chafe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃeɪf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃeɪf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chāf )

Inflections of 'chafe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
chafes
v 3rd person singular
chafing
v pres p
chafed
v past
chafed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
chafe vi (fabric: be abrasive)raspar vi
 My wool sweater is pretty, but it chafes.
 Mi suéter de lana es bonito, pero raspa.
chafe [sb/sth] vtr (fabric, etc.: rub painfully)rozar vtr
  irritar vtr
 These socks chafe my ankles.
 Estos calcetines me rozan los tobillos.
chafe [sth] vtr (warm: hands, feet)frotar vtr
 I chafed the woman's hands and wrapped a blanket around her shoulders.
 Froté las manos de la mujer y le puse una manta en los hombros.
chafe [sb] vtr figurative (irritate, be annoying)fastidiar a vtr + prep
 The woman's shrill voice chafed me.
 La voz chillona de la mujer me fastidió.
chafe vi (skin: be rubbed)frotarse v prnl
 Distance running is fun, but it makes me chafe.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
champ at the bit,
chafe at the bit,
also US: chomp at the bit
v expr
(horse: chew restraint)morder el freno loc verb
  tascar el freno loc verb
  roer el lazo loc verb
 The horse was impatient for the race to start and visibly champing at the bit.
champ at the bit,
chafe at the bit,
also US: chomp at the bit
v expr
figurative (person: be impatient)estar ansioso v cop + adj
  (figurado, coloquial)comerse las uñas loc verb
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