verb🔗ShareAfeitarTo make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin."He spends ten minutes every morning shaving his beard. "Pasa diez minutos cada mañana afeitándose la barba.appearancebodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAfeitarTo cut anything in this fashion."The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green."Se ve al trabajador con la hoz doblada / Afeitando la superficie del verde ondeante.actionbodyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAfeitarseTo remove hair from one's face by this means."I had little time to shave this morning."Tuve poco tiempo para afeitarme esta mañana.bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCortar en rodajas finasTo cut finely, as with slices of meat."The deli worker was carefully shaving thin slices of roast beef for my sandwich. "El trabajador de la tienda de delicatessen estaba cortando cuidadosamente finas rodajas de rosbif para mi sándwich.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRozar, pasar cerca deTo skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing."The seagull was shaving the surface of the water, searching for fish. "La gaviota rozaba la superficie del agua, buscando peces.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReducir, disminuirTo reduce in size or weight."The company is shaving costs by reducing travel expenses. "La empresa está reduciendo los costos al disminuir los gastos de viaje.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstafar, timarTo be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat."The mechanic was shaving me by charging $500 for a repair that should have cost $200. "El mecánico me estaba estafando al cobrar 500 dólares por una reparación que debería haber costado 200 dólares.businesseconomymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescontarTo buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows."The loan shark was shaving the promissory notes from desperate borrowers, charging exorbitant interest rates that far exceeded the legal limit. "El usurero estaba descontando los pagarés de los prestatarios desesperados, cobrando tasas de interés exorbitantes que excedían con creces el límite legal.businessfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVirutaA thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material."The carpenter swept up the shaving of wood from the floor after carving the chair leg. "El carpintero barrió la viruta de madera del suelo después de tallar la pata de la silla.materialpartthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAfeitadoThe action of having a shave."My dad enjoys a relaxing hot shower before his morning shaving. "Mi padre disfruta de una relajante ducha caliente antes de su afeitado matutino.bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading