scrub Meaning | BeDict

noun

Tacaño, miserable

One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.

Examples :

"The scrub who lived next door worked long hours at the factory but never seemed to have much money. "

El tacaño que vivía al lado trabajaba muchas horas en la fábrica, pero nunca parecía tener mucho dinero.

noun

Inepto, inútil

One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.

Examples :

"What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!"

¡Qué inútil! ¡En lugar de lavar los platos, se puso la comida usada en la cara!

person character attitude job work

noun

Matorral, maleza

A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant

Examples :

"oak scrub"

Matorral de roble

plant environment nature geography area

noun

Animal mestizo

(stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.

Examples :

"The farmer decided to sell the scrub bull because it was too small and its offspring were weak. "

El granjero decidió vender el toro mestizo porque era demasiado pequeño y su descendencia era débil.

animal agriculture biology

noun

Matorral, maleza

Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.

Examples :

"The hikers struggled to navigate the dense scrub covering the rocky hillside. "

Los excursionistas lucharon por navegar por el denso matorral que cubría la ladera rocosa.

environment plant nature agriculture

noun

Suplente

One not on the first team of players; a substitute.

Examples :

"Because he was a scrub on the basketball team, Michael rarely got to play in the games. "

Debido a que era un suplente en el equipo de baloncesto, Michael rara vez jugaba en los partidos.

sport person

adjective

Mezquino, sucio, despreciable

Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

Examples :

"The new student was a scrub, constantly forgetting his homework and disrupting class. "

El nuevo estudiante era despreciable, olvidando constantemente su tarea y perturbando la clase.

character attitude moral value

noun

Frotar, restregar

An instance of scrubbing.

Examples :

"The scrub of the whiteboard before the next meeting was thorough. "

El frotado de la pizarra antes de la próxima reunión fue exhaustivo.

action process

noun

Cancelación

A cancellation.

Examples :

"The school play was a scrub; it was canceled due to the storm. "

La obra de la escuela fue una cancelación; se canceló debido a la tormenta.

action event

noun

Cepillo

A worn-out brush.

Examples :

"The old scrub was too worn to clean the kitchen floor properly. "

El viejo cepillo estaba demasiado desgastado para limpiar bien el suelo de la cocina.

utensil item thing

noun

Fregador, fregadora

One who scrubs.

Examples :

"The scrub diligently cleaned the kitchen floor. "

El fregador limpió diligentemente el suelo de la cocina.

person job

noun

Ropa quirúrgica

(in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.

Examples :

"The surgeon carefully put on his scrub top and pants before entering the operating room. "

El cirujano se puso cuidadosamente su ropa quirúrgica antes de entrar en el quirófano.

medicine wear

noun

Uniforme quirúrgico

(by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).

Examples :

"The nurses wore their scrubs to work. "

Las enfermeras usaron sus uniformes quirúrgicos para trabajar.

medicine wear

noun

Exfoliante

An exfoliant for the body.

Examples :

"I use a sugar scrub to make my skin feel smoother in the shower. "

Uso un exfoliante de azúcar para que mi piel se sienta más suave en la ducha.

body appearance

verb

Fregar, restregar

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

Examples :

"to scrub a floor"

Fregar un suelo.

action utility work

verb

Fregar, restregar

To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour

Examples :

"Before starting the painting, the artist scrubbed the canvas with a wet brush to remove the old paint. "

Antes de empezar a pintar, el artista fregó el lienzo con un cepillo húmedo para quitar la pintura vieja.

action utility

verb

Frotar, restregar

To be diligent and penurious

Examples :

"to scrub hard for a living"

Frotar duro para ganarse la vida.

character moral value business economy

verb

Cancelar, suspender

To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.

Examples :

"Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather."

Los ingenieros tuvieron que cancelar el lanzamiento del satélite debido al mal tiempo.

action plan event business

verb

Depurar, limpiar

To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets

Examples :

"The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system."

Los datos de los segmentos de calles de la Oficina Nacional de Correos deberán depurarse antes de que puedan integrarse en nuestro sistema.

computing technology internet statistics

verb

Mover una cinta de grabación hacia adelante y hacia atrás

(audio) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.

Examples :

"The sound designer had to scrub through the audio to find the perfect scratching effect for the movie scene. "

El diseñador de sonido tuvo que mover el audio hacia adelante y hacia atrás para encontrar el efecto de raspado perfecto para la escena de la película.

media music sound technology electronics computing

verb

Desplazarse, navegar

(audio, video) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.

Examples :

"The editor used the mouse to scrub through the video, carefully checking each frame for mistakes. "

El editor usó el ratón para desplazarse por el video, revisando cuidadosamente cada fotograma en busca de errores.

media technology computing electronics

Meanings

Tacaño, miserable

Examples :

"The scrub who lived next door worked long hours at the factory but never seemed to have much money. "

El tacaño que vivía al lado trabajaba muchas horas en la fábrica, pero nunca parecía tener mucho dinero.

Inepto, inútil

Examples :

"What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!"

¡Qué inútil! ¡En lugar de lavar los platos, se puso la comida usada en la cara!

Matorral, maleza

Examples :

"oak scrub"

Matorral de roble

Animal mestizo

Examples :

"The farmer decided to sell the scrub bull because it was too small and its offspring were weak. "

El granjero decidió vender el toro mestizo porque era demasiado pequeño y su descendencia era débil.

Matorral, maleza

Examples :

"The hikers struggled to navigate the dense scrub covering the rocky hillside. "

Los excursionistas lucharon por navegar por el denso matorral que cubría la ladera rocosa.

Suplente

Examples :

"Because he was a scrub on the basketball team, Michael rarely got to play in the games. "

Debido a que era un suplente en el equipo de baloncesto, Michael rara vez jugaba en los partidos.

Mezquino, sucio, despreciable

Examples :

"The new student was a scrub, constantly forgetting his homework and disrupting class. "

El nuevo estudiante era despreciable, olvidando constantemente su tarea y perturbando la clase.

Frotar, restregar

Examples :

"The scrub of the whiteboard before the next meeting was thorough. "

El frotado de la pizarra antes de la próxima reunión fue exhaustivo.

Cancelación

Examples :

"The school play was a scrub; it was canceled due to the storm. "

La obra de la escuela fue una cancelación; se canceló debido a la tormenta.

Cepillo

Examples :

"The old scrub was too worn to clean the kitchen floor properly. "

El viejo cepillo estaba demasiado desgastado para limpiar bien el suelo de la cocina.

Fregador, fregadora

Examples :

"The scrub diligently cleaned the kitchen floor. "

El fregador limpió diligentemente el suelo de la cocina.

Ropa quirúrgica

Examples :

"The surgeon carefully put on his scrub top and pants before entering the operating room. "

El cirujano se puso cuidadosamente su ropa quirúrgica antes de entrar en el quirófano.

Uniforme quirúrgico

Examples :

"The nurses wore their scrubs to work. "

Las enfermeras usaron sus uniformes quirúrgicos para trabajar.

Exfoliante

Examples :

"I use a sugar scrub to make my skin feel smoother in the shower. "

Uso un exfoliante de azúcar para que mi piel se sienta más suave en la ducha.

Fregar, restregar

Examples :

"to scrub a floor"

Fregar un suelo.

Fregar, restregar

Examples :

"Before starting the painting, the artist scrubbed the canvas with a wet brush to remove the old paint. "

Antes de empezar a pintar, el artista fregó el lienzo con un cepillo húmedo para quitar la pintura vieja.

Frotar, restregar

Examples :

"to scrub hard for a living"

Frotar duro para ganarse la vida.

Cancelar, suspender

Examples :

"Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather."

Los ingenieros tuvieron que cancelar el lanzamiento del satélite debido al mal tiempo.

Depurar, limpiar

Examples :

"The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system."

Los datos de los segmentos de calles de la Oficina Nacional de Correos deberán depurarse antes de que puedan integrarse en nuestro sistema.

Mover una cinta de grabación hacia adelante y hacia atrás

Examples :

"The sound designer had to scrub through the audio to find the perfect scratching effect for the movie scene. "