raye in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for raye in the Spanish»English Dictionary

raye N m RioPl inf

tener un raye

to be off one's head inf

I.rayar VB trans

1. rayar pintura/mesa/parqué:

rayar

to scratch

le rayaron el coche

someone scratched her car

este disco está rayado

this record is scratched

2. rayar (garabatear):

rayar

to scrawl

las paredes estaban todas rayadas

the walls had all been scrawled o scribbled on

las paredes estaban todas rayadas

the walls were covered in graffiti

rayársela a alg. Mex inf

to insult sb (by referring to his/her mother)

II.rayar VB intr

1. rayar (dejar marca):

rayar

to scratch

limpia sin rayar

it cleans without scratching

2. rayar (aproximarse):

rayar en algo

to border on sth

rayar en algo

to verge on sth

su historia raya en lo inverosímil

his story verges o borders on the implausible

debe estar rayando (en) los cincuenta

he must be getting on for o pushing fifty inf

3. rayar liter (amanecer):

al rayar el alba/día

at the break of day liter

al rayar el alba/día

at daybreak

al rayar el alba/día

at dawn

4.1. rayar Mex obreros:

rayar

to get one's wages

rayar

to get paid

4.2. rayar Mex (dar la paga):

rayar

to pay

III.rayarse VB vpr

1. rayarse suelo/mesa:

rayarse

to get scratched

este suelo se raya con facilidad

this floor scratches easily o is easily scratched

mete el disco en la funda para que no se raye

put the record in its sleeve so that it doesn't get scratched

2. rayarse AmS inf (volverse loco):

rayarse

to go off one's rocker inf

rayarse

to crack up inf

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al rayar o romper el alba liter

at first light

al rayar o romper el alba liter

at the break of day liter

es difícil hacer una película romántica que no raye en la cursilería

it's difficult to make a romantic film that doesn't lapse into sentimentality o into being schmaltzy

Translations for raye in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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at cockcrow

al rayar el alba liter

verge on

rayar en

border on

rayar en

as dawn breaks

al rayar o romper el alba liter

scrape paintwork

rayar

scratch paint/record/furniture

rayar

raye in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for raye in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.rayar VB intr

1. rayar (lindar):

rayar con algo

to border on sth

2. rayar (asemejarse):

rayar en algo

to come close to sth

3. rayar (amanecer):

rayar

to break

está rayando el alba

dawn is breaking

al rayar el día

at the break of day

II.rayar VB trans

1. rayar:

rayar (marcar con rayas)

to line

rayar (plumear)

to hatch

2. rayar (tachar):

rayar

to cross out

3. rayar (arañar):

rayar

to scratch

4. rayar (grabar):

rayar

to engrave

III.rayar VB refl

rayar rayarse:

rayarse

to get scratched

rayar VB

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rayar en algo (acercarse) intr

to verge on sth

rayar en algo (acercarse) intr

to border on sth

su decisión raya en lo absurdo

his decision borders on the absurd

rayar VB

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rayarse (enloquecer) inf

to go crazy

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al rayar [o romper] el alba

at daybreak

Translations for raye in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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border on

rayar en

verge on

rayar en

to verge on the ridiculous

rayar en lo ridículo

to be near the knuckle Brit inf

rayar en la indecencia

scratch

rayar

streak

rayar

cross

rayar

raye Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

al rayar [o romper] el alba

at daybreak

rayar con algo

to border on sth

rayar en algo

to come close to sth

al rayar el día

at the break of day