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"chafe" is the third person singular imperative of the verb chafar. View conjugation.

chafe

chafe
[tʃeɪf]
verbo transitivo
1rozar, hacer rozadura en (rub)
verbo intransitivo
2rozar, hacer rozadura (rub)
  • to chafe at or against something (sentido figurado) -> sentirse irritado(a) por algo (resent)

chafe [cheif]
1Rozar, frotar, estregar, ludir, escaldar, calentar alguna cosa frotándola.
2Enojar, enfadar, irritar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Enojarse, enfadarse, acalorarse; fricarse; desollarse. (n)
4Rozar (rub). (n)
5Irritarse. (n)
  • He chafed at the restrictions -> le irritaban las trabas
va.
sustantivo
1Acaloramiento, rabia, furor, cólera, ardor.

chafe [tʃeɪf]
verb:transitive
1 (rub against) [+skin etc] rozar; raspar
2 (warm) calentar frotando
verb:intransitive
1 (become sore) irritar
to chafe against sth rozar raspar algo;or
2 impacientarse irritarse;orat por

Verb Conjugation for "chafe"

Imperative
  • chafe
  • you chafe
  • he/she chafes
  • we chafe
  • you chafe
  • they chafe
Preterite
  • I chafed
  • you chafed
  • he/she chafed
  • we chafed
  • you chafed
  • they chafed
Present Continuous
  • I am chafing
  • you are chafing
  • he/she is chafing
  • we are chafing
  • you are chafing
  • they are chafing
Present Perfect
  • I have chafed
  • you have chafed
  • he/she has chafed
  • we have chafed
  • you have chafed
  • they have chafed
Past Continuous
  • I was chafing
  • you were chafing
  • he/she was chafing
  • we were chafing
  • you were chafing
  • they were chafing
Past Perfect
  • I had chafed
  • you had chafed
  • he/she had chafed
  • we had chafed
  • you had chafed
  • they had chafed
Future
  • I will chafe
  • you will chafe
  • he/she will chafe
  • we will chafe
  • you will chafe
  • they will chafe
Future Perfect
  • I will have chafed
  • you will have chafed
  • he/she will have chafed
  • we will have chafed
  • you will have chafed
  • they will have chafed
Future Continuous
  • I will be chafing
  • you will be chafing
  • he/she will be chafing
  • we will be chafing
  • you will be chafing
  • they will be chafing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been chafing
  • you have been chafing
  • he/she has been chafing
  • we have been chafing
  • you have been chafing
  • they have been chafing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been chafing
  • you will have been chafing
  • he/she will have been chafing
  • we will have been chafing
  • you will have been chafing
  • they will have been chafing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been chafing
  • you had been chafing
  • he/she had been chafing
  • we had been chafing
  • you had been chafing
  • they had been chafing

chafar
transitive verb
1to flatten (aplastar)
2to crease (arrugar)
3to spoil, to ruin (informal) (estropear)
  • el robo nos chafó las vacaciones -> the robbery ruined our holiday
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)
  • Quedó chafado -> he was speechless
4To mess up, to make a hash of.
  • Le chafaron el negocio -> they messed up the deal for him
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
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
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