fregar

v.

1 to wash.

fregar los platos to wash the dishes, to do the washing-up (British)

fregar el suelo to mop the floor

2 to scrub.

María friega el piso Mary scrubs the floor.

3 to bother, to pester (informal) (molestar). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

El chico malcriado friega al vecino The spoiled brat bothers the neighbor.

4 to clean.

5 to be a pain (informal) (molestar). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

¡no friegues! you're kidding!, you can't be serious! (expresando sorpresa)

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fregar

Conjugation model [REGAR], like {{link=regar}}regar

► verbo transitivo

1 (lavar) to wash

2 (frotar) to scrub

3 (el suelo) to mop

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FRASEOLOGÍA

fregar los platos to wash the dishes, GB do the washing up, wash up

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verb

1) to scrub

2) wash

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1. VT

1) (=limpiar) [con fregona] to mop, wash; [con estropajo, cepillo] to scrub; [con esponja, trapo] to wash

fregar los cacharros o los platos — to wash the dishes, do the washing up, wash up

2) LAm * (=fastidiar) [+ persona] to annoy

lo hicieron para fregar a la competencia — they did it to annoy the competition

¡no me friegues! — [expresando molestia] don't be a nuisance!, stop bothering me!; [expresando asombro] you're kidding! *

- fregar la paciencia o

3) LAm * (=malograr) [+ planes] to ruin, mess up; [+ fiesta] to ruin; [+ aparato] to wreck

me fregaron con el cambio de horario — the timetable change really messed me up

le fregaron el taxi con el choque — his taxi was wrecked in the crash

4) Cono Sur *** to fuck ***, screw ***

5) Caribe * (=pegar) to beat up; (Dep) to beat, thrash

2. VI

1) (=fregar los platos) to wash the dishes, do the washing up, wash up

2) (=fregar el suelo) [con fregona] to wash the floor, mop the floor; [con cepillo] to scrub the floor

3) LAm * (=molestar) to annoy

ya viene el vecino a fregar otra vez — here comes the neighbour to annoy us again

¡no friegues! — [expresando asombro] you're kidding! *

3.

See:

fregarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (lavar, limpiar) to wash

fregué el suelo — (con trapo) I washed the floor; (con trapeador) I mopped the floor; (con cepillo) I scrubbed the floor

fregar los platos — to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq)

2) (AmL exc RPl fam) (molestar) to bug (colloq)

fregarle la paciencia a alguien — to go o keep on at somebody (colloq)

no me friegues! — (no me molestes) stop bugging me!; (no me digas) you're kidding! (colloq)

3) (AmL exc RPl fam) <planes/vacaciones> to ruin

4) (AmL exc RPl fam) (perjudicar)

me fregó con esa pregunta — her question really floored me (colloq)

fregó al país — he dragged the country down (colloq)

2.

fregar vi

1) (lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq); (limpiar) to clean; (restregar) to scrub

2) (AmL exc RPl fam) (molestar)

déjate de fregar! — stop being such a pest!

no friegues! — (no digas) you're kidding! (colloq)

3.

fregarse v pron

1) (AmL fam) (fastidiarse)

te friegas! — tough! (colloq)

me fregué! — I've really done it now! (colloq)

los que se friegan son ustedes — you'll be the ones who lose out

2) (AmL exc RPl fam)

a) (malograrse)

se fregaron nuestros planes — that's ruined o messed up our plans (colloq)

b) <tobillo/mano> to do ... in (colloq), to screw ... up (AmE colloq)

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= scrub.

Ex. First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.

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* fregar frotando = scrub.

* fregar los platos = do + the washing-up.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (lavar, limpiar) to wash

fregué el suelo — (con trapo) I washed the floor; (con trapeador) I mopped the floor; (con cepillo) I scrubbed the floor

fregar los platos — to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq)

2) (AmL exc RPl fam) (molestar) to bug (colloq)

fregarle la paciencia a alguien — to go o keep on at somebody (colloq)

no me friegues! — (no me molestes) stop bugging me!; (no me digas) you're kidding! (colloq)

3) (AmL exc RPl fam) <planes/vacaciones> to ruin

4) (AmL exc RPl fam) (perjudicar)

me fregó con esa pregunta — her question really floored me (colloq)

fregó al país — he dragged the country down (colloq)

2.

fregar vi

1) (lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq); (limpiar) to clean; (restregar) to scrub

2) (AmL exc RPl fam) (molestar)

déjate de fregar! — stop being such a pest!

no friegues! — (no digas) you're kidding! (colloq)

3.

fregarse v pron

1) (AmL fam) (fastidiarse)

te friegas! — tough! (colloq)

me fregué! — I've really done it now! (colloq)

los que se friegan son ustedes — you'll be the ones who lose out

2) (AmL exc RPl fam)

a) (malograrse)

se fregaron nuestros planes — that's ruined o messed up our plans (colloq)

b) <tobillo/mano> to do ... in (colloq), to screw ... up (AmE colloq)

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= scrub.

Ex: First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.

* fregar frotando = scrub.

* fregar los platos = do + the washing-up.

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fregar [A7 ]

vt

A (lavar, limpiar) to wash

fregué el suelo (con trapo, fregona) I mopped o washed the floor; (con cepillo) I scrubbed the floor

fregar los platos to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq), to do the washing-up (BrE), to wash up (BrE)

B (AmL exc RPl fam)

1

(molestar): ¡deja de fregar a tu hermano! stop pestering your brother! (colloq)

no creo que sea así, lo dijo sólo por fregarte I don't think it's true, she said it just to needle you o (BrE) wind you up (colloq)

fregarle la paciencia a algn to go o keep on at sb (colloq)

2

(expresando sorpresa): ¡no me friegues! you're kidding o joking! (colloq), no kidding! (colloq)

C (AmL exc RPl fam) (malograr) ‹planes› to ruin, to mess up (colloq), to put paid to (BrE colloq); ‹paseo/vacaciones› to ruin, put paid to (BrE colloq)

D

(AmL exc RPl fam) (fastidiar): me fregó con esa pregunta her question really floored o stumped me (colloq)

el anterior gobierno no hizo más que fregar al país all the last government managed to do was drag the country down (colloq)

■ fregar

vi

A

1 (lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq), to do the washing-up (BrE), to wash up (BrE)

2 (limpiar) to clean

3 (restregar) to scrub

B (AmL exc RPl fam)

1

(molestar): ¿hasta cuándo friegan con ese ruido? how much longer do we have to put up with that horrible racket? (colloq)

¡déjate de fregar! stop bothering o pestering me!, stop being so annoying!

2

(expresando sorpresa): ¡no friegues! you're joking o kidding! (colloq), no kidding! (colloq)

■ fregarse

v pron

A

(AmL fam) (embromarse): si no te gusta, te friegas if you don't like it you can lump it o that's tough! (colloq)

¡me fregué! I've really screwed up! (sl), I'm in for it now! (colloq), I've really done it now! (colloq)

los que se friegan son ustedes you'll be the ones who lose out

B (AmL exc RPl fam)

1

(malograrse): ahora sí que se fregaron nuestros planes that's really ruined o messed up o (BrE) put paid to our plans (colloq)

se nos fregó la fiesta the party was ruined

2 ‹tobillo/mano› to do … in (colloq), to screw … up (AmE colloq)

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fregar (conjugate fregar) verbo transitivo
1 (lavar, limpiar) to wash;

◊ fregué el suelo I washed the floor;

(con cepillo) I scrubbed the floor;

◊ fregar los platos to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq)

2 (AmL exc RPl fam)

a) (molestar) to bug (colloq)

b) ‹planes/vacaciones› to ruin

verbo intransitivo
1 (lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq);
(limpiar) to clean;
(restregar) to scrub
2 (AmL exc RPl fam) (molestar):

◊ ¡déjate de fregar! stop being such a pest!;

¡no friegues! (no digas) you're kidding! (colloq)
fregarse verbo pronominal
1 (AmL fam) (embromarse):

◊ ¡te friegas! tough! (colloq);

¡me fregué! I've really done it now! (colloq)
2 (AmL exc RPl fam) (malograrse):

◊ se fregaron nuestros planes that's ruined o messed up our plans (colloq)

fregar verbo transitivo
1 (limpiar con agua) to wash: hoy te toca fregar los platos, today is your turn to do the dishes
yo fregaré el suelo, I'll mop the floor
2 LAm fam to annoy, irritate
'fregar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacharro
- pila
- palangana
- plato
English:
basin
- dishwater
- mop
- roughen
- scour
- scrub
- scrub down
- scrubbing brush
- wash
- wash up
- washing-up
- dish
- scrape
- washing

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fregar

♦ vt

1. [limpiar] to wash;

[frotar] to scrub;

fregar los platos to wash the dishes, Br to do the washing-up;

fregar el suelo to mop the floor

2. Andes, Méx, Ven Fam [molestar] to bother, to pester;

no friegues al perro don't annoy the dog;

me está fregando la paciencia he's driving me up the wall

3. Andes, Méx, Ven Fam [estropear]

vas a fregar el televisor you're going to bust the television;

la lluvia nos fregó el fin de semana the rain messed up our weekend

4. Andes, Méx, Ven Fam [fastidiar]

me fregó con su decisión de quedarse en mi casa it was a pain, him deciding to stay in my house

♦ vi

1. [limpiar] to clean;

[frotar] to scrub; [limpiar los platos] to wash the dishes, Br to do the washing-up

2. Andes, Méx, Ven Fam [molestar] to be a pain;

¡deja de fregar! stop being such a pain!;

lo hace por fregar he just does it to be a pain

3. Andes, Méx, Ven Fam

¡no friegues! [expresando sorpresa] you're kidding!, you can't be serious!

♦ See also the pronominal verb fregarse

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fregar

v/t

1 platos wash; suelo mop; frotando scrub

2 L.Am. fam (molestar) bug fam

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fregar {49} vt

1) : to scrub, to scour, to wash

fregar los trastes: to do the dishes

fregar el suelo: to scrub the floor

2) fam : to annoy

fregar vi

1) : to wash the dishes

2) : to clean, to scrub

3) fam : to be annoying

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fregar vb (en general) to wash

¿has fregado los vasos? have you washed the glasses?

fregar el suelo to mop the floor [pt. & pp. mopped]

fregar los platos to wash up / to do the washing up