frotar

/fɾoˈtaɾ/

verb B2

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)
froto
preterite (yo)
froté
past participle
frotado

Meaning

  1. to rub

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

friccionar

frotar is the everyday word for "to rub"; friccionar is more technical or medical.

restregar

frotar is a general rub; restregar implies a more vigorous rub or scrub.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esfregar

esfregar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to rub."

Practice

1 What does frotar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches frotar?

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