Fregado in english
Scrubbing
pronunciation: skrʌbɪŋ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: skrʌbɪŋ part of speech: noun
In gestures
fregado = mess ; row ; fray ; wrangle ; spat ; squabbling ; squabble ; bickering ; fracas ; fallout ; ding-dong ; wrangling.
Example: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Example: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.Example: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.Example: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.Example: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Example: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.Example: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.Example: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.Example: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Example: Two men who beat another to death in a fallout over a cannabis crop have been gaoled for life.Example: George keeps sizing up for a real ding-dong and then backing down because he doesn't really want to risk the consequences of an argument.Example: Mrs. Ross testified that virtually every day Mr. Ross, during their wranglings, would tell her he was 'going to teach her a lesson'.more:
» meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie .
Example: Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.fregar = scrub.
Example: 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 = 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.more:
» fregar el suelo = mop (up) + the floor ; mop .
Example: The bathroom is very cramped, and there is even a mop & bucket so you can mop the floor after taking a shower. Example: The hall must be swept, vacuumed and mopped after the function.» fregar el suelo con = mop (up) + the floor with .
Example: By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure.» fregar frotando = scrub .
Example: 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 los platos = do + the washing-up ; wash + the dishes ; wash up ; do + the dishes .
Example: As it was me who did the washing-up I didn't put up too much resistence. Example: The children were shown pictures of a figure washing dishes, washing a car, and washing clothes and stated whether they considered the activity work or not. Example: After washing up clean the sink and taps and remember to disinfect these regularly. Example: 'The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes,' Agatha Christie once said = "El mejor momento para planificar el argumento de un libro es mientras estás fregando los platos", dijo Agatha Christie una vez.