zafarse vr u (de un peligro) to get away, escape [de, from] u (de una persona) to get rid of: no logré zafarme de Ernesto, I couldn’t manage to get rid of Ernesto; (de una tarea, castigo) to get out [de, of]: no intentes zafarte, don’t try to get out of it u LAm (un hueso) to dislocate.