shave [ʃeɪv] shaved shaved shaven
noun
to have a shave afeitarse; rasurarse; especially (LAm) to have a close or narrow shave salvarse de milagro or por los pelos; that was a close shave! ¡qué poco le ha faltado!; ¡(ha sido) por los pelos!
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shave(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to remove the hair from)
How often do you shave your beard?¿Con qué frecuencia te afeitas la barba?
b. rasurarse (oneself or a part of one's body) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
To shave my legs, I use disposable razors.Para rasurarme las piernas, uso cuchillas desechables.
d. rasurar (someone else) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She had her legs shaved.Le rasuraron las piernas.
2. (to remove the wool from)
3. (carpentry)
a. cepillar
You can shave the door with a bench plane to make it fit the frame.Puedes cepillar la puerta con una garlopa manual para hacer que encaje en su marco.
4. (to reduce)
a. recortar
We need to shave our expenses if we want to make a profit this year.Tenemos que recortar nuestros gastos si queremos conseguir beneficios este año.
5. (to touch in passing)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
6. (to remove hair)
b. rasurarse (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I don't need to shave every day.No necesito rasurarme todos los días.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
7. (act of shaving)
a. el afeitado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you want a close shave, don't use an electric razor.Si quieres un afeitado apurado, no uses una maquinilla eléctrica.
b. el rasurado (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Use baby oil and a new razor for a quick shave.Use aceite para bebés y una cuchilla nueva para un rasurado rápido.
shaveNountransitive verbintransitive verb
Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers LimitedA noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el afeitado(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to have a shaveafeitarse
2. (fig)
a.
that was a close shave!¡ha faltado un pelo!
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (general)
a. afeitar
to shave one's faceafeitarse
to shave one's legsafeitarse las piernas
4. (wood)
a. cepillar
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
5. (general)
a. afeitarse
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