Fregar (en. Scrub)

/fɾeˈɣaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To clean or wash kitchen utensils.

After dinner, I always have to wash the dishes.

Después de cenar, siempre me toca fregar los platos.

To annoy or bother someone.

Stop bothering, it's not time to play.

Deja de fregar, no es momento de jugar.

To ruin or damage something.

My car broke down because I didn't maintain it.

Se me fregó el coche por no hacerle el mantenimiento.

It derives from the Latin 'fricare', which means 'to rub'.

to wash the dishes

To clean the dishes after using them.

fregar los platos

don't bother me

Don't annoy or bother me.

no me friegues

to bug someone

To annoy or bother someone.

fregar a alguien

to fry

To cook food in hot oil.

freír

sink

Place where dishes are washed.

fregadero

To use 'fregar' in the sense of ''to annoy''.

You're really bugging me with that question.

Estás fregando mucho con esa pregunta.

Referring to a problem or something that doesn't work.

This phone is broken, it won't let me make calls.

Este teléfono está fregado, no me deja hacer llamadas.