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Meaning of chafe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

t͡ʃeɪf

Definitions

Heat excited by friction.
countable, uncountable
Injury or wear caused by friction.
countable, uncountable
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الإنزعاج

Azərbaycanca sürtmək yeyilmək

Български ожулване трия търкам

Bosanski bife гнев досада

Català coïssor coure pelar ràbia

Čeština dráždit dřít dřít se podráždit

Dansk irritere opildne slide stimulere

Deutsch abnutzen Abnutzung abreiben abscheuern anecken Ärger ärgern aufregen bekümmern belästigen Belästigung beunruhigen Beunruhigung durchreiben durchscheuern erregen erzürnen irritieren nervös machen plagen Qual quälen Reiben Reibungswärme reizen Scheuern Schürfwunde verärgern verdrießen Verdruss Verschleiß Verschleißen Wut

Español bife caldar calor friccional cocedura desgastarse enrabietar erosionarse escocedura escocer escocimiento escozor irritación irritar irritarse rozadura soliviantar solivianto

Suomi ärsyttää ärsytys ärsyyntyä hangata hankauma hankautua hankautuma hiertymä

Français abrasion chauffer en frictionnant colère énervement inflammation irriter vexer

Gàidhlig bruichealachd

Galego alporizar enrabechar enrabiar gastar irritar

Hrvatski bife гнев досада

Italiano abradere abrasione arrapare attizzare collera escoriare escoriazione irritazione logorare nervosismo provocare rabbia scorticare sfregare stimolare stizza surriscaldamento

日本語摩摩擦擦過傷

한국어 마

Монгол үрэх холгох хөлрөх

Nederlands afslijten ergernis irriteren opgewarmd door wrijving pijnlijke ruwe plek schaafwonde schuren verslijten vervelen woede wrijvingswarmte zich ergeren zich opwinden

Polski drażnić dręczyć odparzać odparzenie odparzyć otarcie przecierać wycierać

Português assadura atritar desgastar desgaste enraivecer esfolamento friccionar irritar-se raiva

Română enervare rosătură

Русский гнев горячиться досада дразнить злиться истира́ть натереть натирать недовольство потёртость протере́ться протира́ться раздражаться раздраже́ние сса́дина тереть тереться

Српски bife гнев досада

Svenska skav skavsår

Examples

“Like a wylde Bull, that, being at a bay, / Is bayted of a mastiffe and a hound / […] That in his chauffe he digs the trampled ground / And threats his horns […]”

“When we returned we found the poor prisoner in a terrible chafe with the sentinel for detaining him, for the guard had been true to his trust.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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