Cracks in the wall occur for different reasons.
The notion of slit has several uses. Coming from the verb to crack , the term can refer to a crack or crevice in something.
Some examples
For example: “The explosion caused a crack in a wall of the building” , “Today, without realizing it, I went out into the street with a crack in my pants” , “I am worried about the crack in the roof of the cabin; “If it rains we are going to get wet.”
In the first example, we talk about a crack that appears in the wall as a result of the impact of an explosion. This is because the structure of the building is shaken violently and, since cement is not a flexible material, it breaks. A slit in pants is an opening that, except in some cases, occurs involuntarily and can cause embarrassment to the wearer because it exposes parts of their body that they want to cover.
The last sentence speaks of a crack in the roof, that is, a split or crack that worryingly affects the integrity of the structure, both outside and inside. In the event of rain, water can seep through the crack and cause the appearance of fungi that gradually deteriorate the house even more, without neglecting the disruption that would be caused by flooding the rooms.
Cracks in the wall
These cracks that appear in the walls can arise for different reasons, such as the following:
* excessive loads caused by the installation of shelves or other objects that are too heavy;
* sinking of the floor of the building, something that happens in almost all cases as a result of the passage of time and causes the walls to move;
* if the loads that the structure must support are calculated incorrectly, cracks will appear prematurely;
* considerable changes in temperature or excess humidity.
piece of food
Raja can also refer to the cut piece of certain foods and the resulting parts of a log after opening it with an ax or other tool : “Last night I ate a slice of watermelon that was delicious,” “Can you cut me a slice of that cheese, please?” favor?" , “I would like a slice of chorizo.”
A thick cloth
When derived from the low Latin rascia , details the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) in its dictionary, a raja is a thick cloth that was used in ancient times. The Florentine slit , in this context, was a high quality slit that was produced in said Italian city.
The verb to crack
Raja is a conjugation of rajar which, in the colloquial language of some South American countries, refers to kicking someone out . In Argentina , it is usually accented on the second A : “Rajá de acá” is equivalent to “Salí de acá” ( “Get out of here” or “Get out of here” ).
Of course, the verb rajar has other more common meanings, which are related to the previous sections of this article. For example, it means to split, divide, open or split ; If we talk about a food, we can say that we "scrape" it to refer to cutting it into pieces. It can also be used to describe the action of causing a crack in a solid surface, for example, especially if it does not occur for natural reasons but is carried out by an individual: "He cracked the glass with his knife."
A watermelon cut into slices
An Indian monarch
With accent on the second A ( rajá ), the concept also alludes to an Indic monarch . In this case, the etymology leads us to the French rajah , in turn derived from the Sanskrit rājā (which can be translated as “king” ).
A rajah was a ruler of India and other Asian nations. The prince, meanwhile, was called maharaja . The expressions “live like a rajah” or “live like a maharaja” , in this context , refer to opulence .