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Meaning of freca | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2 Specialized
freˈka

Definitions

  1. to rub
    transitive
  2. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of freca
  3. to rub against
    reflexive
  4. to beat
    transitive
  5. to give a beating
    colloquial, figuratively, transitive
  6. short for freca la cap (“to bother”)
    abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, transitive
  7. short for îl freca grija (“to be unduly concerned in somebody’s business”)
    abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, derogatory, impersonal, transitive
  8. to examine rigourously
    dated, slang, transitive

Equivalents

Bosanski rub
English rub
Hrvatski rub
Српски rub

Examples

“a își freca mâinile”

to rub one’s hands

“se freca la ochi”

to rub one’s eyes

“Hainele îmi sunt pătate cu var fiindcă m-am frecat de zid.”

My clothes are stained with whitewash because I rubbed against the wall.

“―Da’ ce tot te freacă pe tine, măi, ce-am făcut eu cu bradul meu?”

“Tell me already, what do you care so much what I did with my Christmas tree?”

“Din amfiteatru — suspens! — a ieșit un coleg! Deschid la maximum urechile. „Cît?“ „6!“ „Cum îi proful?“ „Te freacă?“”

Out of the lecture hall—what suspense!—came out a fellow student! I open my ears to the max. “What grade?” “A six!” “How’s the professor?” “Is he severe?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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