Present progressiveél/ella/ustedconjugation offrotar.

frotar

frotar(
froh
-
tahr
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to rub
Le froté la pancita a mi bebé porque le dolía.I rubbed my baby's belly because it was hurting him.
b. to scrub
Hay que frotar el piso para que brille.You have to scrub the floor to make it shine.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. to rub
Por más que froté sin parar, la mancha no salió.I rubbed and rubbed, but the stain didn't come out.
b. to scrub
"Me duele el brazo de frotar por tanto tiempo", dijo el conserje."My arm hurts from scrubbing for so long," said the janitor.
frotarse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
reflexive verb
a. to rub
Me froté la espalda suavemente por la quemada del sol.I rubbed my back softly because of the sunburn.
4.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(to masturbate)
a. to jerk off
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Se la frotó viendo una película pornográfica.He jerked off watching a pornographic movie.
b. to wank
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Se metió al baño a frotarse.He went into the bathroom to wank.
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