afeitar

v.

to shave (barba, pelo, persona).

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afeitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pelo) to shave

2 (toro) to blunt the horns of

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verb

to shave

- afeitarse

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1. VT

1) (=rasurar) to shave; [+ cola, planta] to trim; (Taur) [+ cuernos] to blunt, trim; [+ toro] to blunt the horns of, trim the horns of

¡que te afeiten! — * get your head seen to! *

2) * (=pasar) to brush, brush past, shave

3) (=maquillar) to make up, paint, apply cosmetics to

2.

See:

afeitarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <persona/cabeza> to shave; <barba> to shave off; <crines/cola> to trim

b) (Taur) <cuernos> to shave

c) (fam) (rozar) to scrape

2.

afeitarse v pron (refl) to shave

se afeitó la barba — he shaved off his beard

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= shave.

Ex. And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.

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* afeitarse = shave, shave off.

* afeitarse al ras = have + a close shave.

* cuchilla de afeitar = razor blade, blade razor, razor.

* espuma de afeitar = shaving lather.

* hoja de afeitar = razor blade.

* máquina de afeitar = shaver, electrical razor, electric shaver.

* maquinilla de afeitar = electrical razor, razor blade.

* sin afeitar = unshaven.

* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <persona/cabeza> to shave; <barba> to shave off; <crines/cola> to trim

b) (Taur) <cuernos> to shave

c) (fam) (rozar) to scrape

2.

afeitarse v pron (refl) to shave

se afeitó la barba — he shaved off his beard

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= shave.

Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.

* afeitarse = shave, shave off.

* afeitarse al ras = have + a close shave.

* cuchilla de afeitar = razor blade, blade razor, razor.

* espuma de afeitar = shaving lather.

* hoja de afeitar = razor blade.

* máquina de afeitar = shaver, electrical razor, electric shaver.

* maquinilla de afeitar = electrical razor, razor blade.

* sin afeitar = unshaven.

* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

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afeitar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹persona› to shave; ‹barba› to shave off; ‹cabeza/piernas› to shave; ‹crines/cola› to trim

2 (Taur) ‹cuernos› to shave

3 (fam) (rozar) to scrape

ibas afeitando los coches estacionados you were just scraping past the parked cars

■ afeitarse

v pron

(refl) to shave

no me dio tiempo de afeitarme I didn't have time to shave o to have a shave o for a shave

se afeitó la barba y el bigote he shaved off his beard and mustache

se afeitó la cabeza he shaved his head

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afeitar (conjugate afeitar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/cabeza› to shave;
‹barba› to shave off
afeitarse verbo pronominal (refl) to shave;

◊ se afeitó la barba he shaved off his beard

afeitar vtr, afeitarse verbo reflexivo to shave

'afeitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afeitarse
- brocha
- cuchilla
- maquinilla
- navaja
- crema
- espuma
- hisopo
- hoja
- jabón
- máquina
English:
razor
- shave
- shaver
- shaving brush
- shaving foam
- shaving soap
- unshaven
- shaving

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afeitar

♦ vt

1. [barba, pelo, cabeza, persona] to shave

2. Taurom = to blunt the bull's horns for safety reasons

3. Fam [rozar] to graze, to shave;

la bala pasó afeitándome la cara the bullet whistled past my face

♦ See also the pronominal verb afeitarse

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afeitar

v/t shave; barba shave off

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afeitar vt

rasurar: to shave

♦ See also the reflexive verb afeitarse

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afeitar vb

1. (en general) to shave

se afeita todos los días he shaves every day

2. (bigote, etc) to shave off

se ha afeitado el bigote he's shaved his moustache off