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cajón

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
cajón nm	(de mueble) (furniture)	drawer n
	Abrió el cajón de la cómoda y sacó las llaves.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I keep the sharpest knives in a drawer the kids can't reach.
cajón nm	(caja grande)	crate n
	(for dead body)	coffin, casket n
	Había un cajón lleno de naranjas en el suelo de la cocina.
	There was a crate of oranges on the kitchen floor.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Because of the state of the body, they recommended a closed casket.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
cajón de sastre nm	coloquial (lugar con cosas heterogéneas)	mess, jumble n
		mishmash n
		hodgepodge n
	Vaya cajón de sastre tienes aquí: chinchetas, gomas, una corbata...
	What a mess you have here: pins, erasers, a tie...
cajón de sastre nm	coloquial (ideas confusas)	jumble n
	La cabeza de un artista es un cajón de sastre, con muchas ideas dispares.
	The head of an artist is a jumble of many different ideas.
ser de cajón loc verb	coloquial (ser evidente)	be obvious, be blatant adj
	(colloquial)	be as plain as the nose on your face expr
	Es de cajón: si no le pagaste la vez anterior, ahora no confía en ti.
	It's obvious; if you didn't pay last time, she doesn't trust you now.

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