Rub

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Translations of "rub" (94 languages)

Language	Translation	Romanization
Ainu	シルシル(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), シルシル(to rub something against (a second thing))	shiru-shiru, sirusiru
Akan	twiw(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Albanian	fërkoj(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Ancient Greek	τρῖψις(act of rubbing), τρίβω(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	trîpsis, tríbō
Arabic	حَكَّ(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), دَعَك(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), فرك(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), فرك(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), فَرَكَ(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	ḥakka, daʕak, farak, farak, faraka
Armenian	շփել(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	špʻel
Aromanian	frec(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Assamese	ঘঁহা(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), মজা(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), মাজা(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), সনা(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear), সানা(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)	ghõha, moza, maza, xona, xana
Asturian	esfregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), frotar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Azerbaijani	ovuşdurmaq(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), sürtdürmək(to rub something against (a second thing)), sürtmək(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), sürtmək(to rub something against (a second thing)), sürtülmək(to be rubbed against something)	—
Bashkir	уҡалау(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), ышҡылыу(to be rubbed against something), ышҡыу(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), ышҡыу(to rub something against (a second thing)), ышҡыу(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), һөртөү(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)	uqalaw, ışqılıw, ışqıw, ışqıw, ışqıw, hörtöw
Belarusian	це́рці(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	cjérci
Bengali	ঘষা(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	ghośa
Bulgarian	затруднение(difficulty or problem), триене(act of rubbing), търкане(act of rubbing), натривам(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear), три́я(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), търкам(to rub something against (a second thing))	zatrudnenie, triene, tǎrkane, natrivam, tríja, tǎrkam
Burmese	ပွတ်(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	pwat
Catalan	fregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), fregar(to rub something against (a second thing)), fregar-se(to be rubbed against something), polir(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), untar(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)	—
Central Kurdish	سوون(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	sûn
Central Sierra Miwok	čijá·k(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Chinese Cantonese	捽(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), 擦(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), 磨(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	zeot¹, caat³, mo⁴
Chinese Mandarin	摩擦(act of rubbing), 抹(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear), 揉(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), 擦(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), 擦(to rub something against (a second thing)), 擦(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear), 磨(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), 蹭(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	mócā, róu, cā, cā, cā, mó, cèng
Church Slavic	трѣти(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	trěti
Czech	mnout(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), třít(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Danish	gnave(to be rubbed against something), gnide(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), gnugge(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), polere(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), pudse(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), skrabe(to rub something against (a second thing)), smørre(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)	—
Dutch	wrijven(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Esperanto	froti(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Finnish	hankaus(act of rubbing), hangata(to rub something against (a second thing)), hangata(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), hieroa(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), hieroa(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear), hiertää(to be rubbed against something), hinkata(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), puunata(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)	—
French	friction(act of rubbing), hic(difficulty or problem), frotter(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), frotter(to rub something against (a second thing)), frotter(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), polir(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)	—
Friulian	freâ(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Galician	esfregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), fregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), fretar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), refregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Georgian	ხახუნი(act of rubbing), გახახუნება(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), გახახუნება(to rub something against (a second thing)), ხახუნი(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	xaxuni, gaxaxuneba, gaxaxuneba, xaxuni
German	abreiben(to rub something against (a second thing)), aufpolieren(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), einreiben(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear), polieren(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), putzen(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), reiben(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), reiben(to rub something against (a second thing)), sich ablaufen(to be rubbed against something), sich abreiben(to be rubbed against something), sich abscheuern(to be rubbed against something)	—
Greek	τρίψιμο(act of rubbing), τρίβω(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	trípsimo, trívo
Hebrew	שפשף(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	shifshéf
Hindi	रगड़ना(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	ragaṛnā
Hungarian	dörzsölés(act of rubbing), dörzsölődés(act of rubbing), súrlódás(act of rubbing), dörgöl(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), dörzsöl(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), súrlódik(to be rubbed against something), súrol(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), súrol(to rub something against (a second thing))	—
Indonesian	gosok(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), gosok(to rub something against (a second thing)), gosok(to be rubbed against something), gosok(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)	—
Ingrian	heeroa(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), hiuttaa(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Irish	cuimil(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Italian	strofinamento(act of rubbing), fregare(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), strofinare(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Japanese	擦る(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	kosuru
Kashubian	trzéc(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Kazakh	уқалау(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	uqalau
Khmer	ជូត(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), ឈ្លី(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), ដដុស(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), ប្រនៀល(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	cuut, clii, dɑdoh, prɑniel
Korean	비비다(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	bibida
Kyrgyz	жышуу(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), сүртүү(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	jışuu, sürtüü
Lao	ຂັດ(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), ຖູ(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), ສີ(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	khat, thū, sī
Latgalian	treit(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Latin	fricō(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Latvian	trīt(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Lithuanian	trinti(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Lower Sorbian	trěś(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Luxembourgish	reiwen(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Macedonian	трие(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	trie
Maltese	għorok(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Māori	mirimiri(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), mirimiri(to rub something against (a second thing)), orooro(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), orooro(to rub something against (a second thing)), pani(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)	—
Middle English	rubben(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), rubben(to rub something against (a second thing)), rubben(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear), rubben(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse), rudden(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Mongolian	урэх(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	urex
Norman	frotter(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Occitan	fregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), fretar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Old Czech	dřieti(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Old English	gnīdan(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Papiamentu	frega(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Persian	مالیدن(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	mâlidan
Polish	ocierać(to rub something against (a second thing)), trzeć(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), wcierać(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)	—
Portuguese	fricção(act of rubbing), esfregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), esfregar(to rub something against (a second thing)), raspado(to be rubbed against something)	—
Quechua	thupay(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Romanian	freca(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), freca(to rub something against (a second thing))	—
Romansch	sgrattar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Russian	загво́здка(difficulty or problem), затрудне́ние(difficulty or problem), расти́рка(any substance designed to be applied by rubbing), растира́ние(any substance designed to be applied by rubbing), потере́ть(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), потере́ть(to rub something against (a second thing)), тере́ть(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), тере́ть(to rub something against (a second thing))	zagvózdka, zatrudnénije, rastírka, rastiránije, poterétʹ, poterétʹ, terétʹ, terétʹ
Sanskrit	घर्षति(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)	gharṣati
Sardinian	friare(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), fricare(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), frigare(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), friài(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Scottish Gaelic	slìog(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Serbo-Croatian	ribati(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), trljati(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), рибати(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), трљати(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Sicilian	fricari(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Slovak	trenie(act of rubbing), šúchanie(act of rubbing), trieť(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Slovene	drgniti(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), trẹ́ti(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Southern Altai	сӱртер(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), јыш(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	sürter, ǰïš-
Spanish	frotación(act of rubbing), frotamiento(act of rubbing), frote(act of rubbing), colidir (desus.)(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), estregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), fregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), fricar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), friccionar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), frotar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), frotar(to rub something against (a second thing)), frotarse(to be rubbed against something), ludir(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), refregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), refrotar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), resobar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), restregar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), sobar(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), ungir(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear), untar(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)	—
Sranan Tongo	frifi(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Sundanese	kosok(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), kosok(to rub something against (a second thing)), kosok(to be rubbed against something), kosok(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)	—
Swedish	gnida(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), gno(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), gnugga(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Tajik	молидан(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	molidan
Thai	ขัด(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), ถู(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), สี(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	kàt, tǔu, sǐi
Tocharian B	kānt(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Tooro	kuuba(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), singa(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Turkish	ovalama(act of rubbing), ovma(act of rubbing), dokundurmak(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), sürtmek(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Ukrainian	те́рти(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	térty
Upper Sorbian	trěć(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Urdu	رگڑنا(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	ragaṛnā
Uzbek	ishqalamoq(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Vietnamese	cọ xát(to rub something against (a second thing)), cọ xát(to be rubbed against something), thoa(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), xoa(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Yiddish	רײַבן(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	raybn
Zazaki	vılênayış(act of rubbing), sawen(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), werênen(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—
Zealandic	vrieve(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area), vruve(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)	—

Ainu

シルシル, シルシル

shiru-shiru, sirusiru

Akan

twiw

Albanian

fërkoj

Ancient Greek

τρῖψις, τρίβω

trîpsis, tríbō

Arabic

حَكَّ, دَعَك, فرك, فرك, فَرَكَ

ḥakka, daʕak, farak, farak, faraka

Armenian

շփել

špʻel

Aromanian

frec

Assamese

ঘঁহা, মজা, মাজা, সনা, সানা

ghõha, moza, maza, xona, xana

Asturian

esfregar, frotar

Azerbaijani

ovuşdurmaq, sürtdürmək, sürtmək, sürtmək, sürtülmək

Bashkir

уҡалау, ышҡылыу, ышҡыу, ышҡыу, ышҡыу, һөртөү

uqalaw, ışqılıw, ışqıw, ışqıw, ışqıw, hörtöw

Belarusian

це́рці

cjérci

Bengali

ঘষা

ghośa

Bulgarian

затруднение, триене, търкане, натривам, три́я, търкам

zatrudnenie, triene, tǎrkane, natrivam, tríja, tǎrkam

Burmese

ပွတ်

pwat

Catalan

fregar, fregar, fregar-se, polir, untar

Central Kurdish

سوون

sûn

Central Sierra Miwok

čijá·k

Chinese Cantonese

捽, 擦, 磨

zeot¹, caat³, mo⁴

Chinese Mandarin

摩擦, 抹, 揉, 擦, 擦, 擦, 磨, 蹭

mócā, róu, cā, cā, cā, mó, cèng

Church Slavic

трѣти

trěti

Czech

mnout, třít

Danish

gnave, gnide, gnugge, polere, pudse, skrabe, smørre

Dutch

wrijven

Esperanto

froti

Finnish

hankaus, hangata, hangata, hieroa, hieroa, hiertää, hinkata, puunata

French

friction, hic, frotter, frotter, frotter, polir

Friulian

freâ

Galician

esfregar, fregar, fretar, refregar

Georgian

ხახუნი, გახახუნება, გახახუნება, ხახუნი

xaxuni, gaxaxuneba, gaxaxuneba, xaxuni

German

abreiben, aufpolieren, einreiben, polieren, putzen, reiben, reiben, sich ablaufen, sich abreiben, sich abscheuern

Greek

τρίψιμο, τρίβω

trípsimo, trívo

Hebrew

שפשף

shifshéf

Hindi

रगड़ना

ragaṛnā

Hungarian

dörzsölés, dörzsölődés, súrlódás, dörgöl, dörzsöl, súrlódik, súrol, súrol

Indonesian

gosok, gosok, gosok, gosok

Ingrian

heeroa, hiuttaa

Irish

cuimil

Italian

strofinamento, fregare, strofinare

Japanese

擦る

kosuru

Kashubian

trzéc

Kazakh

уқалау

uqalau

Khmer

ជូត, ឈ្លី, ដដុស, ប្រនៀល

cuut, clii, dɑdoh, prɑniel

Korean

비비다

bibida

Kyrgyz

жышуу, сүртүү

jışuu, sürtüü

Lao

ຂັດ, ຖູ, ສີ

khat, thū, sī

treit

fricō

trīt

trinti

trěś

reiwen

трие

trie

Maltese

għorok

Māori

mirimiri, mirimiri, orooro, orooro, pani

Middle English

rubben, rubben, rubben, rubben, rudden

Mongolian

урэх

urex

frotter

fregar, fretar

dřieti

gnīdan

frega

مالیدن

mâlidan

Polish

ocierać, trzeć, wcierać

Portuguese

fricção, esfregar, esfregar, raspado

thupay

freca, freca

sgrattar

загво́здка, затрудне́ние, расти́рка, растира́ние, потере́ть, потере́ть, тере́ть, тере́ть

zagvózdka, zatrudnénije, rastírka, rastiránije, poterétʹ, poterétʹ, terétʹ, terétʹ

Sanskrit

घर्षति

gharṣati

Sardinian

friare, fricare, frigare, friài

Scottish Gaelic

slìog

Serbo-Croatian

ribati, trljati, рибати, трљати

Sicilian

fricari

Slovak

trenie, šúchanie, trieť

Slovene

drgniti, trẹ́ti

Southern Altai

сӱртер, јыш

sürter, ǰïš-

Spanish

frotación, frotamiento, frote, colidir (desus.), estregar, fregar, fricar, friccionar, frotar, frotar, frotarse, ludir, refregar, refrotar, resobar, restregar, sobar, ungir, untar