What does ceja in Spanish mean?

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

The word ceja in Spanish means eyebrow, brow, tab, flap, capo, give up, go back, move back, get an idea into your head, have it in for. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ceja

eyebrow

nombre femenino (pelo sobre cada ojo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sandra tiene las cejas rubias.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. People whose eyebrows meet in the middle are often nicknamed 'Monobrow'.

brow

nombre femenino (parte de la cara)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tab, flap

nombre femenino (borde saliente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Identifica cada carpeta escribiendo su nombre en la ceja.
Label all the folders by writing their titles on the flaps.

capo

nombre femenino (de instrumento de cuerda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ceja es una pieza que se coloca debajo del clavijero y donde se apoyan las cuerdas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. My uncle Joe often used a capo when he played his banjo.

give up

verbo intransitivo (ceder en algo)

(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.")
A pesar de las dificultades económicas, mi abuelo no cejó y consiguió ser médico.
Despite economic difficulties, my grandfather didn't give up and managed to become a doctor.

go back, move back

verbo intransitivo (ir hacia atrás)

El caballo cejó al sentir el fuego.

get an idea into your head

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (obcecarse con algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se le metió entre ceja y ceja que quiere comprar una casa.

have it in for

locución verbal (coloquial (sentir aversión)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El maestro me tiene entre cejas; siempre me regaña.

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