Translations for farthings in the English»Spanish Dictionary

farthing [Am ˈfɑrðɪŋ, Brit ˈfɑːðɪŋ] N (formerly in UK)

farthing

cuarto m de penique

not to have/be worth a brass farthing dated

no tener/no valer un céntimo or un centavo

See also rub

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

penny-farthing N

penny-farthing

velocípedo m

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

no tener donde caerse muerto inf

Translations for farthings in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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no tener qué llevarse a la boca no tienen qué llevarse a la boca

they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together Brit