What does faje in Spanish mean?

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

The word faje in Spanish means swaddle, beat up, come to blows, bandage yourself up, make out, tuck in. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word faje

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.

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