scrub

scrub
scrub [skrʌb]
1. noun
   a. to give sth a good scrub bien nettoyer qch (avec une brosse)
• give your face a scrub! lave-toi bien la figure !
• it needs a scrub cela a besoin d'un bon nettoyage
   b. ( = brushwood) broussailles fpl
2. transitive verb
[+ floor] laver au balai-brosse ; [+ washing] frotter (à la brosse) ; [+ pan] récurer
• to scrub one's hands bien se nettoyer les mains
• she scrubbed the walls clean elle a nettoyé les murs à fond
• to scrub o.s. se frotter vigoureusement
3. intransitive verb
frotter
• to scrub at sth récurer qch
• he was scrubbing away at the oven il récurait le four
4. compounds
► scrubbing brush noun (British) brosse f à récurer
► scrub away separable transitive verb
[+ dirt, stain] enlever en frottant
► scrub down separable transitive verb
[+ room, walls] nettoyer à fond
• to scrub o.s. down se laver à fond
► scrub out separable transitive verb
[+ name] effacer ; [+ stain] faire partir
► scrub up intransitive verb
[surgeon] se brosser les mains avant d'opérer
* * *
[skrʌb] 1.
noun
1) (clean)

to give something a (good) scrub — (bien) nettoyer quelque chose

2) Botany broussailles fpl
3) (beauty product) gommage m
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -bb-)
1) (clean) gen frotter; nettoyer [vegetable]

to scrub one's nails — se brosser les ongles

2) (colloq) (scrap) laisser tomber (colloq)
3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -bb-) nettoyer, frotter
4.
reflexive verb (p prés etc -bb-)

to scrub oneself — se frotter

Phrasal Verbs:

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