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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

rub /rʌb/ noun sfregata f transitive verb (pt/pp rubbed) sfregare;
~ one's hands fregarsi le mani ■ rub along intransitive verb sopportarsi [a vicenda] ■ rub down transitive verb frizionare ‹person, body›;
levigare ‹wood› ■ rub in transitive verb far assorbire (massaggiando) ‹cream›;
don't ~it in fam non rigirare il coltello nella piaga ■ rub off transitive verb mandar via sfregando ‹stain›;
(from blackboard) cancellare intransitive verb andar via;
~ off on essere trasmesso a ■ rub out transitive verb cancellare ■ rub up transitive verb ~ somebody up the wrong way prendere qualcuno per il verso sbagliato

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'rub' found in these entries:

English:

rub-down

Italian:

cancellare - fregare - fregarsi - fregata - frizionare - frizione - levigare - sfregare - strisciarsi - strofinare - stropicciare - stropicciata - strusciare - strusciarsi

rub: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

rub		(act of rubbing)	strofinamento nm
rub			strofinare v
rub			(ostacolo) imprevisto nm
rub		sfregare, pulire	fregare v
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
dry-rub			strofinamento a secco nm
rub down			strigliare (un cavallo)
rub down			strofinare v
rub down			massaggiare v
rub elbows with			socializzare con
rub in			far penetrare frizionando
rub in			imprimere bene (nella mente)
rub it in			insistere
rub off			togliere fregando
rub off			cancellare v
rub out			cancellare con la gomma
rub out			togliere di mezzo (uccidere)
rub out		pulir via	togliere v
rub sb down			massaggiare qualcuno
rub up		lucidare	levigare v
rub up			rinfrescare (una nozione nella memoria)
rub up		pulire con vigore	lucidare v
rub-a-dub			rataplan (di tamburo)
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'rub' in the title:
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an old school "rub and tug" massage parlor
I need a rub
I'm here to rub your feet
Rub hands thoroughly until dry
rub it in will ya
rub off on someone
rub one's hands together
Therein lies the rub
to rub it in
to rub one's nose
to rub out
to rub something in to someone's face
With a clip-on tie and a rub-on tan
You’ve got to rub the Liberty Bell if nothing else there

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