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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| rub off vi phrasal | figurative (be transmitted) | contagiarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | pegarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Johnny's enthusiasm for fishing began to rub off, and the other children wanted fishing poles too. |
| | El entusiasmo de Johnny por la pesca empezó a contagiarse y los otros niños también querían cañas de pescar. |
| rub off on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be transmitted to [sb] else) | contagiársele a alguien vi + prep |
| | | pegársele a alguien vi + prep |
| | Dad's bad mood rubbed off on the rest of us, and by the end of the day we were all arguing. |
| | El mal humor de papá se nos contagió a todos y, para el final del día, estábamos todos discutiendo. |
| rub off vi phrasal | (be wiped off deliberately) | borrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | These crayons rub off without leaving a mess. |
| rub off vi phrasal | (be wiped off accidentally) | salirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | borrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | embarrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | This lipstick is a nice colour but it rubs off easily. |
| | Este lápiz labial es de buen color pero se sale fácil. |
| rub off on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (be smeared onto [sth] else) (sustancia seca) | caer sobre vi + prep |
| | (sustancia húmeda o grasa) | embarrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The dirt from his clothes rubbed off on the furniture. |
| | La suciedad de su ropa cayó sobre los muebles. |
rub [sth] off,
rub off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove, wipe away) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | restregar⇒, refregar⇒ vtr |
| | The teacher took the board rubber and rubbed off what she had written. |
| | La profesora tomó el borrador y limpió lo que había escrito. |
| rub [sth] off [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (remove by wiping) (frotando) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | He rubbed the specks of mud off his shoe. |
| | Limpió las manchas de barro de sus zapatos. |