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1 aflojar la guita
(v.) = cough up + money, cough up + cashEx. Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.* * *(v.) = cough up + money, cough up + cashEx: Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride. -
2 apoquinar
v.1 to fork out (informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 to ante up, to chip in.* * *1 familiar to cough up, fork out* * *= cough up + money, shell out, dish out, cough up + cash.Ex. And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more.Ex. Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.Ex. Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.----* apoquinar dinero = shell out + money, fork over + money.* * *= cough up + money, shell out, dish out, cough up + cash.Ex: And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more.Ex: Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.Ex: Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.* apoquinar dinero = shell out + money, fork over + money.* * *apoquinar [A1 ]via ver si consigues que apoquine see if you can get him to part with the money o to cough up ( colloq)■ apoquinarvt* * *♦ vtto fork out, to cough up♦ vito cough up* * *v/t & v/i famcough up fam -
3 soltar la guita
(v.) = cough up + money, cough up + cashEx. Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.* * *(v.) = cough up + money, cough up + cashEx: Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride. -
4 soltar la pasta
familiar to cough up————————to hand over the dosh* * *(v.) = pony up, cough up + money, cough up + cashEx. Getting the good doctor to pony up for network security is likely to be your toughest challenge.Ex. Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.* * *(v.) = pony up, cough up + money, cough up + cashEx: Getting the good doctor to pony up for network security is likely to be your toughest challenge.
Ex: Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride. -
5 orgullo cívico
(n.) = civic prideEx. Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.* * *(n.) = civic prideEx: Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.
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6 aflojar
v.1 to reduce.2 to fork out (informal) (money).3 to abate, to die down.4 to ease off.5 to loosen, to let down, to let loose, to loose hold of.Elsa aflojó sus cuerdas Elsa loosened his ropes.El relajamiento afloja los músculos Relaxation loosens the muscles.6 to relax, to slack, to ease away, to ease.El descanso afloja la tensión Rest relaxes stress.7 to relent, to yield, to placate.Le aflojó el dolor His pain relented=Her pain yielded.8 to let up, to lose one's courage, to lose impulse.9 to lose hold.Ricardo aflojó y cayó Richard lost hold and fell.10 to ante up.* * *1 (soltar) to loosen2 figurado (esfuerzo) to relax1 (disminuir) to let up1 to come loose\aflojar la mosca familiar to fork out, cough up* * *verbto loosen, slacken* * *1. VT1) (=dejar suelto) [+ corbata, cinturón, nudo] to loosen; [+ tuerca, rosca] to slacken, loosen; [+ disciplina, restricción, política, presión] to relax2) (=relajar) [+ cuerda] to slacken; [+ músculo] to relax3) (=ralentizar)caminamos sin aflojar el paso o la marcha o el ritmo — we walked without slackening our pace o without slowing down
4) * [+ vientre] to loosen5) * [+ dinero] to fork out *, cough up *2. VI1) (Meteo) [viento] to drop; [lluvia] to ease off; [calor] to let up2) [fiebre] to subside; [tensión] to ease, subside3) [ventas] to tail offel negocio afloja en agosto — business slows down o eases up in August
4) [al andar, correr, competir] to ease up, let upno aflojó hasta conseguir la victoria — he did not ease up o let up until he won
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <cinturón/tornillo> to loosen; <cuerda/riendas> to slacken; <presión/tensión> to ease; <marcha/paso> to slow down2) (fam) < dinero> to hand over3) (AmL) < motor> to run in2.aflojar vi2) ( ceder) to budge, give way3.aflojarse v pron1)a) (refl) < cinturón> to loosenb) tornillo/tuerca to come o work loose2) (Méx) estómago* * *= loosen, slacken, remit, dish out.Ex. Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex. Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.----* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.* aflojar guita = shell out + money, shell out.* aflojar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.* aflojarse = come + unstuck, come + loose.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <cinturón/tornillo> to loosen; <cuerda/riendas> to slacken; <presión/tensión> to ease; <marcha/paso> to slow down2) (fam) < dinero> to hand over3) (AmL) < motor> to run in2.aflojar vi2) ( ceder) to budge, give way3.aflojarse v pron1)a) (refl) < cinturón> to loosenb) tornillo/tuerca to come o work loose2) (Méx) estómago* * *= loosen, slacken, remit, dish out.Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.
Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex: Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.* aflojar guita = shell out + money, shell out.* aflojar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.* aflojarse = come + unstuck, come + loose.* * *aflojar [A1 ]vtA ‹cinturón/nudo/tornillo› to loosen; ‹cuerda› to slacken (off); ‹puño/mandíbula› to unclenchla cuerda está muy tensa, aflójala the rope's very tight, let out some slackafloja la tensión nerviosa it eases nervous tensionsin aflojar la marcha or el paso without slowing downB ( fam); ‹dinero› to hand overno aflojó ni un centavo para la colecta he didn't part with o give a penny o ( AmE) a cent for the collectionC ( AmL) ‹motor› to run in■ aflojarviA «tormenta» to ease off; «fiebre/viento» to drop, easemañana aflojará el calor the temperature will drop o ease tomorrowB (ceder) to budge, give waydiles que no y no les aflojes por más que insistan say no and don't give in to them no matter how much they insist¡aflójale al acelerador! ease up on the acceleratoraflójale un poco al pobre chico ease up on the poor boy a little, don't be so hard on the poor boyA1 ( refl) ‹cinturón› to loosen2 «tornillo/tuerca» to come o work looseB* * *
aflojar ( conjugate aflojar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹cinturón/tornillo› to loosen;
‹cuerda/riendas› to slacken;
‹presión/tensión› to ease;
‹marcha/paso› to slow
2 (fam) ‹ dinero› to hand over
3 (AmL) ‹ motor› to run in
verbo intransitivo [ tormenta] to ease off;
[fiebre/viento] to drop;
[ calor] to let up;
[tensión/presión] to ease off
aflojarse verbo pronominal
b) [tornillo/tuerca] to come o work loose
aflojar
I verbo transitivo
1 to loosen
2 fam (soltar, dar): afloja la pasta, que eres un rácano, pay up, you mean devil
II vi (perder fuerza) to weaken, grow weak
' aflojar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mosca
- rienda
- soltar
English:
fork out
- let up
- loosen
- slacken
- slow
- cough
- ease
* * *♦ vt1. [presión, tensión] to reduce;[cinturón, corbata, tornillo] to loosen; [cuerda] to slacken;aflojar el ritmo to slow down, to slacken one's paceaflojar las riendas to ease uppor fin aflojó los 100 pesos que me debía he finally coughed up the 100 pesos he owed me3. CompRP Famaflojar la lengua to let the cat out of the bag♦ vi1. [disminuir] to abate, to die down;por fin aflojó el viento finally the wind died down2. [ceder] to ease off;el corredor aflojó en la última vuelta the runner eased off on the final lapaflojá stop it!* * *I v/t2 famdinero hand over3:aflojar el paso slow down* * *aflojar vt1) : to loosen, to slackenaflojar vi: to slacken, to ease up* * *aflojar vb to loosen
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