fregar el suelo

to mop the floor

fregar el suelo(freh-gahr ehl sweh-loh)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (general)

a. to mop the floor (with a mop)

¿Fregaste el suelo después de lavar los platos?

Did you mop the floor after doing the dishes?

b. to wash the floor

Entonces no había mopas, y recuerdo a mi abuela de rodillas fregando el suelo con un trapo.

There weren't any mops back then, and I remember my grandmother on her knees washing the floor with a cloth.

c. to scrub the floor (with a brush)

Tuve que fregar el suelo con un cepillo porque las pisadas no se quitaban con la mopa.

I had to scrub the floor with a brush because the footprints wouldn't come out with the mop.