chafe in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

chafe in the PONS Dictionary

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to chafe [or champ] at the bit
impacientarse
to chafe [or champ] at the bit
comer ansias Mex

chafe Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to chafe at sth
enfadarse por algo
to chafe to do sth
estar impaciente por algo
to chafe [or champ] at the bit
impacientarse
to chafe [or champ] at the bit
comer ansias Mex
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Despite such growth, there were still clear signs that the industry was chafing under the constraints of regulation.
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The ceremony is carefully orchestrated by the ship's officers, with some enthusiastic sailors chafing at the degree to which harassment was disallowed.
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He quickly chafes against his surroundings, reading instead of playing with other children, and rejecting the church in favor of atheism at a young age.
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During the 1980s, the schools' special status had begun to chafe within the workings of the school board.
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Chafe (2003) sees the novel in terms of postcolonial literature with its attendant themes of displacement, identity, and history.
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Chafe also wrote and published a short account.
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If it had been suspended by the shoulders, its weight would have likely exhausted (and chafed) its wearer.
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Pat chafes under these restrictions, or indeed any effort to protect her simply because she is female.
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They were now starting to chafe at the bit.
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The most classic length is the mid-calf height that keeps the fenders of a western saddle from chafing the ankle and calf of the rider.
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