chafar

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chafar

transitive verb

1to flatten (aplastar)

2to crease (arrugar)

3to spoil, to ruin (informal) (estropear)

chafarse

pronomial verb

1to be ruined (informal) (estropearse)

chafar [chah-far’]

article & verb transitive

1To make velvet or plush lose its lustre by pressing or crushing the pile.

2To crease, to rumple, to soil clothing.

3To cut one short in his discourse. (Metaphorical)

4To mess up, to make a hash of.

5(Cono Sur) To hoax, to deceive.

chafar

verbo:transitivo

1 (aplastar) [+pelo] to flatten; [+ropa] to crumple; crease; [+patatas] to mash

2 [+persona]

chafar dejar chafado a algno to crush sb; take the wind out of sb's sails; (familiar) quedó chafado he was speechless

3 (estropear) to ruin; spoil

chafar las vacaciones a algn to ruin sb's holidays; le chafaron el negocio they messed up the deal for him

4 (S. Cone) (engañar) to hoax; deceive

Verb Conjugation for "chafar"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	chafo	chafé	chafaba	chafaré	chafe
Tú	chafas	chafaste	chafabas	chafarás	chafes
Ella/Él/Usted	chafa	chafó	chafaba	chafará	chafe
Nosotros	chafamos	chafamos	chafábamos	chafaremos	chafemos
Vosotros	chafáis	chafasteis	chafabais	chafaréis	chaféis
Ellos/Ustedes	chafan	chafaron	chafaban	chafarán	chafen

Gerund: chafando / Participle: chafado / Complete chafar conjugation >

Paid English to Spanish translation

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conscious, aware