zafar

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zafar [thah-far’]

article & verb transitive

1. To adorn, to embellish.

2. To disembarrass.

3. To lighten a ship. (Nautical)

verb reflexive

4. To escape (huir), to avoid risk, to run away.

5. To avoid, to decline; to excuse, to free oneself from trouble, to get clear off.

6. To slip off the border of a wheel: applied to the belt of machinery.

zafar

verbo:transitivo

1 (soltar) to untie

2 (desembarazar) [+barco] to lighten; [+superficie] to clear; free

3 (Latinoamérica) (excluir) to exclude

verbo:pronominal

zafarse

1 (escaparse) to escape; run away; (irse) to slip away; (soltarse) to break loose; (ocultarse) to hide o.s. away

2 (Técnica) to slip off; come off

zafarse de [+persona] to get away from; [+trabajo] to get out of; [+dificultad] to get round; [+acuerdo] to get out of; wriggle out of

zafarse con algo (robar) to pinch sth (familiar); (librarse) to get away with sth

5 (Latinoamérica)

zafarse un brazo to dislocate one's arm

6 (Centroamérica) (S. Cone) (esquivar) to dodge

7 (And) (volverse loco) to go a bit crazy; lose one's marbles (familiar)

Verb Conjugation for "zafar"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	zafo	zafé	zafaba	zafaré	zafe
Tú	zafas	zafaste	zafabas	zafarás	zafes
Ella/Él/Usted	zafa	zafó	zafaba	zafará	zafe
Nosotros	zafamos	zafamos	zafábamos	zafaremos	zafemos
Vosotros	zafáis	zafasteis	zafabais	zafaréis	zaféis
Ellos/Ustedes	zafan	zafaron	zafaban	zafarán	zafen