frottera

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French

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Verb

frottera

  1. third-person singular future of frotter

Swedish

Etymology

From French frotter, suffixed with -era.

Verb

frottera (present frotterar, preterite frotterade, supine frotterat, imperative frottera)

  1. rub
  2. (reflexive) rub shoulders, rub elbows
    han frotterar sig med societeten ― he rubs elbows with high society

Usage notes

In the reflexive form frottera sig, typically with the implication that it is done out of vanity or in order to gain advantages.

Conjugation

Conjugation of frottera (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive frottera frotteras
Supine frotterat frotterats
Imperative frottera —
Imper. plural1 frotteren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative frotterar frotterade frotteras frotterades
Ind. plural1 frottera frotterade frotteras frotterades
Subjunctive2 frottere frotterade frotteres frotterades
Participles
Present participle frotterande
Past participle frotterad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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