chafe

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• US: /t͡ʃeɪf/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh1- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h1éh1yeti Proto-Italic *kalēō Latin caleō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin calefaciō Classical Latin calfaciō Vulgar Latin *calfō Old French chauferbor. Middle English chaufen English chafe Inherited from Middle English chaufen (“to warm”), borrowed from Old French chaufer (modern French chauffer), from Latin calefacere, calfacere (“to make warm”), from calere (“to be warm”) + facere (“to make”). See caldron.

219 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: opgewarmd door wrijving — heat excited by friction
• Dutch: wrijvingswarmte — heat excited by friction
• French: chauffer en frictionnant — heat excited by friction
• German: Reibungswärme — heat excited by friction
• Italian: surriscaldamento — heat excited by friction
• Portuguese: assadura — heat excited by friction
• Spanish: calor friccional — heat excited by friction
• Bulgarian: ожулване (ožulvane) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Bulgarian: протриване (protrivane) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Catalan: coïssor — injury or wear caused by friction
• Chinese Mandarin: 摩擦 (mócā) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Chinese Mandarin: 磨損 /磨损 (mósún) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Chinese Mandarin: 擦熱 /擦热 (cārè) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Czech: podráždění (třením) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Danish: gnavesår — injury or wear caused by friction
• Dutch: schaafwonde — injury or wear caused by friction
• Dutch: pijnlijke ruwe plek — injury or wear caused by friction
• Finnish: hiertymä — injury or wear caused by friction
• Finnish: hankauma — injury or wear caused by friction
• French: inflammation — injury or wear caused by friction
• French: abrasion — injury or wear caused by friction
• Galician: abrasión — injury or wear caused by friction
• Galician: esfoladura — injury or wear caused by friction
• German: Schürfwunde — injury or wear caused by friction
• German: Verschleiß — injury or wear caused by friction
• German: Abnutzung — injury or wear caused by friction
• Hungarian: horzsolás — injury or wear caused by friction
• Icelandic: núningssár — injury or wear caused by friction
• Italian: abrasione — injury or wear caused by friction
• Italian: escoriazione — injury or wear caused by friction
• Japanese: 摩擦 (masatsu) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Japanese: 擦過傷 (sakkashō) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Polish: odparzenie — injury or wear caused by friction
• Polish: zatarcie — injury or wear caused by friction
• Polish: otarcie — injury or wear caused by friction
• Portuguese: esfolamento — injury or wear caused by friction
• Portuguese: desgaste — injury or wear caused by friction
• Romanian: rosătură — injury or wear caused by friction
• Russian: сса́дина (ssádina) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Russian: потёртость (potjórtostʹ) — injury or wear caused by friction
• Scottish Gaelic: bruichealachd — injury or wear caused by friction
• Spanish: escocimiento — injury or wear caused by friction
• Spanish: irritación — injury or wear caused by friction
• Spanish: cocedura — injury or wear caused by friction
• Spanish: rozadura — injury or wear caused by friction
• Spanish: escocedura — injury or wear caused by friction
• Spanish: escozor — injury or wear caused by friction
• Spanish: bife — injury or wear caused by friction
• Swedish: skavsår — injury or wear caused by friction
• Swedish: skav — injury or wear caused by friction
• Bulgarian: раздразнение (razdraznenie) — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Catalan: ràbia — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Dutch: ergernis — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Dutch: woede — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Finnish: ärsytys — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• French: énervement — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• French: colère — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• German: Ärger — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• German: Verdruss — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• German: Belästigung — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• German: Wut — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• German: Qual — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• German: Beunruhigung — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Italian: irritazione — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Italian: collera — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Italian: stizza — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Italian: rabbia — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Italian: nervosismo — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Portuguese: raiva — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Romanian: enervare — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Russian: раздраже́ние (razdražénije) — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Russian: доса́да (dosáda) — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Russian: гнев (gnev) — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Russian: недово́льство (nedovólʹstvo) — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Spanish: solivianto — vexation; irritation of mind; rage
• Bulgarian: дразня (draznja) — to excite passion or anger in
• Czech: podráždit — to excite passion or anger in
• Czech: dráždit — to excite passion or anger in
• Danish: stimulere — to excite passion or anger in
• Danish: opildne — to excite passion or anger in
• Danish: provokere — to excite passion or anger in
• Dutch: zich ergeren — to excite passion or anger in
• Dutch: zich opwinden — to excite passion or anger in
• Finnish: ärsyttää — to excite passion or anger in
• Galician: irritar — to excite passion or anger in
• Galician: alporizar — to excite passion or anger in
• Galician: enervar — to excite passion or anger in
• Galician: enrabiar — to excite passion or anger in
• Galician: enrabechar — to excite passion or anger in
• German: belästigen — to excite passion or anger in
• German: ärgern — to excite passion or anger in
• German: nervös machen — to excite passion or anger in
• German: reizen — to excite passion or anger in
• German: verärgern — to excite passion or anger in
• German: aufregen — to excite passion or anger in
• German: verdrießen — to excite passion or anger in
• German: erregen — to excite passion or anger in
• German: erzürnen — to excite passion or anger in
• German: irritieren — to excite passion or anger in
• German: anecken — to excite passion or anger in
• Italian: arrapare — to excite passion or anger in
• Italian: stimolare — to excite passion or anger in
• Italian: attizzare — to excite passion or anger in
• Italian: provocare — to excite passion or anger in
• Māori: hotu — to excite passion or anger in
• Middle English: chaufen — to excite passion or anger in
• Polish: dręczyć — to excite passion or anger in
• Polish: drażnić — to excite passion or anger in
• Portuguese: enraivecer — to excite passion or anger in
• Russian: дразни́ть (draznítʹ) — to excite passion or anger in
• Spanish: irritar — to excite passion or anger in
• Spanish: soliviantar — to excite passion or anger in
• Spanish: enrabietar — to excite passion or anger in
• Spanish: escocer — to excite passion or anger in
• Azerbaijani: sürtmək — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Bulgarian: протривам (protrivam) — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Catalan: desgastar — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Czech: dřít — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Czech: rozedřít — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Danish: slide — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Dutch: afslijten — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Finnish: hangata — to fret and wear by rubbing
• German: verschleißen — to fret and wear by rubbing
• German: abnutzen — to fret and wear by rubbing
• German: abreiben — to fret and wear by rubbing
• German: abscheuern — to fret and wear by rubbing
• German: scheuern — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Italian: sfregare — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Italian: logorare — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Italian: abradere — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Italian: scorticare — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Italian: escoriare — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Māori: pākanikani — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Māori: hikahika — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Māori: mōhanihani — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Mongolian: хөлрөх (xölröx) — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Mongolian: үрэх (ürex) — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Mongolian: холгох (xolgox) — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Polish: odparzyć — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Polish: odparzać — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Portuguese: friccionar — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Russian: натира́ть (natirátʹ) — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Russian: натере́ть (naterétʹ) — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Russian: истирать (istiratʹ) — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Spanish: caldar — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Spanish: escocer — to fret and wear by rubbing
• Ainu: シルシル (shiru-shiru) — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Bulgarian: трия (trija) — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Bulgarian: търкам (tǎrkam) — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Catalan: desgastar — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Chinese Mandarin: 擦熱 /擦热 (cārè) — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Czech: dřít se — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Danish: slide — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Dutch: schuren — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Finnish: hangata — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• German: reiben — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• German: scheuern — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Māori: pākanikani — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Māori: mōhanihani — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Māori: hikahika — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Mongolian: хөлрөх (xölröx) — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Mongolian: үрэх (ürex) — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Mongolian: холгох (xolgox) — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Polish: wycierać — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Polish: przecierać — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Portuguese: atritar — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Portuguese: desgastar — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Russian: тере́ть (terétʹ) — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Russian: тере́ться (terétʹsja) — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Spanish: erosionarse — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Spanish: escocer — to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction
• Azerbaijani: yeyilmək — to be worn by rubbing
• Bulgarian: протривам се (protrivam se) — to be worn by rubbing
• Catalan: pelar — to be worn by rubbing
• Chinese Mandarin: 擦熱 /擦热 (cārè) — to be worn by rubbing
• Czech: dřít se — to be worn by rubbing
• Czech: rozedřít se — to be worn by rubbing
• Danish: opslide — to be worn by rubbing
• Dutch: verslijten — to be worn by rubbing
• Finnish: hankautua — to be worn by rubbing
• Galician: desgastar — to be worn by rubbing
• Galician: gastar — to be worn by rubbing
• Galician: luír — to be worn by rubbing
• German: verschleißen — to be worn by rubbing
• German: durchscheuern — to be worn by rubbing
• German: abscheuern — to be worn by rubbing
• German: abreiben — to be worn by rubbing
• German: durchreiben — to be worn by rubbing
• Māori: pākanikani — to be worn by rubbing
• Māori: pahore — to be worn by rubbing
• Mongolian: холгох (xolgox) — to be worn by rubbing
• Portuguese: desgastar — to be worn by rubbing
• Russian: протира́ться (protirátʹsja) — to be worn by rubbing
• Russian: протере́ться (proterétʹsja) — to be worn by rubbing
• Spanish: desgastarse — to be worn by rubbing
• Bulgarian: дразня се (draznja se) — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Bulgarian: горещя се (goreštja se) — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Catalan: coure — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Danish: irritere — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Dutch: irriteren — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Dutch: vervelen — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Finnish: ärsyyntyä — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• French: irriter — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• French: vexer — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• German: irritieren — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• German: verärgern — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• German: bekümmern — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• German: plagen — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• German: belästigen — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• German: aufregen — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• German: quälen — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• German: beunruhigen — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Māori: hotu — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Polish: być rozdrażnionym — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Portuguese: irritar-se — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Russian: горячи́ться (gorjačítʹsja) — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Russian: зли́ться (zlítʹsja) — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Russian: раздража́ться (razdražátʹsja) — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
• Spanish: irritarse — to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated