aflojar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + flojo + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afloˈxaɾ/ [a.floˈxaɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧flo‧jar

Verb

aflojar (first-person singular present aflojo, first-person singular preterite aflojé, past participle aflojado)

  1. (transitive) to loosen
    Synonym: relajar
  2. (transitive) to slacken, to unclench
    No aflojen el trabajo en tiempo de guerra.
    Don't slacken in your work in war time.
  3. (intransitive) to ease up, to let up
    La tormenta aflojó.
    The storm let up.
  4. (transitive) to cough up, shell out (pay money)
  5. (reflexive) to slack off, to relax

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