encajar
transitive verb
1 (acoplar) [+pieza, tapón] to fit; [+partes] to fit together
no he podido encajar las dos partes I haven't managed to fit the two parts together; encajar algo en algo to fit sth into sth
2 (aceptar) [+broma, crítica] to take; [+desgracia, derrota] to handle; cope with
hay que encajar las críticas con sentido del humor you have to be able to take criticism and not lose your sense of humour
el equipo no supo encajar el resultado the team couldn't handle o cope with the result; no supo encajar el golpe he couldn't handle it
3
encajar algo a algn (endilgar) to lumber sb with sth (familiar); dump sth on sb (familiar); (timar) to palm sth off on o onto sb (familiar); cada vez que se van me encajan a su gato every time they go away they lumber me with their cat (familiar) o they dump their cat on me (familiar)
le encajó un billete falso he managed to palm a fake note off onto him (familiar)
a mí no me encajas tú esa historia I won't be taken in by a story like that
intransitive verb
1 (ajustar) [+puerta] to fit; [+piezas] to fit (together)
las dos partes encajaron perfectamente both parts fitted (together) perfectly
encajar en algo to fit into sth
2 (coincidir) [+teoría, coartada] to fit
aquí hay algo que no encaja something here doesn't tally o fit; ahora todo empieza a encajar it's all beginning to fall into place o fit together now; encajar con algo to tie in with sth; tally with sth
su versión no encaja con lo que he oído his version does not tie in o tally with what I've heard
3 (integrarse)
encajar con algn to fit in with sb; los nuevos alumnos encajaron bien con sus compañeros the new students fitted in well with their classmates; encajar en [+serie, papel] to be right for; [+ambiente] to fit in; un espectáculo que puede encajar bien en Broadway a show that could be just right for Broadway; no creo que vayas a encajar en ese papel I don't think you'll be right for o suit that role
no le costó encajar en la oficina he had no trouble fitting in in the office; sus ideas encajan dentro de una mentalidad conservadora her ideas are in keeping with a conservative mentality
pronominal verb
encajarse1 (atrancarse)
la puerta se quedó encajada the door got jammed o stuck; se me ha encajado el dedo en la botella my finger's got stuck in the bottle; el coche se encajó dentro del muro the car jammed into the wall