rub along in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rub along in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rub along VB [Am rəb -, Brit rʌb -] Brit (v + adv)

1. rub along (get on):

we rub along (together)

nos llevamos bastante bien

2. rub along (manage):

how are you? — I'm rubbing along

¿qué tal estás? — voy tirando inf

Translations for rub along in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.along [Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ, Brit əˈlɒŋ] ADV

1.1. along (forward):

the restaurant is a bit further along on the right

el restaurante está un poco más adelante, a mano derecha

I was walking along, minding my own business, when …

iba caminando tranquilamente, cuando …

I was carried along by the crowd

la multitud me arrastró (hacia adelante)

1.2. along (with one):

why don't you come along?

¿por qué no vienes conmigo/con nosotros?

why don't you come along?

¿por qué no me/nos acompañas?

she brought her brother along

trajo a su hermano

she brought her brother along

vino con su hermano

take an umbrella along

llévate un paraguas

2.1. along in phrases:

along with

(junto) con

2.2. along in phrases:

along about Am inf, it happened along about five o'clock

ocurrió a eso de or como a las cinco

II.along [Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ, Brit əˈlɒŋ] PREP

we walked along the shore

caminamos por la playa

there were beacons all along the coastline

había balizas a lo largo de toda la costa

cut along the dotted line

corte por la línea de puntos

she ran her finger along the surface

pasó el dedo por la superficie

the church is a bit further along the road

la iglesia queda un poco más adelante

we stopped at several places along the way

paramos en varios lugares en or por el camino

See also sing along, move along, get along, come along

sing along VB [Am sɪŋ -, Brit sɪŋ -] (v + adv)

to sing along (with sb)

cantar (con alguien)

I.move along VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + adv)

1. move along (go further along):

move along

correrse

move along, so I can sit down too

córrete or arrímate para que pueda sentarme yo también

2. move along (disperse):

move along

circular

move along, please, there's nothing to see

circulen, por favor, no hay nada que ver

3. move along (leave):

move along inf

irse

move along inf

marcharse esp Spain

I'll be moving along now

ya me voy

4. move along (make progress):

move along

avanzar

II.move along VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + o + adv)

move along

hacer circular

the police moved us along

la policía nos hizo circular

get along VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv)

1. get along (be on one's way):

I must be getting along now

me tengo que ir

I must be getting along now

tengo que ponerme en camino

get along with you! (off you go) inf

¡vete (or váyanse etc.)!

get along with you! (you're kidding)

¡anda (ya)! inf

get along with you! (you're kidding)

¡dale! inf

2. get along (manage, cope):

the firm couldn't get along without her

la compañía no podría funcionar sin ella

we got along for years without a computer

nos las arreglamos durante años sin computadora

3. get along (progress):

get along work/patient:

marchar

get along work/patient:

andar

he's getting along just fine at school

le va muy bien en el colegio

to get along with sth how are you getting along with the preparations?

¿qué tal marchan los preparativos?

4. get along (be on good terms):

get along

llevarse bien

to get along with sb

llevarse bien con alguien

we get along fine

nos llevamos bien

come along VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

1.1. come along in imperative (hurry up):

come along, children

¡vamos, niños!

come along, children

¡de prisa, niños!

come along, children

¡apúrense, niños! LatAm

come along, children

¡órale, niños! Mex inf

1.2. come along in imperative (as encouragement, rebuke):

come along!

¡vamos!

come along there, there's no need to cry

vamos, vamos, no tienes por qué llorar

2.1. come along (accompany):

we're going to the exhibition — can I come along?

vamos a la exposición — ¿puedo ir (yo) también?

come along with me

ven conmigo

come along with me

acompáñame

2.2. come along (present oneself, arrive):

you came along just at the right time

llegaste justo en el momento adecuado

grab the first taxi that comes along

toma el primer taxi que pase or venga

3. come along (progress):

come along

ir

come along

marchar

how's your essay coming along?

¿cómo te va con el trabajo?

how's your essay coming along?

¿cómo va or marcha el trabajo?

the kitchen's coming along nicely

la cocina está quedando muy bien

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

1. rub:

rub (with hand, finger)

frotar

rub (firmly)

restregar

rub (firmly)

refregar

rub (massage)

masajear

rub (massage)

friccionar

she rubbed the glass clean

frotó el cristal hasta que quedó limpio

don't rub your eye!

no te restriegues or refriegues el ojo

to rub one's hands together

frotarse las manos

they will be rubbing their hands together (with glee) as they watch their shares soar

estarán frotándose las manos al ver cómo suben sus acciones

rub the oil into your skin

frótese (la piel) or hágase fricciones con el aceite

rub the cream on your skin

aplíquese frotando la crema en la piel

rub the fat into the flour

mezclar la grasa y la harina con los dedos

rub your hair dry with this towel

sécate el pelo con esta toalla

not to have two farthings or halfpennies or pennies to rub together Brit

no tener donde caerse muerto inf

to rub sb the wrong way Am

caerle mal a alguien

2. rub (clean, polish):

rub

frotar

she rubbed the silver until it shone

frotó la plata hasta que quedó reluciente

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

to rub against/on sth these shoes rub against or on my heels

estos zapatos me rozan los talones

the cat rubbed against my legs

el gato se me restregó contra las piernas

III.rub [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] N

1.1. rub (act):

he gave his knee a good rub

se frotó bien la rodilla

give your hair a quick rub

sécate un poco el pelo con la toalla

give my feet a rub

masajéame los pies

1.2. rub (polish):

give it a rub to make it shine

frótalo (con un paño) para sacarle brillo

2. rub (difficulty):

the rub

el problema

there's the rub

ahí está el problema

there's the rub

esa es la cuestión

rub along in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rub along in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rub along VB intr Brit inf

1. rub along (manage):

rub along

ir tirando

Phrases:

to rub along with sb

llevarse bien con alguien

Translations for rub along in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] PREP

along

por

all along

a lo largo de

along the road

por la carretera

all along the river

a lo largo del río

I lost it along the way

lo perdí por el camino

it's along here

está por aquí

II.along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] ADV

all along

todo el tiempo

to bring/take sb along

traer/llevar a alguien

to go along

seguir adelante

he will be along in an hour

llegará en una hora

come along!

¡ven con nosotros!

I.rub [rʌb] -bb- -bb- N

1. rub (act of rubbing):

rub

frotamiento m

to give sth a rub

frotar algo

2. rub liter (difficulty):

rub

dificultad f

there's the rub

ahí está el quid de la cuestión

II.rub [rʌb] -bb- -bb- VB trans

rub

frotar

rub one's eyes

restregarse

rub one's hands

frotarse

to rub sth clean

lustrar algo

III.rub [rʌb] -bb- -bb- VB intr

rub

rozar

along PREP

User Entry

along with

junto con

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And it helps you both become better people smoothing off your rough edges as you rub along together.

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Sometimes, they rub along the side of the boat.

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We've all got to rub along in this modern-day melting pot.

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This one looks at how we can all rub along together.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Perhaps it is inevitable that this divorce like so many should bring out the worst in parties who once attempted to rub along as family.

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It makes me feel sad that we can't all just rub along a bit better than this.

hackneycitizen.co.uk

There's no obvious compromise and therefore, on this subject, we rub along.

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Always rub along the grain until the mark disappears.

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We need to be alert to the ways that we can be wrong if we want to rub along with other people.

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We'll just rub along without a care.

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