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rub [rubs] (act of rubbing) noun [UK: rʌb] [US: ˈrəb] | frotaciónnoun frotamientonoun frotenoun |
rub [rubbed, rubbing, rubs] (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area) verb [UK: rʌb] [US: ˈrəb] | frotarverbJohn rubbed his face. = John se frotó la cara. |
rub salt in the wound (to make an injury feel worse) verb | |
rubber (not covered by funds) adjective [UK: ˈrʌ.bə(r)] [US: ˈrʌ.bər] | cheque sin fondosadjective |
rubber [rubbers] (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree) noun [UK: ˈrʌ.bə(r)] [US: ˈrʌ.bər] | cauchonoun gomanoun hulenoun |
rubber duck (toy shaped like a duck) noun | pato de gomanoun |
rubber stamp (person or body approving things without power to change them) noun [UK: ˈrʌ.bə(r) stæmp] [US: ˈrʌ.bər ˈstæmp] | lacayonoun sello de gomanoun |
rubber stamp (piece of rubber to make an imprint) noun [UK: ˈrʌ.bə(r) stæmp] [US: ˈrʌ.bər ˈstæmp] | timbre de gomanoun |
rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) noun [UK: ˈrʌ.bə.ˈtriː] [US: ˈrʌ.bə.ˈtriː] | heveanoun árbol del cauchonoun |
rubberneck [rubbernecks] (someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring, see also: rubbernecker) noun [UK: ˈrʌ.bə.nek] [US: ˈrʌ.bə.nek] | mirónnoun |
rubberneck (to watch by craning the neck) verb [UK: ˈrʌ.bə.nek] [US: ˈrʌ.bə.nek] | mirarverb sapearverb |
rubbernecker (someone who cranes their neck to see something) noun | cotillanoun mironanoun mirónnoun |
rubbernecking (slowing down to see the scene of an accident) noun [UK: ˈrʌ.bə.nekɪŋ] [US: ˈrʌ.bə.nekɪŋ] | curiosearnoun |
rubbernecking (unseemly act of observation) noun [UK: ˈrʌ.bə.nekɪŋ] [US: ˈrʌ.bə.nekɪŋ] | cotilleonoun |
rubbery (relating to or resembling rubber) adjective [UK: ˈrʌ.bə.ri] [US: ˈrʌ.bə.ri] | elásticoadjective gomosoadjective |
rubble (the broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry) noun [UK: ˈrʌb.l̩] [US: ˈrʌb.l̩] | escombrosnoun |
Rube Goldberg machine (comically overcomplicated machine) noun [UK: ˈruːb ˈɡoldbərɡ mə.ˈʃiːn] [US: ˈruːb ˈɡoldbərɡ mɪ.ˈʃiːn] | |
rubella (disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract) noun [UK: ruː.ˈbe.lə] [US: ruː.ˈbe.lə] | rubéolanoun |
Rubicon (small river in northeastern Italy) proper noun [UK: ˈruː.bɪkən] [US: ˈruː.bɪkɒn] | Rubicónproper noun |
rubidium (element with atomic number 37) noun [UK: rʊ.ˈbɪ.diəm] [US: rʊ.ˈbɪ.diəm] | rubidionoun |
ruby [rubies] (type of gem) noun [UK: ˈruː.bi] [US: ˈruː.bi] | rubínoun |
Rubik's cube (cubical mechanical puzzle) noun [UK: ˈruː.bɪks kjuːb] [US: ˈruː.bɪks ˈkjuːb] | cubo de Rubiknoun cubo mágiconoun |
ruble [rubles] (Russian monetary unit) noun [UK: ˈruː.bəl] [US: ˈruː.bəl] | rublonoun |
rubric [rubrics] (heading in a book highlighted in red) noun [UK: ˈruː.brɪk] [US: ˈruː.brɪk] | rúbricanoun |
rubric [rubrics] (printed set of scoring criteria) noun [UK: ˈruː.brɪk] [US: ˈruː.brɪk] | |
Aruba (territory in the Caribbean) proper noun [UK: ə.ˈruː.bə] [US: ə.ˈruː.bə] | Arubaproper noun |