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rub off
Language:
Meanings:
1.
Global
neutral
To be removed from a surface by friction or by rubbing.
To come away from a surface as a result of rubbing.
2.
Global
neutral
To transfer material, color, or residue from one surface to another by rubbing; to smear or leave a mark.
3.
Global
informal
colloquial
To be transmitted or acquired gradually through contact or association, especially habits, attitudes, or qualities.
Examples:
EN:
Don't rub off all the dirt. Save some for me.
ES:
No te quites toda la suciedad.
EN:
Trying to rub it in, the yaps rub off the fat!
ES:
¡Intentando hacer que se absorba la gente adelgaza!
EN:
It won't rub off on his uniform.
ES:
No le manchará el uniforme.
EN:
Don't rub off all the dirt. Save some for me.
ES:
No te quites toda la suciedad.
EN:
Trying to rub it in, the yaps rub off the fat!
ES:
¡Intentando hacer que se absorba la gente adelgaza!
EN:
It won't rub off on his uniform.
ES:
No le manchará el uniforme.
EN:
Maybe it'll rub off on you. What's wrong with green hair?
ES:
Puede ser contagioso.
EN:
- Stick close. It might rub off!
ES:
Quédate cerca y quizás tú también lo serás.
EN:
Oh, you haven't anything to rub off, have you?
ES:
No llevas maquillaje, ¿no?
EN:
Here, rub some of this on and then you have that to rub off.
ES:
Toma, ponte esto y después quítatelo.
EN:
The dirt they're trying to clean up is bound to rub off on some, but not all.
ES:
A veces les alcanza el fango que tratan de limpiar.
EN:
I thought some of it would rub off on me.
ES:
Creí que algo de eso se me pegaría.
EN:
Oh, that's the kind I use. It doesn't smear or rub off.
ES:
Oh, ese es el tipo que uso No manchan ni contagiosa.
EN:
I wouldn't want any of that nobility to rub off on me.
ES:
No quiero que se me pegue su nobleza.
EN:
Some of it is bound to rub off on me. Hm.
ES:
Desde luego que sí.
EN:
Take it from me, some of it is bound to rub off on you.
ES:
Con el tiempo, uno se contagia.
EN:
Maybe some of it'll rub off on you.
ES:
A lo mejor te sirve a ti también.
EN:
I thought he'd rub off my lips.
ES:
Pensé que me arrancaría los labios.
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