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¿Es necesario poner la diéresis (umlaut) sobre la u en cig?eña o ping?ino? Sí, porque señala que la u debe pronunciarse.
encajar / to fit
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encajar
A. -transitive verb
1. (=acoplar)
[+pieza, tapónoun] to fit
[+partes] to fit together
·no he podido encajar las dos partes
·I haven't managed to fit the two parts together
·encajar algo [en] algo
·to fit something into something
2. (=aceptar)
[+broma, crítica] to take
[+desgracia, derrota] to handle, cope with
·hay que encajar las críticas con sentido del humor
·you have to be able to take criticism and not lose your sense of humour
·el equipo no supo encajar el resultado
·the team couldn't handle o cope with the result
·no supo encajar el golpe
·he couldn't handle it
3. *
·encajar algo a somebody, someone
(=endilgar) to lumber somebody with something *, dump something on somebody *
(=timar) to palm something off on o onto somebody *
·cada vez que se van me encajan a su gato
every time they go away they lumber me with their cat * o they dump their cat on me *
·le encajó un billete falso
he managed to palm a fake note off onto him *
·a masculineí no me encajas tú esa historia
·I won't be taken in by a story like that
4. (=dar, meter)
[+golpe, patada] to give
·le encajó un buen bofetónoun
·he gave him a good slap
·no le dejó encajar ni un solo comentario
·she didn't let him get a word in edgeways
5. (=dejarse meter) to let in
·llevamos tres partidos sin encajar un gol
·we've gone three matches without letting in a goal
B. -intransitive verb
1. (=ajustar)
[puerta] to fit
[piezas] to fit (together)
·las dos partes encajaron perfectamente
·both parts fitted (together) perfectly
a. encajar [en] algo = to fit into something
2. (=coincidir)
[teoría, coartada] to fit
·aquí hay algo que no encaja
·something here doesn't tally o fit
·ahora todo empieza a encajar
·it'noun all beginning to fall into place o fit together now
·encajar [con] algo
·to tie in with something, tally with something
·su versiónoun no encaja con lo que he oído
·his version does not tie in o tally with what I've heard
3. (=integrarse)
·encajar [con] somebody, someone
·to fit in with somebody
·los nuevos alumnos encajaron bien con sus compañeros
·the new students fitted in well with their classmates
·encajar [en]
[+serie, papel] to be right for
[+ambiente] to fit in
·un espectáculo que puede encajar bien en Broadway
·a show that could be just right for Broadway
·no creo que vayas a encajar en ese papel
·I don't think you'll be right for o suit that role
·no le costó encajar en la oficina
·he had no trouble fitting in in the office
·sus ideas encajan dentro de una mentalidad conservadora
·her ideas are in keeping with a conservative mentality
C.
-pronominal verb
1. (=atrancarse)
·la puerta se quedó encajada
·the door got jammed o stuck
·se me ha encajado el dedo en la botella
·my finger'noun got stuck in the bottle
·el coche se encajó dentro del muro
·the car jammed into the wall
2. (=ponerse)
[+abrigo, sombrero] to put on
·se encajó el sombrero hasta las orejas
·he pulled his hat (on) down to his ears
3. (Mexicoéx)
(=aprovecharse) to take advantage
·encajarse con somebody, someone
·to take advantage of somebody
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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