fregar

/fɾeˈɣaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
friego
preterite (yo)
fregué
past participle
fregado

Meaning

  1. to scrub, to wash up

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

refregar

fregar and refregar are close synonyms for "to scrub"; refregar implies more intense scrubbing, rubbing hard.

Similar in other languages

French

récurer

fregar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to scrub, to wash up."

Practice

1 What does fregar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ los platos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fregar?

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