What does Tajo Umbrío in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word Tajo Umbrío in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use Tajo Umbrío in Spanish.

The word Tajo Umbrío in Spanish means cut, slash, site, work site, work, workplace, sheer drop, steep cliff, quarry, the Tagus River, slice, chop, cut, get plastered, get smashed, open pit, all at once, with a single stroke. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word Tajo Umbrío

cut, slash

nombre masculino (corte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo una cicatriz en el pie izquierdo de un tajo que me hice con un vidrio roto.
I have a scar on my left foot from a cut (or: slash) that I got with a broken glass.

site, work site

nombre masculino (sitio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La excavación del tajo donde trabajarán los mineros se iniciará la semana próxima.
The excavation of the site (or: work site) where the miners will be working will start next week.

work

nombre masculino (coloquial (trabajo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo que irme, tengo mucho tajo para mañana.
I have to go, I have a lot of work tomorrow.

workplace

nombre masculino (coloquial (lugar de trabajo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hasta luego, me voy al tajo.
See you later, I'm going to my workplace.

sheer drop, steep cliff

nombre masculino (escarpa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Iba a toda velocidad y por poco no logra dar vuelta en una curva cerrada. Estuvo cerca de irse al tajo.
He was going at full speed and almost wasn't able to go around a closed curve. He was about to go off the sheer drop (or: steep cliff).

quarry

nombre masculino (Costa Rica (cantera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi papá trabajó quince años en un tajo, extrayendo piedra para la construcción.
My dad worked fifteen years in a quarry, extracting rocks for construction.

the Tagus River

nombre propio masculino (río ibérico)

En el río Tajo se practica el piragüismo.
Canoeing is practised on the Tagus River.

slice, chop, cut

verbo transitivo (cortar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sirvieron el lomo de cerdo tajado.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Slice the meat into thin pieces before serving it.

get plastered, get smashed

verbo pronominal (ES: coloquial (emborracharse, embriagarse) (colloquial)

Manuel se taja todos los fines de semana con sus amigos.
Manuel gets plastered with his buddies every weekend.

open pit

locución adjetiva (tipo de minería)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

all at once

locución adverbial (coloquial (de una vez) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Es mejor que eliminemos todos estos gastos de un tajo.

with a single stroke

locución adverbial (con un único corte)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cortaron el árbol de un solo tajo.

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