zafar
Meanings
Verb
1. to loosen; to untie (transitive)
2. to get out of; to dodge (an obligation) (intransitive, Latin America, followed by "de")
3. to come undone; to loosen up (reflexive)
4. to free oneself of; to get free of (reflexive, followed by "de")
5. to shirk (pronominal)
Examples3
Zafé en el examen, aprobé sin estudiar.
I passed the exam without studying.
Parece que se le ha zafado un tornillo.
He seems like he's got a few screws loose.
Este tiene zafado un par de tornillos.
He's got a couple of screws loose.