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aflojar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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    From a- + flojo + -ar.

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

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    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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