caribe) (aplastar) to crush; defeat; (arruinar) to ruin; (fastidiar) to annoy
6 (S. Cone) (familiar) [+trabajador] to fire; (familiar)
verbo:intransitivo
1 (familiar) (hablar mucho) to natter; (familiar)
rajar de algn (familiar) (criticar) to slag sb off; (familiar)
2 (familiar) (jactarse) to brag
verbo:pronominal
rajarse
1 [+papel, tejido] to tear; rip; [+vidrio, cerámica] to crack; [+neumático] to get ripped
se le rajaron las ruedas al chocar
2 (familiar) (echarse atrás) to back out; (familiar)
no te irás a rajar ahora que tenemos las entradas you are not going to back out now we've got the tickets; ¡me rajé! (Latinoamérica) that's enough for me!; I'm quitting!
3 (Latinoamérica) (huir) to run away

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Verb Conjugation for "rajar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo rajo rajé rajaba rajaré raje
Tú rajas rajaste rajabas rajarás rajes
Ella/Él/Usted raja rajó rajaba rajará raje
Nosotros rajamos rajamos rajábamos rajaremos rajemos
Vosotros rajáis rajasteis rajabais rajaréis rajéis
Ellos/Ustedes rajan rajaron rajaban rajarán rajen
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