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chafe 
  vt 
(=rub against) 
 [+skin, thigh, hand, groin] frotter contre 
(=rub so as to warm) frotter 
→ Kate pulled the blankets over the girl and chafed her hands.   
  vi  (fig) 
(=be annoyed) 
to chafe against  se rebiffer contre 
→ Netanyahu, who chafed against the constraints   
to chafe at sth   (=restriction, compulsion) s'irriter de qch 
→ ... the business community chafes at having to pay fees to middlemen.   

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