zafarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for zafarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.zafar VB trans

1. zafar Col:

zafar nudo

to untie

zafar tuerca

to unscrew

zafar persona/animal

to let … loose

2. zafar brazo/dedo:

zafar Chil Mex Ven

to dislocate

3. zafar Chil embarcación:

zafar

to refloat

II.zafar VB intr Col inf

zafa, ya estoy harta de tus excusas

give me a break, I'm tired of your excuses inf

III.zafarse VB vpr

1. zafarse (de un compromiso):

zafarse de algo

to get o wriggle out of sth

2. zafarse (soltarse):

zafarse persona/animal:

to get loose

zafarse persona/animal:

to get away

3. zafarse:

zafarse hilo/costura:

to come undone

zafarse hilo/costura:

to come unstitched

zafarse lazo/nudo:

to come undone

la cortina se zafó del riel

the curtain came off the rail

4. zafarse refl Chil Mex Ven (dislocarse):

me zafé la muñeca o se me zafó la muñeca

I dislocated my wrist

Translations for zafarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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shake off pursuer/reporter

zafarse de

pull away

zafarse

throw off pursuer

zafarse de

to wrench oneself away

soltarse or zafarse de un tirón

to wrench oneself away

soltarse or zafarse de un jalón LatAm excl CSur

he managed to wriggle himself free

logró zafarse retorciéndose

put out

zafarse Chil Mex

to give sb the slip inf

lograr zafarse de alguien

he gave us the slip

logró zafarse de nosotros

he was unable to escape from her

no pudo zafarse or librarse de ella

zafarse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for zafarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.zafar [sa·ˈfar, θa-] VB trans NAUT

zafar

to free

II.zafar [sa·ˈfar, θa-] VB refl zafarse

1. zafar (de una persona):

zafar

to get away

el ladrón se zafó del policía

the thief gave the policeman the slip

2. zafar (de un compromiso):

zafarse de

to get out of

3. zafar TECH (correa):

zafar

to come off

4. zafar LatAm (dislocarse):

zafar

to dislocate

Translations for zafarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to fall [or slip] through the net fig

zafarse de las redes de alguien

ditch

zafarse de

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

Zafarse de las correas que nos oprimen con el simple gesto de sentarse en un banco de plástico parece tan absurdo que representa una ardua tarea de explicación.

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