shave
BrE /ʃeɪv/ AmE /ʃeɪv/
verb en → es
past shaved pp shaved ing shaving
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
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He shaves his beard every morning.
Se afeita la barba todas las mañanas.
a man who regularly removes the hair on his face or head using a razor, scissors, etc.
hombre que se afeita / rapado
Phrasal verbs
afeitar, rasurar
-
He shaved off his beard.
Se afeitó la barba.
afeitar, rapar
-
He shaved his beard down to a stubble.
Se afeitó la barba hasta dejarla de corta.
Idioms
afeitar algo
-
He shaved a few years off his age.
Le restó unos años a su edad.
afeitar algo hasta la raíz
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The company has been forced to shave its costs to the quick.
La empresa ha sido forzada a reducir sus costos al mínimo.