restregar

/restɾeˈɣaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (yo)
restriego
preterite (yo)
restregué
past participle
restregado

Meaning

  1. to rub

    • Restregó el suelo.

      He scrubbed the floor.

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

restregar implies more vigorous rubbing or scrubbing; friccionar is more general or gentle, like rubbing in a cream.

frotar

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

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