atajar

Meaning

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

be in the way

grappl

take a short cut

ir por camino más

dar un rodeo

ir por

poner obstáculos

atajar el camino

hacer quedar

ir por camino

ir por camino más breve

den Weg versperren

Hyphenated as

a‧ta‧jar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ataˈxaɾ/

From a- + tajar.

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