gafar

v.

1 to jinx, to bring bad luck to (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

2 to hook, to seize with a hook.

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gafar

► verbo transitivo

1 (agarrar) to hook

2 familiar (traer mala suerte) to put a jinx on, bring bad luck to

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VT

1) * (=traer mala suerte) to jinx *, put a jinx on *; (=estropear) to mess up

la máquina parece gafada — the machine is jinxed *, the machine seems to have a jinx on it *

2) (=arrebatar) to hook, latch on to

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verbo transitivo (fam) to jinx

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verbo transitivo (fam) to jinx

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gafar [A1 ]

vt

(Esp fam) to jinx, put a jinx on (colloq)

estaba gafado he was jinxed, he had a jinx on him

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gafar (conjugate gafar) verbo transitivo (Esp fam) to jinx
gafar vtr fam to put a jinx on: es mejor que no esté tu padre, nos gafa todas las actuaciones, it's just as well your dad isn't here - he always brings us bad luck
'gafar' also found in these entries:
English:
jinx

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gafar vt

Esp Fam to jinx, to bring bad luck to

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gafar

v/t fam

jinx