noun🔗ShareUn rustre, un goujatOne who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow."The scrub who lived next door worked long hours at the factory but never seemed to have much money. "Le rustre qui habitait à côté travaillait de longues heures à l'usine, mais ne semblait jamais avoir beaucoup d'argent.personcharacterhumanmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNul, incapableOne who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks."What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!"Quel incapable ! Au lieu de faire la vaisselle, elle s'est mis les restes de nourriture sur le visage !personcharacterattitudejobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBroussailles, fourréA thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant"oak scrub"Broussailles de chênesplantenvironmentnaturegeographyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBétail bâtard(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."The farmer decided to sell the scrub bull because it was too small and its offspring were weak. "L'agriculteur a décidé de vendre le taureau bâtard parce qu'il était trop petit et que sa progéniture était faible.animalagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBroussailles, maquisVegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush."The hikers struggled to navigate the dense scrub covering the rocky hillside. "Les randonneurs ont eu du mal à naviguer dans les broussailles denses qui couvraient le flanc de la colline rocheuse.environmentplantnatureagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRemplaçant, remplaçanteOne not on the first team of players; a substitute."Because he was a scrub on the basketball team, Michael rarely got to play in the games. "Comme il était remplaçant dans l'équipe de basket-ball, Michael jouait rarement aux matchs.sportpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMédiocre, sale, méprisableMean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby."The new student was a scrub, constantly forgetting his homework and disrupting class. "Le nouvel élève était médiocre, oubliant constamment ses devoirs et perturbant la classe.characterattitudemoralvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFrottement, récurageAn instance of scrubbing."The scrub of the whiteboard before the next meeting was thorough. "Le récurage du tableau blanc avant la prochaine réunion était minutieux.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnnulationA cancellation."The school play was a scrub; it was canceled due to the storm. "La pièce de l'école a été annulée à cause de la tempête.actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBrosse, récurerA worn-out brush."The old scrub was too worn to clean the kitchen floor properly. "La vieille brosse était trop usée pour nettoyer correctement le sol de la cuisine.utensilitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFrotteur, frotteuseOne who scrubs."The scrub diligently cleaned the kitchen floor. "Le frotteur a nettoyé le sol de la cuisine avec diligence.personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTenue de bloc opératoire(in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery."The surgeon carefully put on his scrub top and pants before entering the operating room. "Le chirurgien a soigneusement enfilé sa tenue de bloc opératoire avant d'entrer dans la salle d'opération.medicinewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTenue de bloc opératoire(by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers)."The nurses wore their scrubs to work. "Les infirmières portaient leur tenue de bloc opératoire au travail.medicinewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExfoliant, gommageAn exfoliant for the body."I use a sugar scrub to make my skin feel smoother in the shower. "J'utilise un gommage au sucre pour que ma peau soit plus lisse sous la douche.bodyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrotter, récurerTo 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"to scrub a floor"Frotter un sol.actionutilityworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrotter, récurerTo rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour"Before starting the painting, the artist scrubbed the canvas with a wet brush to remove the old paint. "Avant de commencer à peindre, l'artiste a frotté la toile avec une brosse humide pour enlever l'ancienne peinture.actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrotter, récurerTo be diligent and penurious"to scrub hard for a living"Frotter dur pour gagner sa vie.charactermoralvaluebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnnuler, supprimerTo call off a scheduled event; to cancel."Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather."Les ingénieurs ont dû annuler le lancement du satellite à cause du mauvais temps.actionplaneventbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNettoyer, épurerTo eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets"The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system."Les données des segments de rue de la Poste nationale devront être nettoyées avant de pouvoir être intégrées à notre système.computingtechnologyinternetstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire défiler rapidement une bande sonore en avant et en arrière(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."The sound designer had to scrub through the audio to find the perfect scratching effect for the movie scene. "Le concepteur sonore a dû faire défiler rapidement l'audio pour trouver l'effet de grattage parfait pour la scène du film.mediamusicsoundtechnologyelectronicscomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire défiler, naviguer(audio, video) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface."The editor used the mouse to scrub through the video, carefully checking each frame for mistakes. "L'éditeur a utilisé la souris pour faire défiler la vidéo, vérifiant attentivement chaque image pour détecter les erreurs.mediatechnologycomputingelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
