rub in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rub in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.rub [rʌb] N

rub

trljanje nt

to give sth a rub hair, material

protrljati || trljati

II.rub <-bb-> [rʌb] VB trans

rub

protrljati // trljati

rub

oribati // ribati

rub

ispolirati // polirati

to rub one's eyes sleepily

sanjivo protrljati oči

to rub one's hands together

trljati ruke

to rub sth clean

oribati nešto

III.rub <-bb-> [rʌb] VB intr

rub

istrljati // trljati

rub shoes, collar

istrljati // trljati

'rub-down N no pl

rub-down

ribanje nt

I.rub off VB intr

1. rub off (become clean):

rub off

očistiti se

rub off stains

skinuti se // skidati se

2. rub off inf (affect):

rub off

uticati

rub off

ostaviti utisak

rub off on sb

ostaviti utisak na nekoga

II.rub off VB trans

rub off

obrisati // brisati nešto napisano gumicom

rub in VB trans

1. rub in (spread):

rub in

utrljati // utrljavati

2. rub in inf (keep reminding):

to rub in it in

trljati na nos stalno podsećati na nešto

Phrases:

to rub in sb's nose in it

nabijati nešto nekome na nos

rub down VB trans

to rub down a surface (smooth)

išmirglati površinu

to rub down a surface (clean)

izribati površinu

to rub down ⇄ sb

izmasirati nekoga

to rub down a dog

očetkati psa

I.rub out VB trans

1. rub out (erase):

rub out

obrisati // brisati nešto napisano gumicom

2. rub out Am sl (murder):

to rub out ⇄ sb

skinuti nekoga

II.rub out VB intr

rub out

skinuti se // skidati se

rub out (erase)

obrisati se // brisati se

rub along VB intr Brit inf

to rub along [together]

slagati se ljudi

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to rub salt in sb's wound

sipati nekome so na ranu

to rub one's eyes [in amazement/disbelief]

protrljati oči (u oduševljenju/neverici)

rub Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sth a rub hair, material

protrljati || trljati

to rub one's eyes sleepily

sanjivo protrljati oči

to rub one's hands together

trljati ruke

to rub sth clean

oribati nešto

to rub salt in sb's wound

sipati nekome so na ranu

to rub one's eyes [in amazement/disbelief]

protrljati oči (u oduševljenju/neverici)

to rub in sb's nose in it

nabijati nešto nekome na nos

to rub down a surface (smooth)

išmirglati površinu

to rub down a surface (clean)

izribati površinu

to rub down a dog

očetkati psa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To suggest singes, the model had been painted with black-tinged rubber cement, with the expectation that this application would rub off.

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And it was beginning to rub off on me.

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Otters rub his feet for good luck when they pass by it.

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They first rub sandpaper to his chest, and paste the inside of his hat which they thought it was to varnish the lid.

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Veterans who've battled and won chapping have tried these: massage dry lips with a dollop of petroleum jelly, then rub it off with a warm, damp facecloth.

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The optional aluminum wheels had new flush-fitting center caps (last year's design featured exposed capped lugs), and bumper rub strips changed from black to gray.

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Crucially, though, it makes no mention of the room service operator's later claims the 58-year-old star hugged him while naked before asking for a rub down.

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Rub down the metal, rinse and buff dry.

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When the meatus is not covered by the foreskin, it can rub against urine soaked diapers resulting in inflammation and mechanical trauma.

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A wood float or plastic float is used to rub down the walls.

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