atajar
Meanings
Verb
1. to catch (something thrown) (transitive, Latin America)
2. to stop; to put an end to (transitive, Spain)
3. to block (transitive, Spain)
4. to intercept (transitive, Spain)
5. to take a short cut (intransitive)
6. to tackle (deal with attempting to overcome a problem) (transitive)
Examples2
Le atajó diciéndole que no.
He cut him short by saying no.
Por este camino les atajaremos.
If we go this way, we'll catch up with them.