scrubs

US /skrʌbz/
UK /skrʌbz/
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1.

uniforme quirúrgico, pijama médico

loose-fitting clothes worn by surgeons during an operation

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The doctor quickly changed into his surgical scrubs before the emergency.
El médico se cambió rápidamente a su uniforme quirúrgico antes de la emergencia.
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Nurses often wear blue or green scrubs.
Las enfermeras a menudo usan uniformes médicos azules o verdes.
2.

fregado, limpieza

an act of cleaning or scrubbing something thoroughly

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The kitchen needed a good scrub after the party.
La cocina necesitaba una buena limpieza después de la fiesta.
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Give the floor a quick scrub.
Dale una rápida fregada al suelo.
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cleanwashscourrubpolish
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fregar, restregar

to rub (something) hard in order to clean it

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She had to scrub the burnt food off the bottom of the pan.
Tuvo que fregar la comida quemada del fondo de la sartén.
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He spent hours scrubbing the bathroom tiles.
Pasó horas fregando los azulejos del baño.
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cleanwashscourrubpolish
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cancelar, abandonar

to cancel or abandon (a plan or project)

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They decided to scrub the mission due to bad weather.
Decidieron cancelar la misión debido al mal tiempo.
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The director had to scrub the entire scene and reshoot it.
El director tuvo que eliminar toda la escena y volver a grabarla.
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cancelabandondropscrapcall off
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