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scrub Meaning in Spanish (scrub significado en español)

verbfregar, cancelar
nounmatorral
Sinónimos:limpiarrestregararbusto
fregar in English:scrub
Phonetic:fregár
Plural: scrubs
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de scrub en español es fregar, cancelar, matorral. (Frotar algo con fuerza para limpiarlo, a menudo con un cepillo y agua.)

Definitions of Scrub

  1. 1
    verb
    fregar

    To rub something hard in order to clean it, often with a brush and water.

    Frotar algo con fuerza para limpiarlo, a menudo con un cepillo y agua.

  2. 2
    noun
    matorral

    A small tree or bush, especially one that is not very healthy or attractive.

    Un árbol o arbusto pequeño, especialmente uno que no está muy sano o es atractivo.

  3. 3
    verb(informal)
    cancelar

    To cancel or abandon a plan or mission, often at the last minute.

    Cancelar o abandonar un plan o misión, a menudo en el último minuto.

Example Sentences

casual

“She had to scrub the floor until it sparkled.”

Tuvo que fregar el suelo hasta que brilló.

formal

“The mission was scrubbed due to bad weather.”

La misión fue cancelada debido al mal tiempo.

casual

“The garden was full of dense scrub and weeds.”

El jardín estaba lleno de matorrales densos y malezas.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

limpiarrestregararbusto

In English:

rubscourcleanse

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

conservarmantenercultivar

In English:

dirtysoil

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularscrubs
past tensescrubbed
present participlescrubbing
agent nounscrubber

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

scrub upphrasal_verb

To wash one's hands and arms thoroughly before a medical procedure.

scrub the deckcollocation

To clean the deck of a ship or boat thoroughly.