What does rozar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word rozar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rozar in Spanish.

The word rozar in Spanish means graze, rub, chafe, rub, have contact, reach, touch, push the limit, be nearly perfect, be almost perfect. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rozar

graze, rub

verbo transitivo (pasar tocando algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El peñasco pasó rozando la proa del barco.
The rock grazed the boat's hull in passing.

chafe, rub

verbo transitivo (erosionar la piel)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los zapatos nuevos le rozaban el talón.
His new shoes chafe (or: rub) his heel.

have contact

verbo pronominal (tener relación estrecha)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se roza más con sus amigos que con sus hermanos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He had more contact with his friends than with his cousins.

reach, touch

verbo transitivo (entonar con dificultad)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La soprano rozó el do haciendo un gran esfuerzo.
The soprano reached (or: touched) a high C with great effort.

push the limit

locución verbal (acercarse a los límites) (patience)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro roza el límite de mi paciencia con sus quejas.
Pedro is pushing the limit of my patience with his gripes.

be nearly perfect, be almost perfect

locución verbal (ser casi perfecto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El desempeño del atleta roza la perfección.
The athlete's performance is almost perfect.

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