paja

la paja(

)

feminine noun

El cerdito hizo su casa de paja, pero el lobo la derribó.The little pig made his house out of straw, but the wolf blew it down.

b. hay

Nuestro caballo tiene una dieta constante de paja y verduras frescas.Our horse has a regular diet of hay and fresh vegetables.

2. (tube for drinking)

a. straw

Ella prefiere beber con una paja para evitar que el hielo entre en su boca.She prefers to drink through a straw to prevent ice from going into her mouth.

3. (padding)

a. filler

La mayoría del diario gratis es solo paja.Most of the free newspaper is just filler.

4. (vulgar) (act of masturbation)

a. hand job (colloquial)

Su novia le hizo una paja.His girlfriend gave him a hand job.

b. wank (vulgar) (United Kingdom)

Pepe se hizo una paja en el parque.Pepe had a wank in the park.

c. no direct translation

¿Te acabas de hacer una paja?Did you just jerk off?

Rodolfo está arriba haciéndose una paja.Rodolfo's upstairs jerking off.

5. (colloquial) (bore) (River Plate)

a. drag (colloquial)

El lunes empiezan las clases. ¡Qué paja!School starts next Monday. What a drag!

b. no direct translation

Llovía tanto que nos dio paja ir a la fiesta y nos quedamos en casa.It was raining so hard we didn't feel like going to the party so we stayed home.

¿Quién puede sacar a pasear al perro? A mí me da paja.Who can take the dog out for a walk? I can't be bothered.

6. (nonsense) (Central America) (Mexico)

a. junk

No le hagas caso. Habla mucha paja.Don't pay attention to him. He talks a lot of junk.

Examples

Phrases

de paja	straw
color paja	straw straw-colored
hablar paja	to bullshit
eso es paja	bullshit
lecho de paja	litter
meter paja	to pad out
Es fácil ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio.	It's easy to see the mote in your brother's eyes, but fail to see the beam in one's own.

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