rubs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rubs in the English»French Dictionary

I.rub off VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] (rub off)

1. rub off (come off):

rub off dye, ink:

déteindre

the ink rubbed off on my hands

l'encre a déteint sur mes mains

I hope your integrity rubs off on him

j'espère que ton honnêteté déteindra sur lui

2. rub off (wipe off):

the chalk/the pencil rubs off easily

la craie/le crayon s'efface facilement

II.rub off VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] (rub [sth] off, rub off [sth])

rub off stain, pattern:

rub off

effacer, faire disparaître

I.rub [Brit rʌb, Am rəb] N

1. rub (massage):

rub

friction f

to give [sth] a rub back

frictionner

to give [sth] a rub horse

bouchonner

2. rub (polish):

rub

coup m de chiffon

to give [sth] a rub spoon

donner un coup de torchon à

to give [sth] a rub table

donner un coup de chiffon à

to give [sth] a rub stain

frotter

3. rub (liniment):

rub

baume m pour les muscles

4. rub (drawback):

rub dated or hum

hic m inf

rub dated or hum

inconvénient m

there's the rub

voilà le hic inf

II.rub <pres part rubbing; pret, pp rubbed> [Brit rʌb, Am rəb] VB trans

1. rub (touch):

rub chin, eyes, nose

se frotter

to rub noses (in greeting)

se frotter le nez

to rub one's hands with glee

se frotter les mains de joie

2. rub (polish):

rub stain, surface

frotter

to rub sth dry

sécher qc avec un torchon

to rub sth away stain

faire disparaître qc

to rub a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc

3. rub (massage):

rub back, shoulders

frictionner

she rubbed my back

elle m'a frictionné le dos

4. rub (apply):

to rub sth on to the skin

appliquer qc sur la peau

to rub sth into the skin

faire pénétrer qc dans la peau

5. rub:

to rub something into (incorporate into) FOOD flour

incorporer qc à

rub the cream into your skin

faire pénétrer la pommade en massant

rub the shampoo into your hair

bien répartir le shampooing en massant

6. rub (chafe):

rub shoe: heel

blesser

rub wheel: mudguard

frotter contre

III.rub <pres part rubbing; pret, pp rubbed> [Brit rʌb, Am rəb] VB intr

1. rub (scrub):

rub

frotter

2. rub (chafe):

these shoes rub

ces chaussures me blessent

IV.to rub oneself VB refl

to rub oneself refl < pres part rubbing; pret, pp rubbed>:

to rub oneself

se frotter (against contre)

to rub oneself

se frictionner (with avec)

to rub oneself dry

se frictionner pour se sécher

V.rubbed ADJ

rubbed furniture

patiné

rubbed book cover

usé

VI.rub [Brit rʌb, Am rəb]

to rub salt into sb's wounds

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

to rub sb up the wrong way

prendre qn à rebrousse-poil inf

to rub shoulders with sb

côtoyer or fréquenter qn

to rub sb's nose in it

mettre à qn son nez dans son caca inf

rub-down [Brit, Am ˈrəbˌdaʊn] N

to give sb a rub-down

frictionner qn

to give [sth] a rub-down horse

bouchonner

to give [sth] a rub-down woodwork, plaster

poncer

I.rub down VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] (rub [sb] down, rub down [sb])

rub down athlete:

rub down

frictionner

II.rub down VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] (rub [sth] down, rub down [sth])

1. rub down (massage):

rub down horse

bouchonner

to rub oneself down

se frictionner

2. rub down (smooth):

rub down plaster, wood

poncer

rub along VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] inf

to rub along with person

s'entendre assez bien avec

I.rub in VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] (rub [sth] in, rub in [sth]) FOOD

rub in butter

incorporer

rub in lotion

faire pénétrer

there's no need to rub it in inf! fig

inutile d'en rajouter! inf

he's always rubbing it in how rich he is

il nous rebat les oreilles avec sa richesse inf

I.rub out VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] (rub out)

rub out chalk, pencil:

rub out

s'effacer

II.rub out VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] (rub [sth] out, rub out [sth])

rub out word, drawing:

rub out

effacer

III.rub out VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] (rub [sb] out) inf Am fig

rub out

liquider qn inf

Translations for rubs in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

frictionner personne

to give a rub to

frictionner pieds, tête

to rub

se frictionner

to rub oneself down

bouchonner cheval

to rub down

bouchonner personne, visage

to rub

oindre

to rub [sb] with ointment

rubs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rubs in the English»French Dictionary

I.rub [rʌb] N

rub

frottement m

to give sth a rub

frotter qc

II.rub <-bb-> [rʌb] VB trans

rub

frotter

rub body

frictionner

rub blackboard

essuyer

rub one's eyes, hands

se frotter

to rub sth clean

nettoyer qc (en frottant)

to rub oneself (up) against sth

se frotter contre qc

to rub up

astiquer

Phrases:

to rub sb's nose in it

mettre le nez de qn dedans

to rub shoulders [or elbows Am] with sb inf

côtoyer qn

to rub sb (up Aus, Brit) the wrong way

prendre qn a rebrousse-poil

III.rub <-bb-> [rʌb] VB intr

rub

se frotter

the shoes rub against my heel

les chaussures me serrent au talon

rub along VB intr Brit inf

to rub along (together)

s'entendre plus ou moins bien

rub-down N

rub-down

friction f

to give sb a rub-down

frictionner qn

rub out VB trans

1. rub out (erase):

rub out

effacer

2. rub out Am inf (murder):

rub out

éliminer

I.rub off VB intr

1. rub off (become clean):

rub off

s'effacer

rub off mark

partir

2. rub off (affect):

rub off on sb

déteindre sur qn

II.rub off VB trans

rub off

effacer

to rub dirt off

enlever les saletés

rub in VB trans

1. rub in (spread on skin):

rub in

faire pénétrer

2. rub in inf (keep reminding):

rub in

rappeler sans cesse

rub down VB trans

1. rub down (prepare for decoration):

rub down

nettoyer

to rub down with sandpaper

poncer avec du papier de verre

2. rub down (dry):

rub down

essuyer (en frottant)

Translations for rubs in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gommer

to rub out

frictionner

to rub down

se frictionner

to rub oneself down

frotter contre qc

to rub against sth

frotter (nettoyer)

to rub

frotter (frictionner pour sécher)

to rub down

frotter (frictionner pour réchauffer)

to rub

frotter qc contre/sur qc

to rub sth against/on sth

frotter qc d'ail

to rub sth with garlic

se frotter

to rub oneself down

se frotter les yeux/le nez

to rub one's eyes/nose

se frotter contre les jambes de qn

to rub against sb's legs

rubs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to rub salt in the/sb's wound

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

to rub oneself (up) against sth

se frotter contre qc

to rub sb's nose in it

mettre le nez de qn dedans

to rub shoulders [or elbows Am] with sb inf

côtoyer qn

to rub sb (up Aus, Brit) the wrong way

prendre qn a rebrousse-poil

the shoes rub against my heel

les chaussures me serrent au talon

to rub along (together)

s'entendre plus ou moins bien

to rub down with sandpaper

poncer avec du papier de verre

to rub sb up the wrong way

prendre qn à rebours

to rub sb up the wrong way

prendre qn à rebrousse-poil inf