enfadar

to make angry

USAGE NOTE

The words "enfadar" and "enfadarse" are used especially in Spain in the senses shown in 1) and 3) respectively, while in Latin America the words "enojar" and "enojarse" are more commonly used with the same meaning.

enfadar(ehn-fah-dahr)

transitive verb

1. (to upset)

a. to make angry

A Quique le enfadó no quedar en primer lugar.

Not coming first made Quique angry.

b. to anger

Me enfada que algunos tengan tanto y otros tan poco.

It angers me that some have so much and others so little.

c. to annoy

A Rosa le enfada que Leonor llegue siempre tarde.

It annoys Rosa that Leonor is always late.

d. to irritate

¡No enfades al perro!

Don't irritate the dog!

2. (to cause boredom)

(Mexico)

a. to bore

¿No te enfadan las telenovelas?

Don't soap operas bore you?

enfadarse

pronominal verb

3. (to get upset)

a. to get angry

Se enfadaron los vecinos cuando vieron lo que se había hecho a su jardín.

The neighbors got angry when they saw what was done to their yard.

b. to get mad

No te enfades conmigo, yo no tuve la culpa de lo que pasó.

Don't get mad at me. What happened wasn't my fault.

c. to get annoyed

La maestra se enfada cuando entregas tu trabajo sin nombre.

The teacher gets annoyed when you turn in your work without your name on it.

d. to get cross (United Kingdom)

Es muy irascible, se enfada con mucha facilidad.

She's very irascible. She gets cross very easily.

4. (to be bored of)

(Mexico)

a. to get tired of

Se enfadaron de comer pollo todos los días durante un mes.

They got tired of eating chicken every day for a month.

reciprocal verb

5. (to have a disagreement)

a. to fall out

Cristina y Néstor se enfadaron y ya no salen.

Cristina and Nestor fell out and they're not dating anymore.

enfadar

transitive verb

1. (irritar)

a. to anger

2. (molestar)

a. to annoy

pronominal verb

3. (irritarse)

a. to get angry

4. (molestarse)

a. to get annoyed

se enfada por nadahe gets angry for no reason

no te enfades, pero creo que te equivocasdon't get annoyed, but I think you're wrong

no te enfades con quien no tiene la culpadon't get angry with people if it isn't their fault

5. (pelearse)

a. to fall out

se enfadaron por una bobadathey fell out over a silly little thing

Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited

enfadar

transitive verb

1 (irritar) to anger; irritate

2 (ofender) to offend

enfadé a mi madre porque no me gustó su comida I offended my mother because I didn't like her cooking

3 (Latinoamérica) (aburrir) to bore

pronominal verb

enfadarse

1 (irritarse) to get annoyed; get angry; get cross;con with;por, de about, at

no te enfades con él, lo ha hecho sin intención don't be cross o angry with him, he didn't mean to do it; no te enfades, pero creo que lo has hecho mal don't get offended, but I think you've done it wrong; de nada sirve enfadarte it's no good getting cross; se enfadó con su novio she fell out with her boyfriend; se enfada por nada he gets angry at the slightest thing

2 (Latinoamérica) (aburrirse) to be bored; get bored