What does faja in Spanish mean?

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

The word faja in Spanish means girdle, corset, belt, sash, band, belt, swaddle, beat up, come to blows, bandage yourself up, make out, tuck in, panty girdle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word faja

girdle, corset

nombre femenino (ropa interior)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si te pones una faja, se te disimula la barriga.
If you put on a girdle, it will hide your bulge.

belt

nombre femenino (cinturón de soporte) (with buckle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es mejor usar una faja elástica para levantar peso.
It's better to use an elastic belt to lift weights.

sash

nombre femenino (tira de tela para cintura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En Sanfermines todo el mundo va de blanco con pañuelo rojo al cuello, y muchos también llevan faja roja.
During the festival of San Fermin, everyone is dressed in white with a red handkerchief around their neck, and many also wear a red sash.

band

nombre femenino (tira alrededor de un libro) (book)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La faja en la solapa indicaba que era un gran libro.
The band on the cover indicated that it was a good book.

belt

nombre femenino (geografía: unidad de territorio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La faja del Orinoco es famosa por ser una zona rica en petróleo.
The Orinoco Belt is famous for being a region rich in petroleum.

swaddle

verbo transitivo (envolver con faja) (newborn infants: wrap tightly)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Antes fajaban al niño cuando se le caía el cordón umbilical.
It was the custom to swaddle the child when the umbilical cord fell off.

beat up

verbo transitivo (AmL (pegar a alguien) (informal)

Unos ladrones asaltaron a Javier y lo fajaron.
Some robbers mugged Javier and they beat him up.

come to blows

verbo pronominal (AmL (pelearse a golpes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los dos hombres se fajaron en la calle porque uno de ellos había insultado a la novia del otro.
The two men came to blows in the street because one of them had insulted the other's girlfriend.

bandage yourself up

verbo pronominal (envolverse con faja)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El joven se fajó para jugar fútbol porque tiene unas costillas rotas.
The young man bandaged himself up to play football in order to protect his broken ribs.

make out

verbo intransitivo (MX, coloquial (manosearse y besarse)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Un policía agarró a Luis y Alicia fajando en el parque.
A police officer caught Louis and Alice making out in the park.

tuck in

verbo transitivo (MX (camisa: meter en pantalón) (shirt)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Lucía le fajó la camisa al niño antes de enviarlo a la escuela.

panty girdle

nombre femenino (faja: zona glúteos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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