протере́ть

uncommon #9868

verbperfective imperfective is протира́ть

1.
to wipe, to wipe clean, to rub clean
Протри́ стол мо́крой тря́пкой.
Wipe the table with a damp cloth.
Of glass, furniture, dust: wipe with a cloth.
2.
to rub through (a sieve), to grate, to puréecooking
Протри́ варёные овощи че́рез си́то.
Press the boiled vegetables through a sieve.
Of food preparation.
3.
to wear a hole in, to rub a hole in, to wear through
Он протёр джинсы на коле́нях.
He wore holes in the knees of his jeans.
Of cloth, paper, soles.

Examples

Врач протёр рану спиртовым раствором.
The doctor wiped the wound with an alcohol-based solution.
Смочивший тряпку мальчик протер окно.
The boy who had wetted the cloth wiped the window.
Мама протёрла ссадину ёдом, и стало немного щипать.
Mom wiped the abrasion with iodine, and it started to sting a little.
Она протёрла стол досуха тряпкой
She wiped the table completely dry with a cloth.
Протри́ зе́ркало.
Clean the mirror.
Том снял очки и протёр глаза.
Tom took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes.
Дай мне тряпичку, чтобы протереть стекло.
Give me a small rag to wipe the glass.
Он протер рану ваткой со спиртом
He wiped the wound with a small piece of cotton wool soaked in alcohol.

Imperative
ты	протри́
вы	протри́те

Active present	-
Active past	протёрший	worn out, worn through, rubbed through, abraded
Passive present	-
Passive past	протёртый	worn through, rubbed through, chafed through
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	протёрши протере́в	while doing (past)