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Question

¿Que significa la frase "Quitar la caraja (de encima)"? Y que significa la palabra caraja?

Answer 1

This a hard one, and I think it's a "pretty regional" expression. I've heard it in Andalucía (southern Spain), not in the north.

See that this is a colloquialism and it is a little vulgar, be careful. That being said, people say "tener una caraja encima" or "estar acarajado" as a synonym of to be in a cloud or to be abstracted. I do not know any translation for caraja.

"Quitar la caraja de encima" means literally 'to get rid of the caraja', 'to take it off'. So, as you can imagine, it means 'to stop being in a cloud or abstracted'.

I hope this helps.

[Feel free to correct me English. Thank you]

Yes, it sort of agrees with my dictionary, in feeling. - annierats, Aug 22, 2013

So now you know what caraja means in English. As we learn any language eventually we will be scraping the bottom of the barrel. - Jubilado, Aug 22, 2013

Answer 2

I had not encountered it in the female, however a fairly old dictionary of mine gives 'carajo' as a ' prick' , in which instance it would mean, ''stop being such an idiot'' to rephrase it more politely.

or even more literally... :^) - chileno, Aug 22, 2013

I like this one. And I totally can imagine a context where both definitions (mine a yours) qualify, at the same time :D - 003492fc, Aug 22, 2013

Answer 3

I asked over at WordReference as well.

Quitar la caraja de encima

Here's the crux of the explanation, which was given in Spanish:

Se utiliza, sobre todo, cuando uno mismo pretende justificar que cometió un error por estar dormido o descentrado.

Above all it's used when one wants to justify an error he committed because he was asleep or not concentrating.

And as atxeko said, it's vulgar.

Here are some examples:

Se me va a quitar la caraja de encima, compañeros. Lo juro. = Me voy a cagar encima, compañeros.

Saco 2 conclusiones, la primera, me tengo que quitar la caraja de encima y la segunda que los airbags salvan vidas, = Tengo que prestar atención

Cuando se quiso quitar la caraja de encima ya perdía 1-0 = Cuando despertó del letargo ya perdía 1-0

Answer 4

Muchas gracias a todos.