fregar la pita: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Regional (Latin America)informalcolloquialMachine
  • To cause trouble or annoyance; to interfere with or spoil an activity or situation.
  • To complicate matters or make a task more difficult for others.

  Examples

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  • No quiero que vengas a fregar la pita justo cuando estamos a punto de terminar el trabajo, ¡concéntrate!

    I don’t want you to cause trouble just when we are about to finish the work, focus!

  • Cada vez que intentamos organizar algo, alguien siempre viene a fregar la pita y lo complica todo.

    Every time we try to organize something, someone always comes to cause trouble and complicates everything.

  • No fregues la pita con tus comentarios, que estamos tratando de mantener la calma en esta reunión.

    Don’t spoil things with your comments; we are trying to keep calm in this meeting.

• 2.

  All Spanish-speaking regionsneutralMachine
  • To wash or scrub a rope, cord, or similar fibrous material (literal meaning).

  Examples

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  • Para asegurar la carga, tuve que fregar la pita varias veces hasta que quedó bien ajustada.

    To secure the load, I had to scrub the rope several times until it was well tightened.

  • El marinero enseñó a los aprendices cómo fregar la pita para mantener las sogas limpias y fuertes.

    The sailor taught the apprentices how to wash the rope to keep the cords clean and strong.

  • Después de la tormenta, el equipo se dedicó a fregar la pita para que no se estropeara con la sal marina.

    After the storm, the team dedicated themselves to cleaning the rope so it wouldn’t be damaged by sea salt.

  • Aprendí a fregar la pita correctamente para prolongar la vida útil de los cables en la bodega del barco.

    I learned how to properly scrub the rope to prolong the lifespan of the cables in the ship’s hold.