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1 rub up the wrong way
(to annoy or irritate (someone).) irritar -
2 rub up the wrong way
(to annoy or irritate (someone).) contrariar, irritarEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > rub up the wrong way
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3 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) esfregar2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) esfregadela- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong way* * *[r∧b] n 1 esfrega, esfregadura, esfregação, fricção, atrito. 2 obstáculo, impedimento, embaraço, tropeço, obstrução, dificuldade. 3 o que fere os sentimentos, como sarcasmo, crítica, zombaria, censura, reprovação. 4 escabrosidade de superfície, irregularidade de caráter. 5 aspereza. 6 erro, falha, falta. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, friccionar. we rubbed our hands / esfregamos as mãos. 2 raspar, rasurar, escoriar. 3 roçar, coçar. the boat rubbed the ground / a canoa roçou o chão. 4 polir, lustrar, limpar (esfregando). 5 passar, deslizar. 6 irritar, vexar, exasperar. You rubbed him the wrong war / você irritou-o. 7 viver em ou prosseguir (curso, carreira, etc.) com dificuldades. don’t rub it in! não precisa ficar repetindo isso. it rubs out é apagável ou removível. there’s the rub aí é que está o problema. to rub along, through passar apertado. to rub away tirar, fazer sair (esfregando). to rub down a) enxugar (pessoa ou animal) esfregando. b) polir, alisar ou desgastar esfregando. to rub in a) fazer penetrar pelos poros, untar, esfregar (pomada), besuntar, engordurar. b) (também into) ensinar ou enfiar na cabeça pela repetição insistente. to rub off a) esfregar até sair, tirar esfregando. b) fig desgastar, perder o brilho. to rub out a) apagar, raspar, rasurar. b) fig eliminar, matar. to rub up a) polir, lustrar. b) refrescar (memória). c) recordar, repassar (lição, estudo). to rub up against topar com. we rubbed our elbows/ shoulders with éramos muito íntimos de, convivíamos com. -
4 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) esfregar, friccionar2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) esfregadura- rub down- rub it in - rub out - rub shoulders with - rub up - rub up the wrong way
См. также в других словарях:
rub the wrong way — rub (someone) the wrong way to annoy someone. He was known as a moody and selfish player who rubbed teammates the wrong way. Etymology: based on the idea that if you rub the wrong way on a cat s fur, you annoy it … New idioms dictionary
rub the wrong way — [v] irritate aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug*, disturb, drive up the wall*, enrage, get on one’s nerves*, get to, get under one’s skin*, infuriate, irk, needle*, pester, rattle, ruffle one’s feathers; concepts 7,19 … New thesaurus
rub the wrong way — index irritate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rub the wrong way — ► rub (up) the wrong way anger or irritate. Main Entry: ↑rub … English terms dictionary
rub the wrong way — phrasal : to arouse the antagonism, antipathy, or displeasure of : irritate a knack of understanding my fellow creatures … and not being rubbed the wrong way by their faults Max Beerbohm * * * rub (someone) the wrong way (US) (or Brit rub… … Useful english dictionary
rub the wrong way — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) a little angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother. * /John s bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way./ * /Mother s friend called Harold a little boy, and that rubbed Harold the wrong… … Dictionary of American idioms
rub the wrong way — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) a little angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother. * /John s bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way./ * /Mother s friend called Harold a little boy, and that rubbed Harold the wrong… … Dictionary of American idioms
rub\ the\ wrong\ way — v. phr. informal To make (someone) a little angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother. John s bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way. Mother s friend called Harold a little boy, and that rubbed Harold the wrong way. Compare … Словарь американских идиом
rub the wrong way — bother, irritate, bug That waiter rubs me the wrong way. He s too impatient … English idioms
rub someone the wrong way — rub (someone) the wrong way to annoy someone. He was known as a moody and selfish player who rubbed teammates the wrong way. Etymology: based on the idea that if you rub the wrong way on a cat s fur, you annoy it … New idioms dictionary
rub someone the wrong way — rub someone (or Brit. rub someone up) the wrong way irritate or repel someone as by stroking a cat against the lie of its fur * * * rub (someone) the wrong way (US) (or Brit rub (someone) up the wrong way) informal : to cause (someone) to be… … Useful english dictionary
