WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
rub-up n mainly UK, informal (polishing)lustrada nf
 That brass could do with a rub-up.
 Ese bronce necesita una lustrada.
rub-up n mainly UK, dated, rare (review)revisión nf
  repaso nm
  (figurado)refrescada nf
 My Italian could do with a rub-up before I go to Rome next month.
 Mi italiano necesita una revisión antes de ir a Roma el mes que viene.
rub [sth] up,
rub up [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 mainly UK, dated, rare (refresh memory, revise [sth])revisar⇒ vtr
  repasar⇒ vtr
 Charles decided to rub up his dance steps before the ball.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
rub [sb] the wrong way,
rub [sb] up the wrong way v expr		 figurative, informal (irritate)hacer enojar a loc verb + prep
  molestar a, irritar a, enfadar a vtr + prep
  caerle mal a loc verb + prep
 My colleague's habit of whistling as he works rubs me up the wrong way.
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'rub up' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
restregar


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