fregar
verb
1. to wash, scrub
clean with water and soap
Common combinations
- fregar los platos — wash the dishes
- fregar el suelo — scrub the floor
- fregar a mano — wash by hand
- Tengo que fregar los platos.I have to wash the dishes.
- Friega el suelo con agua.Scrub the floor with water.
- Mi hermano fregó la sartén.My brother washed the frying pan.
2. to annoy, bother
colloquial · make someone angry or uncomfortable
Common combinations
- fregar a alguien — annoy someone
- dejar de fregar — stop bothering
- estar fregando — be annoying
- Deja de fregar y trabaja.Stop bothering me and work.
- No me friegues con tus preguntas.Stop bothering me with your questions.
- Ese ruido me está fregando.That noise is really annoying me.
Same root
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