WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| afanar⇒ vtr | coloquial (robar con disimulo) (colloquial) | pinch⇒ vtr |
| | (UK, colloquial) | nick⇒, lift⇒ vtr |
| | (US, colloquial) | snatch⇒ vtr |
| | Le afanaron el bolso en un descuido. |
| | Her purse was pinched when she wasn't paying attention. |
| afanarse⇒ v prnl | (trabajar con diligencia) | toil⇒ vi |
| | | work hard vi + adv |
| | Los cocineros se afanaban en la cocina del hotel. |
| | The chefs were toiling in the hotel kitchen. |
afanarse por,
afanarse en v prnl + prep | (esforzarse para lograr algo) | make an effort, go to great lengths v expr |
| | (formal) | endeavour⇒ vi |
| | Arturo y Marta afanaban por que no faltara nada en la fiesta de cumpleaños de su hija. |
| | Arthur and Martha went to great lengths so that their daughter had everything she needed for her birthday party. |