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frotter

rub, scrub

verb froh-TEH Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

strike (a match)

Usage Note

Frotter describes rubbing surfaces together — cleaning, polishing, or lighting a match. The reflexive se frotter à means to come up against or tangle with someone, often with a warning connotation ('ne te frotte pas à lui'). Related noun: frottement (friction).

Examples

"Elle frotte la vitre avec un chiffon humide."

Natural Translation

She scrubs the window with a damp cloth.

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