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rozar

to graze

verb rroh-SAHR Rare

Also means

to brush against

Usage Note

Rozar means to touch lightly or graze a surface — rozar la pared (to brush the wall), rozar la perfección (to border on perfection). The z changes to c before e in conjugation: roce, roces… The noun roce means a scrape, friction, or a minor clash between people (tuvieron un roce, they had a falling-out).

Examples

"El coche rozó el muro al aparcar."

Natural Translation

The car grazed the wall when parking.

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