Usage Note
abschrubben is an informal separable verb meaning to scrub something off vigorously — skin, a stain, or dirt. In personal care it describes intense scrubbing of the body in the shower or bath. More emphatic than schrubben because of the ab- prefix.
Examples
"Er schrubbt sich nach der Gartenarbeit den Schmutz kräftig ab."
Natural Translation
He scrubs the dirt off himself vigorously after gardening.
Literal Translation
He scrubs himself after the garden-work the dirt vigorously off.
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