atajar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From a- + tajar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ataˈxaɾ/ [a.t̪aˈxaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧ta‧jar === Verb === atajar (first-person singular present atajo, first-person singular preterite atajé, past participle atajado) (transitive, Latin America) to catch (something thrown) (transitive, Spain) to stop; to put an end to (transitive, Spain) to block (transitive, Spain) to intercept (intransitive) to take a short cut (transitive) to tackle (deal with attempting to overcome a problem) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “atajar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025