atajo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) a shortcut, cutoff (a path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths)
2. (masculine) a shortcut (a method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps)
3. (masculine) a shortcut, keyboard shortcut, hotkey (a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation)
4. (derogatory, masculine) a bunch of (something bad), a load of

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of atajar

atajar

1. (Latin-America, transitive) to catch (something thrown)
2. (Spain, transitive) to stop; to put an end to
3. (Spain, transitive) to block
4. (Spain, transitive) to intercept
5. (intransitive) to take a short cut
6. (transitive) to tackle (deal with attempting to overcome a problem)

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Concepts

shortcut

cutoff

short cut

shortcut key

summary

keyboard shortcut

abbreviation

key binding

crosscut

hot key

Synonyms

acortamiento

abreviación

división

resumen

cortada

desvio

cierre de combustible

calzoncilloses

al atajo

pelo corto

pilluelo cortó

corte transversal

deshechao

sendero para acortar una distancia

abreviatura

trocha

cerco

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Translations

raccourci

scorciatoia

Abkürzung

atalho

drecera

abbreviazione

kestirme yol

traversa

παραδρόμι

Abkürzungsweg

accorciatoia

παράκαμψη

Kurzbefehl

Zusammenfassung

Hyphenated as

a‧ta‧jo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈtaxo/

Etymology

Deverbal from atajar.