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Old June 15, 2020, 07:36 PM
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Frota Con Un Paño Humedecido,...

People,

I want to say something like "drymop it". You know, use a damp rag, but drier than it is damp.

How about this: "Frota con un paño humedecido, pero más para seco".

Any suggestions?

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Old June 15, 2020, 08:01 PM
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dry mop (also called a dust mop)= mopa, recogepolvos
(Officially, there's no verb form in English, but we can make one up as we go because English allows this.)
to use a dry mop = pasar la mopa/el recogepolvos

I don't think a dust mop is dampened.
A regular mop can be slightly dampened and used, however.
(wet) mop = mopa, fregadora

frotar = rub (scrub, if done vigorously)
fregar = scrub (wash with a brush, towel, rag)
trapo = rag (a paño is a cloth used for cleaning, as well)


limpiar (el piso, etc., must have an object) con un trapo húmedo.

más húmedo que seco

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Adding to Rusty's proposals:


- Friégalo/frótalo con un paño semiseco.
- Límpialo con un trapo húmedo, más bien seco. (Mexican Spanish)
- Trapéalo con una jerga casi seca. (Super MxSp)
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Old June 15, 2020, 10:24 PM
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Recojepolvos, paño semiseco - good answers!
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Old June 16, 2020, 10:02 AM
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Caribbean use mapo or trapo instead of mopa, Trapear and mapear are the verbs you often hear.
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