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refregar

refregar

Catalan

Verb

refregar (first-person singular present refrego, past participle refregat)

  1. to scour, rub hard, scrub
  2. to rub again
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) to rub in (irritatingly make a point)

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

re- + fregar, or from Latin refricāre, present active infinitive of rēfricō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ re.fɾeˈɣaɾ ]

Verb

refregar (first-person singular present refriego, first-person singular preterite refregué, past participle refregado)

  1. to rub, scrub
  2. to harp on, insist on recalling (something unpleasant)

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables; g becomes a gu before e.

Related terms

  • refregadura
  • refregamiento
  • refregón