What does rayo in Spanish mean?

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

The word rayo in Spanish means lightning, spoke, ray, beam, wow, darn, damn, shoot, speed freak, scrape, wear out, scribble on, cross out, scratch, border on, verge on, dawn, strike it lucky, border on, drive crazy, get paid, lightning strike, solar radiation, sun ray, ray of hope. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rayo

lightning

nombre masculino (relámpago, descarga eléctrica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Durante la tormenta un rayo cayó sobre el árbol y lo partió por la mitad.
During the storm, lightning hit the tree and split it down the middle.

spoke

nombre masculino (AmL (rueda: radio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ciclista perdió la delantera al romperse un rayo de su rueda trasera cerca de la meta.
The cyclist lost first place close to the finish line when a spoke of his rear wheel broke.

ray, beam

nombre masculino (franja de luz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comenzaba a amanecer, y un rayo de luz entró por la ventana.
Dawn approached, and a ray (or: beam) of light entered through the window.

wow

interjección (informal (expresa admiración)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Rayos! Nunca había visto una casa tan hermosa.
Wow! I've never seen such a beautiful house.

darn, damn, shoot

interjección (informal (expresa contrariedad) (informal)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Rayos! ¿Quién hizo este desastre?
Shoot! Who made this mess?

speed freak

nombre masculino (persona rápida) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Conduciendo soy un rayo: adoro la velocidad.
As a driver, I'm speed freak; I love speed.

scrape

verbo transitivo (raspar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Raímos la madera hasta que quedo lisa.
We scraped the wood until it was smooth.

wear out

verbo pronominal (formal (prenda: desgastarse)

(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.")
Los pantalones se rayeron de usarlos todos los días.
The trousers are worn out from using them day after day.

scribble on

verbo transitivo (trazar rayas)

Los niños rayaron la pared de la sala con crayolas.
The kids scribbled on the living room wall with crayons.

cross out

verbo transitivo (tachar con rayas)

La maestra raya las respuestas incorrectas.
The teacher crosses out the wrong answers.

scratch

verbo transitivo (hacer una incisión)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me has rayado la pintura del coche.
You've scratched the paint on my car.

border on, verge on

(acercarse a, parecerse a)

La sinceridad a veces raya en la impertinencia.
Sincerity at times borders on (or: verges on) impertinence.

dawn

verbo intransitivo (luz, día: comenzar a aparecer)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los helicópteros despegaron al rayar el día.
The helicopters took off as day was dawning.

strike it lucky

verbo pronominal (MX: coloquial (tener buena suerte)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Te rayaste con el carro nuevo que te regaló tu novio!
You struck it lucky with the new car that your boyfriend gave you!

border on

verbo intransitivo (lindar, confinar) (place: share boundaries with)

El bosque y el maizal rayan por aquella parte.
The forest and cornfields border on that side.

drive crazy

verbo transitivo (ES: coloquial (agobiar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mamá, ¡me estás rayando!
Mom, you're driving me crazy!

get paid

verbo transitivo (MX: coloquial (salario: cobrar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

lightning strike

(precipitarse a tierra)

Cayó un rayo en la playa y electrocutó a alguien.
Lightning struck the beach and electrocuted someone.

solar radiation, sun ray

(radiación solar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay que protegerse de los rayos de sol.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The dog was basking in a ray of sunlight on the carpet.

ray of hope

expresión (un poco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La llamada de Pedro fue un rayo de esperanza en tanta oscuridad.
Pedro's call was a glimmer of hope in so much darkness.

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