no encaja

doesn't fit

→ no

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doesn't fit Used literally when something does not fit into or match something else, and figuratively when something seems inconsistent or does not make sense. The verb encajar can also mean “to fit in” socially or “to take” something emotionally, depending on context.

SP: Esta explicación no encaja con los hechos.

EN: This explanation doesn't fit the facts.

Esto no encaja.

This doesn't fit.

Pero tu historia no encaja en la naturaleza como la conocemos.

But your story doesn't fit with nature as we know it.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Tal vez esté exagerando, pero me parece que algo no encaja en su historia.

Maybe I'm exaggerating, but something doesn't add up in his story.

Aquí no encaja.

It doesn't fit here.

Ellos consideran que él no encaja para el puesto de trabajo.