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rub

1. noun
   1. (massage) friction f;
   2. (polish) coup m de chiffon.

2. transitive verb se frotter (chin, eyes);
   frotter (stain, surface);
   frictionner (sb's back);
   to ~ sth into the skin faire pénétrer qch dans la peau.

3. intransitive verb frotter.

IDIOMS:

to ~ sb up the wrong way prendre qn à rebrousse-poil (familiar) .

rub out

(erase) effacer.

rub in:

~ [sth] in, ~ in [sth] faire pénétrer (lotion);
there's no need to ~ it in! (colloquial) inutile d'en rajouter! (familiar)

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'rub' found in these entries:

English:

scrape - shoulder - wound

French:

déteindre - effacer - enfoncer - friction - frictionner - frotter - gommer - pénétrer

rub: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations
rub	(massage)	vtr	masser ⇒
rub	(friction)	nm	frottement
Additional Translations:
rub	(act of wiping)	nm	coup de chiffon (en frottant)
rub	(problem)	nm	hic (difficulté) familier
rub		vi	frotter ⇒ (pierres : mettre en contact)
rub	(shoulders)	vi	frayer ⇒ (entrer en contact) vieilli
rub	(past, against)	vpr	se frotter ⇒
rub	(clean)	vtr	astiquer ⇒ (nettoyer)
rub	(create friction)	vtr	frictionner ⇒ ( )
rub	(scrape)	vtr	gratter ⇒ ( )
Compound Forms/Formes composées
dry-rub			frottement à sec
rub against			frotter contre
rub down		v	frictionner ⇒
rub down		v	poncer ⇒ (polir avec un abrasif- peinture)
rub down		v	bouchonner ⇒ (Cheval)
rub elbows with		v	côtoyer ⇒ (vivre près de, border, longer)
rub in		v	faire pénétrer ⇒
rub it in		v	remuer le couteau dans la plaie
rub off		v	effacer ⇒
rub off on (figurative)		v	déteindre sur (influencer) figuré
rub on		v	étaler ⇒ (exhiber - péjoratif)
rub on		v	étaler ⇒ (appliquer en couche -pommade, etc.)
rub on		v	étendre ⇒ (pommade)
rub out (GB)		v	gommer ⇒
rub out		v	effacer ⇒
rub up		v	se frotter ⇒
rub-down (massage)		nf	friction (massage)
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