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1 scrub
scrub [skrʌb]1. noun• give your face a scrub! lave-toi bien la figure !b. ( = brushwood) broussailles fpl• to scrub o.s. se frotter vigoureusement4. compounds[+ dirt, stain] enlever en frottant[+ room, walls] nettoyer à fond• to scrub o.s. down se laver à fond[+ name] effacer ; [+ stain] faire partir[surgeon] se brosser les mains avant d'opérer* * *[skrʌb] 1.1) ( clean)2) Botany broussailles fpl3) ( beauty product) gommage m2.transitive verb (p prés etc - bb-)1) ( clean) gen frotter; nettoyer [vegetable]2) (colloq) ( scrap) laisser tomber (colloq)3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - bb-) nettoyer, frotter4.reflexive verb (p prés etc - bb-)Phrasal Verbs:- scrub up -
2 scrub
A n1 ( clean) to give sth a (good) scrub (bien) nettoyer qch ;3 Cosmet facial scrub gommage m or exfoliant m pour le visage ; body scrub gommage m or exfoliant m pour le corps.1 ( clean) frotter [floor, object, back, child] ; nettoyer [mussel, vegetable] ; to scrub sth with a brush brosser qch ; to scrub one's nails/hands se brosser les ongles/les mains ; to scrub sth clean nettoyer qch à fond ;2 ○ ( scrap) laisser tomber ○ [meeting, idea].■ scrub down:▶ scrub down [sth/sb], scrub [sth/sb] down nettoyer [qch/qn] à fond.■ scrub off:▶ scrub off [sth], scrub [sth] off nettoyer, enlever [stain, graffiti].■ scrub out:▶ scrub out [sth], scrub [sth] out1 ( clean inside) récurer [pan, oven, sink] ;2 ( rub out) effacer [mark, word, line].■ scrub up [surgeon] se stériliser les mains (avant une opération). -
3 cover
A n1 (protective lid, sheath) couverture f ; (for duvet, cushion, birdcage) housse f ; (for table, furniture) protection f ; (for umbrella, blade, knife) fourreau m ; (for typewriter, record player, pan, bowl) couvercle m ;2 ( blanket) couverture f ;3 (of book, magazine) couverture f ; ( of record) pochette f ; on the cover ( of book) sur la couverture ; ( of magazine) en couverture ; she's made the cover of ‘Time’ elle a fait la couverture de ‘Time’ ; from cover to cover de la première à la dernière page ;4 ( shelter) abri m ; to provide cover servir d'abri (for à) ; to take cover se mettre à l'abri ; to run for cover courir se mettre à l'abri ; take cover! aux abris! ; to break cover quitter son abri ; under cover à l'abri ; under cover of darkness à la faveur de la nuit ; under cover of the confusion he escaped il a profité de la confusion pour s'évader ; open land with no cover terrain découvert sans abri possible ;5 (for spy, agent, operation, crime) couverture f (for pour) ; that's her cover c'est sa couverture ; to work under cover travailler sous une identité d'emprunt ; under cover of sth sous le couvert de qch ; under cover of doing sous prétexte de faire ; to blow sb's cover ○ griller ○ qn ;6 Mil couverture f ; air cover couverture aérienne ; to give sb cover couvrir qn ; I gave cover as he advanced je l'ai couvert tandis qu'il avançait ;7 ( replacement) (for teacher, doctor) remplacement m ; to provide emergency cover parer aux urgences ;8 GB Insur assurance f (for pour ; against contre) ; to give or provide cover against garantir contre ; she has cover for fire and theft elle est couverte contre l'incendie et le vol ;10 ( table setting) couvert m ;11 Mus = cover version.C vtr1 ( to conceal or protect) couvrir [table, bed, pan, legs, wound] (with avec) ; recouvrir [cushion, sofa, corpse] (with de) ; boucher [hole] (with avec) ; we had the sofa covered on a fait recouvrir le canapé ; cover your mouth when you yawn mets la main devant la bouche quand tu bâilles ; cover one eye and read the chart cachez un œil et lisez le tableau ; to cover one's ears se boucher les oreilles ;2 ( coat) [person, dust, snow, water, layer] recouvrir [ground, surface, person, cake] (with de) ; the ground was covered with snow, snow covered the ground le sol était recouvert de neige, la neige recouvrait le sol ; everything got covered with ou in sand tout a été recouvert de sable ; the animal is covered in scales l'animal est couvert d'écailles ; to cover one's face with cream s'enduire le visage de crème ; to be covered in glory être couvert de gloire ;3 ( be strewn over) [litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises, scratches] couvrir ; the tree was covered with blossom, blossom covered the tree l'arbre était couvert de fleurs ; to cover sb's face with kisses couvrir le visage de qn de baisers ;4 ( travel over) parcourir [distance, area] ; ( extend over) s'étendre sur [distance, area] ; we covered a lot of miles on holiday nous avons fait beaucoup de kilomètres pendant les vacances ;5 (deal with, include) [article, book, speaker] traiter [subject, field] ; [word, term, item] englober [meaning, aspect] ; [teacher] faire [chapter] ; [rule, law] s'appliquer à [situation, person, organization] ; [department, office] s'occuper de [area, region, activity] ; [rep] couvrir [area] ; that price covers everything le prix comprend tout, tout est inclus dans le prix ; we will cover half the syllabus this term nous ferons or couvrirons la moitié du programme ce trimestre ;6 ( report on) [journalist, reporter, station] couvrir [event, angle, story, subject, match] ; the game will be covered live on BBC1 le match sera diffusé en direct par BBC1 ;7 ( pay for) [amount, salary, company, person] couvrir [costs, outgoings] ; combler [loss, deficit] ; £20 should cover it ○ 20 livres sterling devraient suffire ; to cover one's costs rentrer dans ses frais ;8 Insur assurer, couvrir [person, possession] (for, against contre ; for doing pour faire) ; [guarantee] couvrir [costs, parts] ; are you adequately covered? est-ce que vous êtes suffisamment assuré? ;9 Mil, Sport ( protect) couvrir [person, advance, retreat, exit, area of pitch] ; I'll cover you je te couvre ; I've got you covered! ( threat) ne bougez pas ou je tire! ; keep him covered tenez-le en joue ; to cover one's back fig se couvrir ;D v refl to cover oneself se protéger (against contre ; by doing en faisant) ; to cover oneself with se couvrir de [glory, praise, shame].E - covered (dans composés) snow-/scrub-covered couvert de neige/de broussailles ; chocolate-covered enrobé de chocolat.■ cover for:▶ cover for [sb]1 ( replace) remplacer, faire un remplacement pour [colleague, employee] ;2 ( protect) couvrir [person] ; ‘I'm going to be late, cover for me!’ ‘je vais être en retard, trouve-moi une excuse!’■ cover in = cover over.■ cover over:▶ cover over [sth], cover [sth] over couvrir [passage, yard, area, pool] (with avec) ; recouvrir [painting, mark, stain] (with de).■ cover up:▶ cover up1 ( put clothes on) se couvrir ;2 to cover oneself up se couvrir (with de) ;3 ( conceal truth) étouffer une affaire ; to cover up for couvrir [colleague, friend, mistakes] ; they're covering up for each other ils se couvrent l'un l'autre ;▶ cover up [sth], cover [sth] up -
4 rub
A n2 ( polish) coup m de chiffon ; to give [sth] a rub donner un coup de torchon à [spoon] ; donner un coup de chiffon à [table] ; frotter [stain] ;3 ( liniment) baume m pour les muscles ;1 ( touch) se frotter [chin, eyes, nose] ; to rub noses ( in greeting) se frotter le nez ; to rub one's hands with glee se frotter les mains de joie ;2 ( polish) frotter [stain, surface] ; to rub sth dry sécher qch avec un torchon ; to rub sth away faire disparaître qch [stain] ; to rub a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch ;4 ( apply) to rub sth on to the skin appliquer qch sur la peau ; to rub sth into the skin faire pénétrer qch dans la peau ;5 ( incorporate) to rub sth into Culin incorporer qch à [flour] ; rub the cream into your skin faire pénétrer la pommade en massant ; rub the shampoo into your hair bien répartir le shampooing en massant ;1 ( scrub) frotter ;2 ( chafe) these shoes rub ces chaussures me blessent.D v refl ( p prés etc - bb-) to rub oneself se frotter (against contre) ; se frictionner (with avec) ; to rub oneself dry se frictionner pour se sécher.to rub salt into sb's wounds remuer le couteau dans la plaie ; to rub sb up the wrong way prendre qn à rebrousse-poil ○ ; to rub shoulders with sb côtoyer or fréquenter qn ; to rub sb's nose in it mettre à qn son nez dans son caca ○.■ rub down:▶ rub [sb] down, rub down [sb] frictionner [athlete] ;▶ rub [sth] down, rub down [sth]2 ( smooth) poncer [plaster, wood].■ rub in:▶ rub [sth] in, rub in [sth] Culin incorporer [butter] ; faire pénétrer [lotion] ; there's no need to rub it in ○ ! fig inutile d'en rajouter ○ ! ; he's always rubbing it in how rich he is il nous rebat les oreilles avec sa richesse ○.■ rub off:▶ rub off1 ( come off) [dye, ink] déteindre ; the ink rubbed off on my hands l'encre a déteint sur mes mains ; I hope your integrity rubs off on him j'espère que ton honnêteté déteindra sur lui ;2 ( wipe off) the chalk/the pencil rubs off easily la craie/le crayon s'efface facilement ;▶ rub [sth] off, rub off [sth] effacer, faire disparaître [stain, pattern].■ rub out:▶ rub out [chalk, pencil] s'effacer ;▶ rub [sth] out, rub out [sth] effacer [word, drawing] ;▶ rub [sb] out ○ US fig liquider ○ qn.
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