| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| rub off vi phrasal | figurative (be transmitted) (bildlig) | smitta vitr |
| | | sprida sig vitr + refl |
| | Johnny's enthusiasm for fishing began to rub off, and the other children wanted fishing poles too. |
| rub off on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be transmitted to [sb] else) | smitta av sig på ngn vbal uttr |
| | | sprida sig till ngn vbal uttr |
| | Dad's bad mood rubbed off on the rest of us, and by the end of the day we were all arguing. |
| rub off vi phrasal | (be wiped off deliberately) | suddas ut, strykas ut vitr partikel |
| | | gnuggas av vitr partikel |
| | These crayons rub off without leaving a mess. |
| rub off vi phrasal | (be wiped off accidentally) | gnuggas av vitr partikel |
| | | gnidas av vitr partikel |
| | This lipstick is a nice colour but it rubs off easily. |
| rub off on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (be smeared onto [sth] else) | stryka av vitr + prep |
| | | kladda av vitr + prep |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | The dirt from his clothes rubbed off on the furniture. |
rub [sth] off,
rub off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove, wipe away) | gnugga bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | torka bort ngt, torka av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The teacher took the board rubber and rubbed off what she had written. |
| rub [sth] off [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (remove by wiping) | torka bort, torka av vtr partikel oskj |
| | He rubbed the specks of mud off his shoe. |