tajo

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tajo
masculine noun
1deep cut (corte)
2workplace, work (trabajo) (peninsular Spanish)
3chopping block (de carnicero)
4precipice (acantilado)

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tajo [tah'-ho]
noun
1Cut (acto herida), incision. (m)
2Cutting of a quill with a penknife. (m)
3Chopping-block or board. (m)
4Cutting, reaping, or digging of laborers in a line; cut or opening in a mountain. (m)
5Cutting edge (filo). (m)
6As name of a river, see Appendix. (m)
  • Darse un tajo en el brazo -> to cut one’s arm
  • Largarse al tajo -> to get off to work

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tajo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (corte) cut; slash
darse un tajo en el brazo to cut one's arm; cortar algo de un tajo to slice sth off; tirar tajos a algn to slash at sb
2 (Geografía) (corte) cut; cleft; (escarpa) steep cliff; sheer drop
3 (familiar) (trabajo) work
todo el verano en el tajo, sin vacaciones I have to slog away all summer, without a holiday; largarse al tajo to get off to work; get back on the job; ¡vamos al tajo! let's get on with it!
4 (Culin) (tabla) chopping block
5 [del verdugo] executioner's block
6 (filo) cutting edge
7 (taburete) small three-legged stool

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