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rub

Pronunciation: /rʌb/

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German translation of rub

A. v.t. (-bb-)

B. v.i. (-bb-)

  • reiben ([up]on, against an) (+ Dat.)

C. n.

  • give it a rub = reib es ab there's the rub (fig.) = da liegt der Haken [dabei] (ugs.)

Phrasal verbs

rub ˈdown

v.t. abreiben

rub ˈin

v.t. einreiben there's no need to or don't rub it in (fig.) = reib es mir nicht [dauernd] unter die Nase

rub ˈoff

v.t. wegreiben; wegwischen

rub ˈout

A. v.t. ausreiben; (using eraser) ausradieren
B. v.i. sich ausreiben/sich ausradieren lassen

rub in other Oxford dictionaries

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