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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
rub [sth] in vtr phrasal sep (spread and cause to be absorbed)frotar⇒ vtr
 Apply the ointment and rub it in.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
rub [sth] in,
rub in [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 informal (remind of [sth] unpleasant)traer a colación loc verb
  (informal)refregar⇒ vtr
 My colleagues kept rubbing in the fact that I'd made a huge mistake.
 Mi colega seguía trayendo a colación el enorme error que yo había cometido.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
rub it in v expr figurative, informal (emphasize an insult, embarrassment, etc.) (figurado, coloquial)refregar⇒ vtr
  recordar⇒ vtr
 I wanted to forget the whole incident, but my dad kept rubbing it in.
 Yo quería olvidar todo el asunto pero mi padre seguía refregándomelo.
rub [sb]'s nose in [sth] v expr figurative, informal (tease someone persistently about) (coloquial, figurado)restregar en la cara expr
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'rub in' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
restregar


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