friego in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for friego in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.fregar VB trans

1. fregar (lavar, limpiar):

fregar

to wash

fregué el suelo (con trapo, fregona)

I mopped o washed the floor

fregué el suelo (con cepillo)

I scrubbed the floor

fregar los platos

to wash the dishes

fregar los platos

to do the dishes inf

fregar los platos

to do the washing-up Brit

fregar los platos

to wash up Brit

2.1. fregar LatAm excep. RioPl inf (molestar):

¡deja de fregar a tu hermano!

stop pestering your brother! inf

no creo que sea así, lo dijo solo por fregarte

I don't think it's true, she said it just to needle you inf

no creo que sea así, lo dijo solo por fregarte

I don't think it's true, she said it just to wind you up Brit inf

fregarle la paciencia a alg.

to go o keep on at sb inf

2.2. fregar LatAm excep. RioPl inf (expresando sorpresa):

¡no me friegues!

you're kidding o joking! inf

¡no me friegues!

no kidding! inf

3. fregar (malograr):

fregar LatAm excep. RioPl inf planes

to ruin

fregar LatAm excep. RioPl inf planes

to mess up inf

fregar LatAm excep. RioPl inf planes

to put paid to Brit inf

fregar paseo/vacaciones

to ruin

fregar paseo/vacaciones

to put paid to Brit inf

4. fregar LatAm excep. RioPl inf (fastidiar):

me fregó con esa pregunta

her question really floored o stumped me inf

el anterior gobierno no hizo más que fregar al país

all the last government managed to do was drag the country down inf

II.fregar VB intr

1.1. fregar (lavar los platos):

fregar

to wash the dishes

fregar

to do the dishes inf

fregar

to do the washing-up Brit

fregar

to wash up Brit

1.2. fregar (limpiar):

fregar

to clean

1.3. fregar (restregar):

fregar

to scrub

2.1. fregar LatAm excep. RioPl inf (molestar):

¿hasta cuándo friegan con ese ruido?

how much longer do we have to put up with that horrible racket? inf

¡déjate de fregar!

stop bothering o pestering me!

¡déjate de fregar!

stop being so annoying!

2.2. fregar LatAm excep. RioPl inf (expresando sorpresa):

¡no friegues!

you're joking o kidding! inf

¡no friegues!

no kidding! inf

III.fregarse VB vpr

1. fregarse LatAm inf (embromarse):

si no te gusta, te friegas

if you don't like it you can lump it o that's tough! inf

¡me fregué!

I've really screwed up! sl

¡me fregué!

I'm in for it now! inf

¡me fregué!

I've really done it now! inf

los que se friegan son ustedes

you'll be the ones who lose out

2.1. fregarse LatAm excep. RioPl inf (malograrse):

ahora sí que se fregaron nuestros planes

that's really ruined o messed up our plans

ahora sí que se fregaron nuestros planes

that's really put paid to our plans Brit inf

se nos fregó la fiesta

the party was ruined

2.2. fregarse tobillo/mano:

fregarse LatAm excep. RioPl inf

to do … in inf

fregarse LatAm excep. RioPl inf

to screw … up Am inf

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fregar la pita And inf

to make a nuisance of oneself

Translations for friego in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

scrape out bowl/pan

fregar

scrub brush

cepillo m de fregar

scrub out pan/oven/sink

fregar con cepillo

to do the washing-up

fregar (los platos)

scour surface/pan

fregar

to scour sth down/out

fregar or restregar algo

wash up Brit

fregar (los platos)

wash up

fregar

scouring pad

esponjilla f (metálica o plástica para fregar las cacerolas)

scourer

esponjilla f (metálica o plástica para fregar las cacerolas)

friego in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for friego in the Spanish»English Dictionary

fregar irr VB trans

1. fregar (frotar):

fregar

to rub

2. fregar:

fregar (limpiar: el suelo)

to scrub

fregar (con fregona)

to mop

fregar (los platos)

to wash up

3. fregar LatAm inf (molestar):

fregar

to annoy

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siempre se hace el remolón a la hora de fregar

he/she always tries to get out of doing the washing-up

Translations for friego in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

scrub

fregar

scrub

fregar

to give sth a (good) scrub

fregar algo vigorosamente

scrubbing brush

cepillo m de fregar

to do the washing-up

fregar los platos

mop

fregar

scour

fregar

to give sth a scour

fregar algo

wash up

fregar

wash up

fregar los platos

to do the dishes

fregar los platos

wipe floor

fregar

friego Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

meter a alguien a fregar platos

to set sb to work washing dishes

siempre se hace el remolón a la hora de fregar

he/she always tries to get out of doing the washing-up

cepillo m de fregar

scrubbing brush

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

Bueno, también friego platos de vez en cuando, pero sin ningún doctorado en la tarea.

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Así que estoy constantemente en exposición, y todo el personal sabe si frío, friego, meriendo o hago la colada.

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