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afanar

1. (to steal) (River Plate)

Me quedé dormido en el colectivo, y alguien me afanó la billetera.I fell asleep on the bus, and somebody swiped my wallet.

¡Ese hombre me afanó el celular!That man swiped my cellphone!

b. to pinch (United Kingdom)

El ladrón empezó afanando cosas de poco valor, y ahora roba coches.The thief started out pinching things of little value, and now he's stealing cars.

2. (to hustle)

a. to rush

Si no afanas a tu hermana, llegaremos tarde.If you don't rush your sister, we'll be late.

afanarse

3. (to labor)

a. to toil

Mis padres se afanaron toda su vida para que yo pudiera ir a la universidad.My parents toiled their whole lives so that I could go to university.

b. to do everything one can

Te estás afanando para conseguir un puesto para el que no estás calificado.You're doing everything you can to get a position you are not qualified for.

c. to make an effort

Me afané para conseguir las mejores notas y lo logré.I made an effort to get the best grades and I managed it.

afanar

1. (colloquial)

a. to pinch, to swipe

2. (esforzarse)

a. to do everything one can

afanar

transitive verb

1 (birlar) to pinch (familiar); swipe (familiar)

2 (Centroamérica) [+dinero] to earn; make

3 (acosar) to press; harass; bother; (Latinoamérica) (empujar) to hustle

pronominal verb

afanarse

1 (trabajar) to toil; labour; labor; (EEUU)en at

afanarse por hacer algo to strive to do sth

2 (And) (enfadarse) to get angry

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Verb Conjugations for afanar

Present Participle: afanando

Past Participle: afanado

Indicative

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	afano	afané	afanaba	afanaría	afanaré
tú	afanas	afanaste	afanabas	afanarías	afanarás
él/ella/Ud.	afana	afanó	afanaba	afanaría	afanará
nosotros	afanamos	afanamos	afanábamos	afanaríamos	afanaremos
vosotros	afanáis	afanasteis	afanabais	afanaríais	afanaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	afanan	afanaron	afanaban	afanarían	afanarán

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