What does rayas in Spanish mean?

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

The word rayas in Spanish means scribble on, cross out, scratch, border on, verge on, dawn, strike it lucky, border on, drive crazy, get paid, scrape, wear out, line, part, stripe, underscore, line, ray, skate, at the break of dawn, at the crack of dawn. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rayas

scribble on

verbo transitivo (trazar rayas)

Los niños rayaron la pared de la sala con crayolas.
The kids scribbled on the living room wall with crayons.

cross out

verbo transitivo (tachar con rayas)

La maestra raya las respuestas incorrectas.
The teacher crosses out the wrong answers.

scratch

verbo transitivo (hacer una incisión)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me has rayado la pintura del coche.
You've scratched the paint on my car.

border on, verge on

(acercarse a, parecerse a)

La sinceridad a veces raya en la impertinencia.
Sincerity at times borders on (or: verges on) impertinence.

dawn

verbo intransitivo (luz, día: comenzar a aparecer)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los helicópteros despegaron al rayar el día.
The helicopters took off as day was dawning.

strike it lucky

verbo pronominal (MX: coloquial (tener buena suerte)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Te rayaste con el carro nuevo que te regaló tu novio!
You struck it lucky with the new car that your boyfriend gave you!

border on

verbo intransitivo (lindar, confinar) (place: share boundaries with)

El bosque y el maizal rayan por aquella parte.
The forest and cornfields border on that side.

drive crazy

verbo transitivo (ES: coloquial (agobiar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mamá, ¡me estás rayando!
Mom, you're driving me crazy!

get paid

verbo transitivo (MX: coloquial (salario: cobrar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

scrape

verbo transitivo (raspar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Raímos la madera hasta que quedo lisa.
We scraped the wood until it was smooth.

wear out

verbo pronominal (formal (prenda: desgastarse)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Los pantalones se rayeron de usarlos todos los días.
The trousers are worn out from using them day after day.

line

nombre femenino (línea trazada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Trazó una raya con el lápiz para dividir la página en dos columnas.
He drew a line with a pencil to divide the page into two columns.

part

nombre femenino (línea en el pelo para separarlo) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lleva un peinado de raya en medio muy favorecedor.
She wears her hair with a part in the middle, which is very becoming.

stripe

nombre femenino (franja, banda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Luisa llevaba una falda negra con rayas azules.
Luisa wore a black skirt with blue stripes.

underscore

nombre femenino (barra ortográfica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La dirección de correo se escribe con raya baja.
The e-mail address is written with an underscore.

line

nombre femenino (dosis de droga)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esnifó una raya de coca en el lavabo de la discoteca.
He sniffed a line of cocaine in the sink of the club.

ray, skate

nombre femenino (animal: dasiatis americana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La raya habita en mares cálidos.
Rays (or: skates) live in warm oceans.

at the break of dawn, at the crack of dawn

locución adverbial (al amanecer)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Partiremos de Toledo al rayar el alba, con la primera luz.

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