frotter

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French frotter, from Old French froter (to stroke, wipe, rub), of uncertain origin. Generally assumed to be from Latin frictāre , present active infinitive of frictō, frequentative of fricō through its past participle frictus (rubbed).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fʁɔ.te/
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Verb

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frotter

  1. to rub, chafe
  2. to scrub, scour
  3. to scrape
  4. to stone
  5. (figurative, informal, pronominal, se frotter) to rub (someone) in the wrong way, to get on (someone)'s bad side
    Ne te frotte pas à elle! Elle a beaucoup d’ennuis.
    Don't get on her bad side! She has a lot of issues.

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: fortçu

Further reading

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Latin frictāre, present active infinitive of frictō, frequentative of fricō through its past participle frictus (rubbed).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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frotter

  1. (Jersey) to rub