zanjar
to settle
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To bring a dispute or unresolved matter to a definitive end
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
Zanjar means to settle and comes from zanja0, a ditch. To settle an argument is to put it in the ditch and be done with it.
zanjar
to settle, to resolve, to put an end to
To settle a dispute, question or pending matter for good.
Zanjaron la discusión con un apretón de manosThey settled the argument with a handshake
El juez zanjó el asunto en una sola audienciaThe judge settled the matter in a single hearing
to dig trenches, to trench (construction)
To literally dig ditches, usually before building something.
Zanjaron el terreno antes de levantar los murosThey dug trenches on the site before raising the walls
Hay que zanjar el campo para el riegoThe field has to be trenched for irrigation