rub

rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb
(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) restregar, frotar

2. noun
(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) friega, acto de restregar/frotar
- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong way
rub vb frotar
she woke up and rubbed her eyes se despertó y se frotó los ojos con las manos
El pasado y participio pasado de rub se escribe rubbed; el gerundio se escribe rubbing
rub
tr[rʌb]
noun
1 friega
■ give it a quick rub frótalo un poquito
transitive verb (pt & pp rubbed, ger rubbing)
1 (gen) frotar; (hard) restregar
■ he rubbed his hands together because of the cold se frotó las manos por el frío
intransitive verb
1 rozar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to rub it in familiar insistir
to rub shoulders with codearse con
to rub somebody up the wrong way sacar de quicio a alguien
rub ['rʌb] v, rubbed ; rubbing vt
1) : frotar, restregar
to rub one's hands together: frotarse las manos
2) massage: friccionar, masajear
3) chafe: rozar
4) polish: frotar, pulir
5) scrub: fregar
6)
to rub elbows with : codarse con
7)
to rub someone the wrong way : sacar de quicio a alguien, caerle mal a alguien
rub vi
to rub against : rozar
rub n
1) rubbing: frotamiento m, fricción f
2) difficulty: problema m
rub
n.
• fricción s.f.
• frotación s.f.
• frotamiento s.m.
• refregón s.m.
• roce s.m.
• rozadura s.f.
rub (s.o.) the wrong way
expr.
• caerle mal a alguien expr.
v.
• estregar v.
• fregar v.
• friccionar v.
• frotar v.
• limpiar frotando v.
• refregar v.
• restregar v.
• rozar v.
• sobar v.

I
1. rʌb
-bb- transitive verb
a) (with hand, finger) frotar; (firmly) restregar*, refregar*; (massage) masajear, friccionar

to rub one's eye/eyes — restregarse* or refregarse* or (Méx) tallarse el ojo/los ojos

rub the cream on your skin — aplíquese frotando la crema en la piel

to rub one's hands together — frotarse las manos

rub the fat into the flour — mezclar la grasa y la harina con los dedos

not to have two farthings o halfpennies o pennies to rub together — (BrE) no tener* donde caerse muerto (fam)

to rub somebody the wrong way — (AmE) caerle* mal a alguien

b) (with a cloth) frotar

she rubbed the glass clean — frotó el cristal hasta que quedó limpio


2.
vi

to rub AGAINST/ON something: these shoes rub against o on my heels estos zapatos me rozan los talones; the cat rubbed against my legs — el gato se me restregó contra las piernas

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1)
a) (act)

give my feet a rub — masajéame los pies

b) (polish)

to give something a rub — frotar algo (con un paño)

2) (difficulty)

the rub — el problema

[rʌb]
1. N
1) (gen)

to give sth a rub — frotar algo

to give one's shoes a rub (up) — limpiar los zapatos

to give the silver a rub — sacar brillo a la plata

to give sb's back a rub — frotar la espalda de algn

2) (fig)

there's the rub — ahí está el problema, esa es la dificultad

the rub is that ... — el problema es que ...

2.
VT (=apply friction) frotar; (hard) restregar, estregar; (Med etc) friccionar; (to clean) limpiar frotando; (=polish) sacar brillo a

to rub one's hands together — frotarse las manos

to rub sth dry — secar algo frotándolo

to rub a surface bare — alisar una superficie a fuerza de frotarla

to rub a cream into the skin — frotar la piel con una crema

3.
VI

to rub against/on sth — rozar algo

- rub along
* * *

I
1. [rʌb]
-bb- transitive verb
a) (with hand, finger) frotar; (firmly) restregar*, refregar*; (massage) masajear, friccionar

to rub one's eye/eyes — restregarse* or refregarse* or (Méx) tallarse el ojo/los ojos

rub the cream on your skin — aplíquese frotando la crema en la piel

to rub one's hands together — frotarse las manos

rub the fat into the flour — mezclar la grasa y la harina con los dedos

not to have two farthings o halfpennies o pennies to rub together — (BrE) no tener* donde caerse muerto (fam)

to rub somebody the wrong way — (AmE) caerle* mal a alguien

b) (with a cloth) frotar

she rubbed the glass clean — frotó el cristal hasta que quedó limpio


2.
vi

to rub AGAINST/ON something: these shoes rub against o on my heels estos zapatos me rozan los talones; the cat rubbed against my legs — el gato se me restregó contra las piernas

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1)
a) (act)

give my feet a rub — masajéame los pies

b) (polish)

to give something a rub — frotar algo (con un paño)

2) (difficulty)

the rub — el problema


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