frotter

to rub

f ʁ ɔ . t e
frott to rub + er Infinitive
verb Rare #29,061
to rub
FR: Il va frotter la table avec une éponge.
EN: He is going to rub the table with a sponge.
Conjugation of frotter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First frotte
Third frotte
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First frotte
Third frotte
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second frotte
frotter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third frotta
Past

Et depuis, personne n'a osé se frotter à Jaime.

And since then, no one has dared to mess with Jaime.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Ça ne te ferait rien de me frotter les pieds?

Would you mind rubbing my feet?

Tu veux frotter le ventre?

Do you want to rub the belly?

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Tu dois les frotter là où tu sais.

You have to rub them where you know.

— Apocalypto (2006)

Canard est allé se frotter à la femme de Nabot.

Canard went to rub up against Nabot's wife.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Pouvez-vous me frotter les épaules?

Can you rub my shoulders?

Les chaussures vont frotter si tu ne portes pas de chaussettes.

The shoes will rub if you don't wear socks.

Je vais la frotter, mais ça n'abîmera pas, hein.

I’m going to scrub it, but that won’t damage it, right?

— Dossier 137 (2025)

Peux-tu me frotter les épaules?

Can you rub my shoulders?

Ça ne vous ferait rien de me frotter les pieds?

Would you mind rubbing my feet?

Le cochon sait bien sur quel arbre du bois il va se frotter.

The pig knows very well which tree in the woods it will rub against.

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