scrub in Portuguese
scrub in Portuguese is brenha, mato, esfregar — scrub means to clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
scrub in Portuguese
brenha
mato
esfregar
(transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
What does "scrub" mean?
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verb To clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
"She scrubbed the pots until they shone."
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verb To cancel a planned event or task.
"Mission control scrubbed the launch due to bad weather."
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noun Low, dense vegetation or brush, often on poor soil.
"The trail cut through thick scrub before reaching the ridge."
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noun (informal, gaming/sports) An inexperienced or unskilled player.
"He got called a scrub after losing every round."
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scrub in a sentence
- She scrubbed the pots until they shone.
- He scrubbed the grease stain off the driveway.
- Mission control scrubbed the launch due to bad weather.
- The trail cut through thick scrub before reaching the ridge.
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What is "scrub" in Portuguese?
"scrub" in Portuguese is brenha, mato, esfregar. scrub means: To clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
How do you use "scrub" in a sentence?
Example: "She scrubbed the pots until they shone." In Portuguese, "scrub" is brenha, mato, esfregar.
Are there other ways to say "scrub" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "scrub": brenha, mato, esfregar.
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