afeitarse

to shave

afeitarse(ah-fey-tahr-seh)

reflexive verb

1. (to shave oneself)

a. to shave

¿Con qué frecuencia te afeitas la barba?

How often do you shave your beard?

afeitar

transitive verb

2. (to remove hair)

a. to shave

Para el verano, papá decidió afeitar al perro.

For the summer, dad decided to shave the dog.

afeitar

transitive verb

1. (barba, pelo, persona)

a. to shave

2. (bullfighting)

a. to blunt the bull's horns for safety reasons

pronominal verb

3. (uno mismo)

a. to shave

se afeitó la barbahe shaved his beard off

se afeitó las piernasshe shaved her legs

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afeitar

transitive verb

1 (rasurar) to shave; [+cola, planta] to trim; (Taur) [+cuernos] to blunt; trim; [+toro] to blunt the horns of; trim the horns of

¡que te afeiten! get your head seen to! (familiar)

2 (pasar) to brush; brush past; shave

3 (maquillar) to make up; paint; apply cosmetics to

pronominal verb

afeitarse

1 (rasurarse) to shave; have a shave

2 (maquillarse) to make o.s. up; put one's make-up on