протира́ть

uncommon #8344

verbimperfective perfective is протере́ть

1.
to wipe, to wipe down, to wipe clean, to rub
Она́ ка́ждый день протира́ет пыль на полках.
She wipes the dust off the shelves every day.
Of dust, glass, eyes etc.; imperfective.
2.
to rub through a sieve, to purée, to straincooking
Я протира́ю я́годы че́рез си́то.
I rub the berries through a sieve.
Cooking: usually протирать через сито.
3.
to wear through, to wear a hole in, to rub through
Он всё вре́мя протира́ет джинсы на коле́нях.
He is always wearing holes in the knees of his jeans.
Of cloth, soles, elbows.

Examples

Я каждый вечер протираю пыль на полках.
I wipe the dust off the shelves every evening.
Бабушка бережно протирала киот каждый день.
Grandmother carefully wiped the icon case every day.
Он протирал обмерзающее стекло машины.
He wiped the icing-up window of the car.
Том протира́ет стол.
Tom is wiping the table.
Пол в больнице протирали лизолом.
The hospital floor was wiped down with Lysol.
Я не ста́ну протира́ть твои́ столы́.
I'm not wiping your tables.
Санитар протирал стены карболкой каждый день.
The orderly wiped down the walls with carbolic acid every day.
Официант протирает столы после гостей.
The waiter wipes down the tables after the guests leave.

Imperative
ты	протира́й
вы	протира́йте

Active present	протира́ющий	wiping, rubbing, abrasive, wearing away
Active past	протира́вший	wiping (past), rubbing (past), wearing out (past), having wiped
Passive present	протира́емый	wipeable, that can be wiped
Passive past	-
Gerund present	протира́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	протирав протиравши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
втира́ть	в-	to rub
вытира́ть	вы-	to wipe; to dry
затира́ть	за-	to jam
истира́ть	ис-	to grind down; to wear out; to chafe