shave

S2 W2

BrE /ʃeɪv/ AmE /ʃeɪv/

verb en → es

past shaved pp shaved ing shaving

1 REMOVE HAIR [transitive] A2

to cut off the hair on your face or head with a razor, scissors, etc.

afeitar, rapar

  • shave somebody/something

Collocations shave your beard · shave your head

  • He shaves his beard every morning.

    Se afeita la barba todas las mañanas.

2 PERSON [noun] B1

a man who regularly removes the hair on his face or head using a razor, scissors, etc.

hombre que se afeita / rapado

Phrasal verbs

shave off REMOVE HAIR B2

afeitar, rasurar

  • He shaved off his beard.

    Se afeitó la barba.

shave down REDUCE HAIR B2

afeitar, rapar

  • He shaved his beard down to a stubble.

    Se afeitó la barba hasta dejarla de corta.

Idioms

shave something off B2

afeitar algo

  • He shaved a few years off his age.

    Le restó unos años a su edad.

shave something to the quick C1

afeitar algo hasta la raíz

  • The company has been forced to shave its costs to the quick.

    La empresa ha sido forzada a reducir sus costos al mínimo.