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1 rub out, erase
أَزَالَ \ eliminate: to remove or take out: Doctors try to eliminate all diseases. The body eliminates waste matter. He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. erase: to rub out (sth. written). remove: to take away; to take off: Please remove your books from the table. What will remove ink from clothing?. rub out, erase: to remove (writing) with a rubber or cloth: Rub out that word on the blackboard. take: (esp. with from, off, out, etc.) to remove: Washing takes the dirt out of clothes. -
2 rub
حَكَّ \ rub: to press from side to side, across the surface of sth. (to clean it, to dry it, to lessen pain in it, etc.): She rubbed the table with a cloth. She rubbed a cloth over the table. He rubbed his knee, to cause pain by rubbing Her shoes rubbed so she took them off. scrape: to rub with a hard edge (of a tool, etc.): She scraped the mud off her shoes with a knife. scratch: to rub with one’s nails where the skin is uncomfortable: Dogs often scratch (themselves). She scratched her head (She rubbed it thoughtfully). -
3 rub
اِحْتَكّ بِـ \ rub: to cause pain by rubbing: Her shoes rubbed so she took them off. \ دَلَكَ \ rub: to press from side to side, across the surface of sth. (to clean it, to dry it, to lessen pain in it, etc.): She rubbed the table with a cloth. She rubbed a cloth over the table. He rubbed his knee. He rubbed oil into his knee. \ See Also فرك (فَرَكَ) \ فَرَكَ \ rub: to press from side to side, across the surface of sth. (to clean it, to dry it, to lessen pain in it, etc.): She rubbed the table with a cloth. She rubbed a cloth over the table. He rubbed his knee. He rubbed oil into his knee. \ فَرْكٌ \ rub. \ See Also حك (حَكٌّ) -
4 rub out, erase
مَسَحَ \ rub out, erase: to remove (writing) with a rubber or cloth: Rub out that word on the blackboard. survey: to measure land, for plans or maps. wipe: to clean or dry (sth.) by rubbing it with a cloth: She wiped the table clean. Please wipe the dirt off that window. -
5 sahhaja
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6 hangata pois
• rub off -
7 счищать
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8 стирание n \(чернил)
Словарь по целлюлозно-бумажному производству > стирание n \(чернил)
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9 снашиваться
rub off глагол: -
10 seka sampai bersih
rub off, rubbed off, rubbed off, rubbing off -
11 smitte av
rub off, come off -
12 obrousit
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13 oribati
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14 обтереть
rub off; wipe; dry; frayСинонимический ряд:вытереть (глаг.) вытереть; отереть; утереть -
15 borrar
v.1 to rub out (British), to erase (United States) (with rubber/eraser).borrar a algo/alguien del mapa (en ordenador)(en casete)(figurative) to wipe something/somebody off the map2 to cross out.3 to wipe, to dust (pizarra).4 to erase.el tiempo borró el recuerdo de aquel desastre with time, he was able to erase the disaster from his memory5 to ignore (informal). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)6 to eliminate.* * *1 (lo escrito) to erase, rub out; (superficie) to clean2 (cinta) to erase3 INFORMÁTICA to delete4 (tachar) to cross out, cross off5 (dar de baja) to cancel the membership of1 to disappear* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=hacer desaparecer)a) [+ palabra, dibujo] [con goma] to rub out, erase; [con borrador] to rub off, clean offborra lo que has puesto en la pizarra — rub off o clean off what you've put on the blackboard
bórralo con Tippex — white it out with Tipp-Ex ®, tippex it out
b) [+ señal, mancha] to remove; [+ pintada] to clean off; [+ huellas] to wipe off, rub offc) [+ mensaje, fichero] to delete, erase; [+ canción, película] to tape over, erasehe borrado todos los mensajes del contestador — I've erased o deleted all the messages on the answering machine
¿no habrás borrado el partido de fútbol? — you haven't taped over o erased the football match, have you?
d) [+ impresión] to wipe away, erasehe borrado de mi mente aquellas imágenes — I have wiped away o erased those images from my mind
consiguió borrar aquellos malos recuerdos — he managed to wipe away o erase all those painful memories
era como si se hubieran borrado 40 años de la historia — it was as if 40 years of history had been wiped clean o erased
no podía borrar de su cara las huellas del cansancio — he was unable to wipe away the signs of fatigue from his face
2) (=limpiar) [+ disquete, cinta] to erase; [+ pantalla] to clear3) (=dar de baja a)borrar a algn de — [+ clase, actividad] to take sb out of, remove sb from; [+ lista, curso] to take sb off, remove sb from
borró a los niños de la clase de natación — she took the children out of the swimming class, she removed the children from the swimming class
bórranos de la excursión del sábado — take us off the list for Saturday's outing, count us out of Saturday's outing *
4) (Fot) (=poner borroso) to blur5) (Pol)borrar a algn — euf to deal with sb, dispose of sb
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <palabra/dibujo> ( con goma) to rub out, erase; ( con líquido corrector) to white out, tippex out (BrE); ( con esponja) to rub... off; < pizarra> to clean; < huellas digitales> to wipe offb) <cassette/disquete> to erase, wipe; < canción> to erase; <información/ficha> to delete, erasec) <recuerdos/imagen> to blot outd) < persona> (de lista, club)2.borrarse v pron1)a) inscripción/letrero to fadeb) temores/dudas to disappear; imagen/recuerdo to fadec) persona ( de club) to cancel one's membership, resign; ( de clase) to drop out; ( de lista) to cross one's name off a list2) (Méx, RPl arg) ( irse) to split (colloq)yo me borro — I'm taking off (AmE), I'm off (BrE colloq)
* * *= delete, erase, obliterate, strike out, efface, blot out.Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.Ex. Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. Dots placed under words or letters wrongly struck out by the corrector.Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.----* borrar con la tecla de retroceso = backspace.* borrar + Posesivo + huellas = cover up + Posesivo + tracks.* borrar puliendo = buff out.* borrar una imagen = eradicate + image.* borrar un recuerdo = expunge + memory.* goma de borrar = eraser, rubber.* tecla de borrar = delete key.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <palabra/dibujo> ( con goma) to rub out, erase; ( con líquido corrector) to white out, tippex out (BrE); ( con esponja) to rub... off; < pizarra> to clean; < huellas digitales> to wipe offb) <cassette/disquete> to erase, wipe; < canción> to erase; <información/ficha> to delete, erasec) <recuerdos/imagen> to blot outd) < persona> (de lista, club)2.borrarse v pron1)a) inscripción/letrero to fadeb) temores/dudas to disappear; imagen/recuerdo to fadec) persona ( de club) to cancel one's membership, resign; ( de clase) to drop out; ( de lista) to cross one's name off a list2) (Méx, RPl arg) ( irse) to split (colloq)yo me borro — I'm taking off (AmE), I'm off (BrE colloq)
* * *= delete, erase, obliterate, strike out, efface, blot out.Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex: Dots placed under words or letters wrongly struck out by the corrector.Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.* borrar con la tecla de retroceso = backspace.* borrar + Posesivo + huellas = cover up + Posesivo + tracks.* borrar puliendo = buff out.* borrar una imagen = eradicate + image.* borrar un recuerdo = expunge + memory.* goma de borrar = eraser, rubber.* tecla de borrar = delete key.* * *borrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹palabra/dibujo› (con una goma) to rub out, erase; (con líquido corrector) to white out, tippex out ( BrE); (con una esponja) to rub … offborrar la pizarra to clean the blackboardhabía borrado sus huellas digitales she had wiped off all trace of her fingerprintsdeberían borrar esas pintadas de la pared they should remove o get rid of that graffiti on the wall2 ‹cassette/disquete› to erase, wipe; ‹canción› to erase; ‹información/ficha› to delete, erase; ( Inf) to wipe3 ‹recuerdos/imagen› to blot outrecuerdos que quería borrar de su mente memories that he wanted to blot out o erase from his mindel tiempo todo lo borra time is a great healer ( set phrase)4 ‹persona›(de una clase, un club): la borraron de la lista they deleted her name from the list, they took her o her name off the listla borré de la clase de ballet I took her out of ballet classes, I stopped her ballet lessonslo borramos del club porque nunca quería ir we canceled his club membership because he never went■ borrarseA1 «inscripción/letrero» to fadese borró con la lluvia the rain washed it away o off2 «temores/dudas» to disappear«imagen/recuerdo»: con los años se le borró el recuerdo de ese día over the years his memory of that day fadedal oír su voz se le borró la sonrisa when she heard his voice her smile vanishedno me acuerdo, se me ha borrado totalmente I can't remember, it's gone right out of my head3 «persona» (de un club) to cancel one's membership, resign; (de una clase) to drop out* * *
borrar ( conjugate borrar) verbo transitivo
( con líquido corrector) to white out, tippex out (BrE);
‹ pizarra› to clean;
‹ huellas digitales› to wipe off
‹ pantalla› to clear
borrarse verbo pronominal [inscripción/letrero] to fade;◊ se borró con la lluvia the rain washed it away o off
borrar verbo transitivo
1 (con una goma) to erase, rub out
(una pizarra) to clean
2 Inform to delete
' borrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
goma
- mapa
- obliterar
English:
blank out
- blot out
- delete
- efface
- erase
- eraser
- face
- obliterate
- rub off
- rub out
- rubber
- scrub
- wear away
- wipe
- wipe away
- wipe off
- wipe out
- blot
- clean
- rub
- wear
- zap
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer desaparecer] [con goma] Br to rub out, US to erase;[en casete] to erase;borrar a algo/alguien del mapa to wipe sth/sb off the map2. [la pizarra] to wipe, to dust3. [tachar] to cross out4. [de lista] to take off;sus padres la borraron de clase de piano her parents stopped sending her to piano classes6. [olvidar] to erase;el tiempo borró el recuerdo de aquel desastre with time, she was able to erase the disaster from her memory;intenta borrarla de tu cabeza try and put her out of your mindme peleé con ella porque siempre me borraba I fell out with her because she always ignored me* * *v/t1 erase2 INFOR delete3 pizarra clean4 recuerdo blot out5 huellas wipe off* * *borrar vt: to erase, to blot out* * *borrar vb2. (de una lista) to cross off3. (de pizarra, casete) to wipe off4. (del ordenador) to delete -
16 abreiben
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (Schmutz etc.) rub off (von etw. [from] s.th.); (Zitronenschale etc.) grate4. (abschleifen) rub downII v/refl1. Person: rub o.s. down* * *to wipe; to rub; to rub off; to abrade; to chaff* * *ạb|rei|benvt sepSchmutz, Rost to clean or rub off; (= säubern) Fenster, Schuhe to wipe; (= trocknen) to rub down, to give a rubdown; (COOK) to grate* * *ab|rei·ben1. (durch Reiben entfernen, abwischen)bitte reib dir doch nicht immer die Hände an der Hose ab! please don't always wipe your hands on your trousers!2. (durch Reiben säubern)▪ etw \abreiben to rub sth downAutolack/Fenster \abreiben polish the paintwork/window3. (trocknen)▪ jdn/ein Tier/etw \abreiben to rub sb/an animal/sth downer badete das Baby und rieb es dann mit einem Frotteehandtuch ab he bathed the baby and then dried him/her with a terry towel* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) rub off2) (säubern) rub3) (frottieren) rub down* * *abreiben (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (Schmutz etc) rub off (von etwas [from] sth); (Zitronenschale etc) grate4. (abschleifen) rub downB. v/r1. Person: rub o.s. down* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) rub off2) (säubern) rub[sich (Dat.)] die Hände an der Hose abreiben — rub one's hands on one's trousers
3) (frottieren) rub down* * *v.to abrade v.to rub off v. -
17 изтривам
1. (изличавам) erase, efface, obliterate, rub/blot out(механично) rub out/off(изчиствам, изльсквам) scrub, scourизтривам магнетофонен запис erase a recordingизтривам петно прен. wipe out a spot2. (избърсвам) wipe (off)(изсушавам) dry, wipe dry(изчиствам) wipe clean(кал и пр.) rub off, rub/wipe outизтривам потта от лицето си mop up the sweat from o.'s faceизтривам си краката wipe/rub o.'s feet3. (дрехи) wear out/threadbare(изхабявам) wear away* * *изтрѝвам,гл.1. ( изличавам) erase, delete, efface, obliterate, expunge; rub/blot out; ( механично) rub out/off; ( изчиствам, излъсквам) scrub, scour; \изтривам магнетофонен запис erase a recording; \изтривам петно прен. wipe out a spot;2. ( избърсвам) wipe (off); ( изсушавам) dry, wipe dry; ( изчиствам) wipe clean; ( кал и пр.) rub off, rub/wipe out; \изтривам потта от лицето си mop up the sweat from o.’s face;* * *abrade; delete{di`li;t}; erase: изтривам a record - изтривам запис; expunge; remove; scrub; rub off/out* * *1. (дрехи) wear out/threadbare. 2. (избърсвам) wipe (off) 3. (изличавам) erase, efface, obliterate, rub/blot out 4. (изсушавам) dry, wipe dry 5. (изхабявам) wear away 6. (изчиствам) wipe clean 7. (изчиствам, изльсквам) scrub, scour 8. (кал и пр.) rub off, rub/wipe out 9. (механично) rub out/off 10. ИЗТРИВАМ магнетофонен запис erase a recording 11. ИЗТРИВАМ петно прен. wipe out a spot 12. ИЗТРИВАМ потта от лицето си mop up the sweat from o.'s face 13. ИЗТРИВАМ си краката wipe/rub o.'s feet -
18 мастурбировать
1) General subject: masturbate2) Colloquial: wham the ham3) Rude: handjob4) Euphemism: interfere (with myself), interfere with myself5) Jargon: toss off, fap (применяется для обозначения мужской мастурбации), feed the dolphin, freck off, frack off, rub one out, whip the weenie, whip the worm, spank, beat the meat, fuck off6) Invective: beat the dummy, diddle, flong ( one's) dong, screw off screw-off7) Taboo: articulate the archdeacon, audition the finger puppets, awaken the bacon, ball-off, (о мужчине) bash the bishop, bat, (о мужчине) bat off, (о мужчине) beat off, beat your meat, belt (one's) batter, boff, boffing your boner, bone it off, bop (one's) baloney, bopping the baloney, bouncing your boner, (о мужчине) bring oneself off (by hand), (о мужчине) burp the worm, butter (one's) corn, call down for more mayo, (о женщине) caress oneself, (о мужчине) choke the chicken, come (one's) mutton, (о мужчине) come to a sticky end, come to a striking end, court Madam Knuckle (см. Madam Palm and her five sisters), crash the yoghurt truck, (о мужчине) dash (one's) doodle, diddle oneself, dinky (one's) slinky, do a rub up, do it with oneself, dollop the weiner, drain (one's) spuds, dust the duvet, feed the ducks, feed the pony, (о женщине) finger-fuck, firing your peter, fist-fuck, five fingered shuffle or, flip oneself off, flipping off, (о мужчине) flog (one's) donkey, flog the donkey, four fingered shuffle, (о женщине) frig, friggin' your riggin', fuck oneself, fucking your fist or fist fucking, (о мужчине) gallop (one's) antelope, gallop the lizard, get it off, getting your rocks off, give Ronaldo a rub down (от выбритой головы футболиста Роналдо, сравниваемой с головкой пениса), glaze a knuckle, go it alone, (о женщине) grease the gash, grind, hack (one's) mack, haul (one's) own ashes, have one off the wrist, have oneself, hitch to heaven, hitch-hike under the big top, jack him off, jack off, jack the beanstalk, jacking, jacking off, jag off, jerk, jerk (one's) gherkin, jerk off, jerkin' your gerkin, jerking off, jerking rod, jiggle the jewellery, (о женщине) jill off, jilling off, kaycuff foe (перевертыш), keep down the census (см. boom the census), kill some babies, knock one out, make a bald man cry, (о мужчине) make a milkshake, make like a Chinese helicopter pilot, (о мужчине) milk oneself, milk the snake, mount a corporal and four (аллюзия на thumb and four fingers), oil the bat (о мужчине), (о женщине) paddle (one's) pickle, (о женщине) paddle the pink canoe, paint the ceiling, peel the carrot, (о мужчине) play dolly down, play off, play the bone-a-phone, (о мужчине) play with (one's) knob, play with oneself, playing pocket pool, playing your flute, pleasure, polish (one's) sword, pop your peter, (о мужчине) pound (one's) pork, pounding your pud, pull, pull (one's) joint, pull a pint on the piss pump, pull off, pull the turkey's neck, pulling your pud, pulling your putz, pump off, pumping the muscle, punish percy in the palm, ride the baloney pony, ringing your dong, rope the pony, round up the tadpoles, rub (one's) radish (см. radish), rub off, (о женщине) rub oneself, rub up, rubbin ' nubbin, rubbin' the nubbin, rubbin' the rigid rod, rubbing the wad, run (one's) hand up the flagpole, satisfy oneself, screw off, (о мужчине) see Madame Hand, sew, shag, shake hands with him, shake hands with the Wookie (см. pink Dart Vader; Wookie - один из персонажей сериала "Звёздные войны"), shake hot white coconuts from the veiny love tree, shake the lily, shake up, skinning the weenie, slap the monkey, slapping the salami, slapping your boner, sling (one's) jelly, smacking off, spank (one's) monkey, spank the monkey, spanking the monkey, spiggin' the twig, spike your cock, spin (one's) own propellor, squeeze the cheese, stiffening your noodle, (о мужчине) strangle Kojak, stroke (one's) beef, stroke the lizard (о мужчине), (о мужчине) strop the mulligan, take Captain Picard to warp speed, (о мужчине) take down, take in hand, (о мужчине) take oneself in hand, tee off, throttle the turkey, (о мужчине) tickle the pickle, tickle your dick, tootling your flute, toss, (о мужчине) toss off, touch oneself up, tug, (о мужчине) twang the wire, (о мужчине) varnish (one's) cane, wack-off, walk the plank, wank, wanking, wash the cosh, waste time, watch Andy Griffith, watcha doin, (о мужчине) wax the cucumber, waz, whack off, whacking off, whip off, whitewash the hall, wonk (one's) conker (см. wank), (о мужчине) wrench off, yank (one's) crank, feel myself8) Phraseological unit: buff the muffin (To masturbate.) -
19 frotar
v.to rub.Ellos restriegan la ropa They scrub the clothes.* * *1 to rub\frotarse las manos to rub one's hands together* * *verb* * *1.VT to rub; [+ fósforo] to strike2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to rub2.* * *= rub, massage, rub together.Ex. Finally, test the coating of a glossy paper by rubbing it with a piece of silver.Ex. 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.Ex. After wetting the hands with clean, warm water, applying soap, and working up a lather, the hands should be rubbed together for at least 20 seconds.----* aceite para frotar = rubbing oil.* bálsamo para frotar = rubbing oil.* frotar con un cepillo = brush.* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* untar frotando = rub.* * *1.verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to rub2.* * *= rub, massage, rub together.Ex: Finally, test the coating of a glossy paper by rubbing it with a piece of silver.
Ex: 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.Ex: After wetting the hands with clean, warm water, applying soap, and working up a lather, the hands should be rubbed together for at least 20 seconds.* aceite para frotar = rubbing oil.* bálsamo para frotar = rubbing oil.* frotar con un cepillo = brush.* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* untar frotando = rub.* * *frotar [A1 ]vtto rubfrótalo bien para darle brillo rub it well o give it a good rub to bring out the shinefrotar dos palos to rub two sticks together■ frotarvito rub■ frotarse* * *
frotar ( conjugate frotar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to rub
frotarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹ojos/rodillas› to rub;
‹ manos› to rub … together
frotar vtr, frotarse verbo reflexivo to rub
♦ Locuciones: frotarse las manos, to rub one's hands together: se frotaba las manos pensando en lo rico que sería, he rubbed his hands together as he thought about how rich he would become
' frotar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frotarse
- genio
English:
rub
- scrub out
* * *♦ vt[rozar, masajear] to rub; [al fregar] to scrub♦ vi[rozar, masajear] to rub; [al fregar] to scrub* * *v/t rub* * *frotar vt1) : to rub2) : to strike (a match)* * * -
20 стирать
1) General subject: abrade, abrase, absterge, blot out, blur, blur out, clean, deface, delete, dust, efface, erase (из памяти), expunge (резинкой), launder, obliterate, pulverize, rase (обыкн. перен.), raze (обыкн. перен.), remove, rub, rub away (ворс), rub down, rub off, rub out, slur, wash, wear, wear away, wear down, wear off, wipe, wipe off, wipe away, wipe off, rub away (ся), wear away (ся), wear off (ся), tippex (either generally or with correction fluid), (одежду) do the washing2) Computers: wipe out4) Engineering: clear (запись, информацию), delete (запись), kill (знак или строку), rub (механическим действием), wash (мыть), wipe away5) Chemistry: scrub6) Law: expunge7) Architecture: efface (изображение с листа или разметку со стены, пола, потолка и т.п.)9) Polygraphy: crock, rub (напр. изображение), wipe off (краску ракелем)10) Electronics: degauss11) Jargon: boil up12) Information technology: cancel (информацию или запись), purge, (данные с жёсткого диска без возможности последующего восстановления) wipe13) Cartography: rub off (изображение)15) Makarov: blend (о различиях), cancel (изображение запись), erase (магнитную запись), launder (белье)
См. также в других словарях:
rub off on — rub off (on (someone)) to be learned or obtained without any effort. I like to think that my love of reading will rub off on my children. Usage notes: usually used of a skill, an interest, or a quality … New idioms dictionary
rub off — (on (someone)) to be learned or obtained without any effort. I like to think that my love of reading will rub off on my children. Usage notes: usually used of a skill, an interest, or a quality … New idioms dictionary
rub off — ► rub off be transferred by contact or association. Main Entry: ↑rub … English terms dictionary
rub off — index deface, obliterate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rub off — v. 1) (D; intr.) to rub off on, onto (the paint rubbed off on my shirt) 2) (colloq.) (D; intr.) to rub off on, onto ( to affect ) (we hoped that some of these cultural activities would rub off on our children) * * * [ rʌb ɒf] onto (the paint rub… … Combinatory dictionary
rub off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms rub off : present tense I/you/we/they rub off he/she/it rubs off present participle rubbing off past tense rubbed off past participle rubbed off if a quality that someone has rubs off, it starts to affect… … English dictionary
rub off — {v.} 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase. * /The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard./ * /After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rub off — {v.} 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase. * /The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard./ * /After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rub\ off — v 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase. The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard. After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub off. 2. To… … Словарь американских идиом
rub off — PHRASAL VERB If someone s qualities or habits rub off on you, you develop some of their qualities or habits after spending time with them. [V P on n] He was a tremendously enthusiastic teacher and that rubbed off on all the children... [V P] I… … English dictionary
rub off on — BE TRANSFERRED TO, be passed on to, be transmitted to, be communicated to; affect, influence. → rub * * * rub off on ( ● rub … Useful english dictionary