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brush 1

 (brŭsh)
n.
1.
a. An implement typically consisting of bristles fastened into a handle, used in scrubbing, polishing, grooming, or applying a liquid.
b. The act of using this implement.
2.
a. A sweeping stroke of the hand, as in removing something.
b. A light touch in passing; a graze.
c. An instance of contact with something undesirable or dangerous:a brush with the law; a brush with death.
3. A bushy tail:the brush of a fox.
4. A sliding connection completing a circuit between a fixed and a moving conductor.
5. A snub; a brushoff.
v.brushed,brush·ing,brush·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To clean, polish, or groom with a brush:brush one's teeth; brush the dog's coat.
b. To apply with a brush:brushed shellac onto the wood.
c. To remove with a brush or with sweeping strokes:brushed dirt from his pants.
2. To touch lightly in passing; graze against.
v.intr.
1. To use a brush.
2. To make sweeping strokes with the hand.
3. To touch something lightly in moving past.
Phrasal Verbs:
brush aside/off
To dismiss abruptly or curtly:brushed the matter aside; brushed an old friend off.
brush backBaseball
To force (a batter) to move away from the plate by throwing an inside pitch.
brush up
To refresh one's memory or renew one's skill regarding (something).
[Middle Englishbrushe,twigs used as a broom or a brush to clean, painter's brush, from Old Frenchbrosse,brushwood, brush; see brush2.]
brush′er n.
brush′y adj.
Synonyms: brush1, glance1, graze2, shave, skim
These verbs mean to make light contact with something in passing:Her arm brushed mine. His fist glanced his opponent's chin. The keel grazed bottom in the shallow water. The front tire shaved the curb. The oars skimmed the pond's surface.

brush 2

 (brŭsh)
n.
1.
a. Dense vegetation consisting of shrubs or small trees.
b. Land covered by such a growth.
2. Cut or broken branches.
[Middle Englishbrushe, from Old Frenchbrosse,brushwood, from Vulgar Latin*bruscia, perhaps from Latinbruscum,knot on a maple.]
brush′y adj.
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brush

(brʌʃ)
n
1. (Tools) a device made of bristles, hairs, wires, etc, set into a firm back or handle: used to apply paint, clean or polish surfaces, groom the hair, etc
2.the act or an instance of brushing
3.a light stroke made in passing; graze
4.a brief encounter or contact, esp an unfriendly one; skirmish
5. (Hunting) the bushy tail of a fox, often kept as a trophy after a hunt, or of certain breeds of dog
6. (Electronics) an electric conductor, esp one made of carbon, that conveys current between stationary and rotating parts of a generator, motor, etc
7. (General Physics) a dark brush-shaped region observed when a biaxial crystal is viewed through a microscope, caused by interference between beams of polarized light
vb
8. (tr) to clean, polish, scrub, paint, etc, with a brush
9. (tr) to apply or remove with a brush or brushing movement:brush the crumbs off the table.
10. (tr) to touch lightly and briefly
11. (intr) to move so as to graze or touch something lightly
[C14: from Old Frenchbroisse, perhaps frombroce brush2]
ˈbrushern
ˈbrushˌlikeadj

brush

(brʌʃ)
n
1. (Horticulture) a thick growth of shrubs and small trees; scrub
2. (Physical Geography) land covered with scrub
3. (Horticulture) broken or cut branches or twigs; brushwood
4. (Physical Geography) wooded sparsely populated country; backwoods
[C16 (dense undergrowth), C14 (cuttings of trees): from Old Frenchbroce, from Vulgar Latinbruscia (unattested) brushwood]
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brush1

(brʌʃ)
n.
1. an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like and a handle, used for painting, cleaning, grooming, etc.
2. either of a pair of wire-bristled, brushlike devices used to mark a soft rhythmic beat on drums or cymbals.
3. the bushy tail of an animal, esp. a fox.
4. an electrical conductor, often of carbon or copper, serving to maintain electric contact between stationary and moving parts of a motor, generator, etc.
5. any feathery or hairy tuft or tassel.
6. an application of a brush.
7. a light, stroking touch.
8. a close approach, esp. to something undesirable or harmful; skirmish: a brush with disaster.
9.the brush, a rejection or rebuff.
v.t.
10. to sweep, paint, clean, polish, etc., with a brush.
11. to touch lightly in passing; pass lightly over.
12. to remove by brushing or by lightly passing over.
v.i.
13. to move or skim with a slight contact.
14.brush aside, to disregard; ignore.
15.brush back,Baseball. to force (a batter) away from the plate with a fastball pitched high and inside.
16.brush off, to rebuff; send away.
17.brush up (on), to revive or review.
[1350–1400; (n.) Middle Englishbrusshe]

brush2

(brʌʃ)

n.
1.
a. a dense growth of bushes, shrubs, etc.; scrub; thicket.
b. dense, low-growing bushes and shrubs.
c. land or area covered with dense, low growth.
[1350–1400; Middle Englishbrusshe < Middle Frenchbroisse, Old Frenchbroce underbrush]
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Brush

 a bundle of light rays; the loppings of trees and hedges, 1330; a faggot or bavin of brushwood, 1690; a thicket of small growing trees or shrubs, 1553.
Examples: brush of rosemary, hyssop, fennel or other herbs, 1609; of light rays, 1817.
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brush


Past participle:brushed
Gerund:brushing

Imperative
brush
brush
Present
I brush
you brush
he/she/it brushes
we brush
you brush
they brush
Preterite
I brushed
you brushed
he/she/it brushed
we brushed
you brushed
they brushed
Present Continuous
I am brushing
you are brushing
he/she/it is brushing
we are brushing
you are brushing
they are brushing
Present Perfect
I have brushed
you have brushed
he/she/it has brushed
we have brushed
you have brushed
they have brushed
Past Continuous
I was brushing
you were brushing
he/she/it was brushing
we were brushing
you were brushing
they were brushing
Past Perfect
I had brushed
you had brushed
he/she/it had brushed
we had brushed
you had brushed
they had brushed
Future
I will brush
you will brush
he/she/it will brush
we will brush
you will brush
they will brush
Future Perfect
I will have brushed
you will have brushed
he/she/it will have brushed
we will have brushed
you will have brushed
they will have brushed
Future Continuous
I will be brushing
you will be brushing
he/she/it will be brushing
we will be brushing
you will be brushing
they will be brushing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been brushing
you have been brushing
he/she/it has been brushing
we have been brushing
you have been brushing
they have been brushing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been brushing
you will have been brushing
he/she/it will have been brushing
we will have been brushing
you will have been brushing
they will have been brushing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been brushing
you had been brushing
he/she/it had been brushing
we had been brushing
you had been brushing
they had been brushing
Conditional
I would brush
you would brush
he/she/it would brush
we would brush
you would brush
they would brush
Past Conditional
I would have brushed
you would have brushed
he/she/it would have brushed
we would have brushed
you would have brushed
they would have brushed
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brush

To spread fat, milk or beaten egg onto the surface of food, using a pastry brush.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.brush - a dense growth of bushesbrush - a dense growth of bushes    
botany,flora,vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
brake - an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
canebrake - a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
spinney - a copse that shelters game
underbrush,undergrowth,underwood - the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
2.brush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
bottlebrush - a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
bristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
bristle brush - a brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant
clothesbrush - a brush used for cleaning clothing
hairbrush - a brush used to groom a person's hair
handgrip,handle,grip,hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
nailbrush - a brush used to clean a person's fingernails
paintbrush - a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
sable,sable brush,sable's hair pencil - an artist's brush made of sable hairs
scrub brush,scrubbing brush,scrubber - a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
shaving brush - a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving
toothbrush - small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
3.brush - momentary contactbrush - momentary contact      
touch,touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
4.brush - conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
generator - engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
5.brush - a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
6.brush - a minor short-term fightbrush - a minor short-term fight    
contretemps - an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
fighting,combat,fight,scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
7.brush - the act of brushing your teethbrush - the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
dental care - care for the teeth
8.brush - the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"
hair care,haircare,hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
9.brush - contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
contact - close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
Verb1.brush - rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
2.brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
crease,graze,rake - scrape gently; "graze the skin"
flick - touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"
sweep,brush - sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
3.brush - clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
brush - remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
clean,make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
4.brush - sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
sail,sweep - move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
5.brush - remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
remove,take away,withdraw,take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
brush - clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
6.brush - cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
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brush

1
noun
1.broom,sweeper,scrubbing brush,besom,sweeping brushScrub lightly with a brush, then rinse.
2.clean,sweep,dustI gave it a quick brush.
3.conflict,fight,clash,set-to(informal),scrap(informal),confrontation,skirmish,tussle,fracas,spot of bother(informal),slight engagementIt is his third brush with the law in less than a year.
4.encounter,meeting,confrontation,rendezvousthe trauma of a brush with death
verb
1.clean,wash,polish,scrub,buffHave you brushed your teeth?
2.coat,cover,paintBrush with melted butter.
3.touch,come into contact with,sweep,kiss,stroke,glance,flick,scrape,graze,caressI felt her hair brushing the back of my shoulder.
brush someone off(Slang)ignore,cut,reject,dismiss,slight,blank(slang),put down,snub,disregard,scorn,disdain,spurn,rebuff,repudiate,disown,cold-shoulder,kiss off(slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.),send to CoventryShe just brushed me off.
brush something asidedismiss,ignore,discount,override,disregard,sweep aside,have no time for,kiss off(slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.)He brushed aside my views on politics.
brush something upor brush up on somethingrevise,study,go over,cram,polish up,read up on,relearn,bone up on(informal),refresh your memoryI had hoped to brush up my Spanish.

brush

2
nounshrubs,bushes,scrub,underwood,undergrowth,thicket,copse,brushwooda meadow of low brush and grass
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brush 1

noun
Light and momentary contact with another person or thing:
verb
To make light and momentary contact with, as in passing:

brush 2

noun
A brief, hostile exposure to or contact with something such as danger or opposition:
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Translations
أداةٌ مَع فُرشاهتَنْظيفٌ بالفُرشاهخِلافٌ ، مُناوَشَهذَنَبُ الثَّعْلَبفُرْشَاة
kartáčkartáčovatlehce se dotknoutméstnepříjemnost
børstebørstenbusket halesammenstødstrejfe
harjaharjataharjaushipaistakoskettaa
četkačetkati
kefekefélkefélésmegkefélseprű
sikat
brustiburstabursta, greiîadeila, smáskærasópa, bursta
ブラシブラシをかける
솔솔질하다
atnaujintibrūkštelėtibūti atmestamlapės uodegalengvai paliesti
aizskartastesadursmeslaucītsuka
pictaştergevopsi
kefkakefovanieľahko sa dotknúťnepríjemnosťvykefovať
čopičkrtačakrtačitiumiti
borsteborsta
แปรงไม้แปรง
fırçalamakfırçafırça ile süpürmekfırçalamahafifçe sürtünmek
bàn chảichải

brush

[brʌʃ]
A.N
1. (gen) →cepillom; (=sweeping brush) →cepillom,escobillaf; (=scrubbing brush) →cepillom decerda; (=shaving brush, decorator's) →brochaf; (=paint brush) (artist's) →pincelm (Elec) (=contact) →escobillaf
shoe brush →cepillom parazapatos
2. (=act of brushing) →cepilladom
give your coat a brush →cepíllate elabrigo
let's give it a brush →vamos apasar elcepillo
3. (=tail) [of fox] →rabom, hopom
4. (=skirmish) →rocem
to have a brush with the police →tener unroce con lapolicía
5. (=light touch) →toquem
6. (=undergrowth) →malezaf,brozaf
B.VT
1. (=clean) [+floor] →cepillar; [+clothes, hair] →cepillar
to brush one's shoes →limpiarse loszapatos
to brush one's teeth →lavarse losdientes,cepillarse losdientes
2. (=touch lightly) →rozar
brush againstVI + PREP →rozar (al pasar)
brush asideVT + ADV (fig) →nohacer caso de,dejar a un lado
brush awayVT + ADV (gen) →quitar (con cepilloor la mano )
brush downVT + ADV →cepillar,limpiar; [+horse] →almohazar
brush off
A.VT + ADV
1. [+mud] →quitar (con cepilloor la mano etc)
2. (fig) (=dismiss) →nohacer caso de
B.VI + ADVthe mud brushes off easily →elbarrosaleor sequitafácilmente
brush past
A.VT + ADV →rozaral pasar
B.VI + ADV →pasarmuycerca
brush upVT + ADV
1. [+crumbs] →recoger
2. (=improve, revise) (alsobrush up on) →repasar,refrescar
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brush

[ˈbrʌʃ]
n
(for cleaning) →brossef
a dustpan and brush →unepelle et unebalayette
(=broom) →balaim
(alsohair brush) →brossef àcheveux
(=paintbrush) →pinceaum
(=brushing) to give sth a brush →donner uncoup de brosse à qch
(=disagreement) →accrochagem,prisef debec
to have a brush with sb →s'accrocher avec qn
to have a brush with the police →avoirmaille àpartir avec lapolice
to have a brush with the law →avoir desdémêlés avec lajustice
(=encounter) to have a brush with death →frôler lamort
vt
(using a brush) →brosser
to brush one's hair →se brosser lescheveux
I brushed my hair →Je me suisbrossé lescheveux.
to brush one's teeth →se brosser lesdents
I brush my teeth every night →Je mebrosse lesdentstous lessoirs.
(=sweep) →balayer
(=touch lightly) →raser,effleurer,frôler
to brush against →effleurerorfrôler
to brush past sb →frôler qnen passant
brush aside
vt [+difficulty] →écarter; [+person] →repousser; [+objection, idea, argument] →écarter
brush away
vt [+mud, dust] →enlever d'uncoup de brosse; [+tears] →essuyer; [+person, idea] →écarter
brush off
vt
(=remove) [+thing] →enlever
[+person] →envoyerbalader
brush up
vt [+knowledge] →rafraîchir
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brush

n
(= object) →Bürstef;(= artist’s brush, paintbrush, shaving brush, pastry brush) →Pinselm;(= hearth brush) →Besenm; (with dustpan) →Handbesenor -fegerm;(= flue brush) →Stoßbesenm;(= flue brush with weight) →Sonnef;to be as daft as abrush(inf) →totalmeschugge sein(inf)
(= action)to give something abrush →etwbürsten;jacket, shoes →etwabbürsten;to give one’s hair abrush →sich dieHaarebürsten;your jacket/hair/teeth could do with abrush →du solltest deineJacke/deinHaar/deineZähne malwiederbürsten
(= light touch) →leichte,flüchtigeBerührung,Streifennt;I felt thebrush of his lips against my neck →ichfühlte, wie seineLippen meinenNackenleichtberührten
(of fox) →Luntef
(= undergrowth) →Unterholznt
(Mil:= skirmish) →Zusammenstoßm, →Scharmützelnt;(= quarrel, incident) →Zusammenstoßm;to have abrush with somebody →mit jdmaneinandergeraten
(Elec,of commutator) →Bürstef
vt
(= clean, tidy) →bürsten; (with hand) →wischen;tobrush one’s teeth →sich(dat) →dieZähneputzen;tobrush one’s hair →sich(dat) →dasHaarbürsten
(= sweep)dirt →fegen,kehren; (with hand, cloth) →wischen;tobrush something into a pile →etw zu einemHaufenzusammenfegen
(= touch lightly) →streifen
fabric →bürsten,aufrauen

brush

:
brushoff
n (inf) →Abfuhrf;to give somebody thebrush →jdnabblitzen lassen(inf), →jdm einenKorbgeben(inf);to get thebrush →abblitzen(inf), →einenKorbkriegen(inf)
brushstroke
n →Pinselstrichm;(= way of painting) →Pinselführungf
brush-up
n (inf)I must give my Italian abrush →ich muss meine Italienischkenntnisseauffrischen
brushwood
n
(= undergrowth) →Unterholznt
(= cut twigs) →Reisignt
brushwork
n (Art) →Pinselführungf
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brush

[brʌʃ]
1.n
a. (gen) →spazzola; (broom) →scopa; (hearth brush) →scopettino,scopino; (scrubbing brush) →spazzola perpavimenti; (paint brush) →pennello
hair/shoe brush →spazzola percapelli/dascarpe
b. (act of brushing) →spazzolata,colpo dispazzola
c. (quarrel) →schermaglia
to have a brush with sb (verbally) →avere unoscontro con qn (physically) →venire alle mani con qn
to have a brush with the police →avere dellenoie con lapolizia
d. (light touch) →lievetocco
he felt the brush of her hair against his face →sentiva icapellidi lei che glisfioravano ilviso
e. (undergrowth) →boscaglia,sottobosco
2.vt
a. (clean, floor) →scopare; (clothes, hair) →spazzolare; (shoes) →lucidare,spazzolare; (teeth) →lavarsi
b. (touch lightly) →sfiorare
brush againstvi + prep →sfiorare
brush asidevt + adv (fig) (protest, objection) →ignorare,rifiutarsi diascoltare; (idea, feeling) →ignorare
brush awayvt + adv (dirt, on clothes) →togliere (con la spazzola); (on floor) →scopar via; (tears) →asciugarsi; (insects) →cacciare (via)
brush downvt + adv →dare unaspazzolata a
brush offvt + adv (mud) →levare con laspazzola (fig) (suggestion) →scartare; (criticism, attentions) →ignorare
brush pastvi + prep →sfiorare (passando)
brush upvt + adv
a. (crumbs) →raccogliere (con la spazzola)
b. (alsobrush up on) (revise) →dare una rinfrescataor unaripassata a
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brush

(braʃ) noun
1. an instrument with bristles, wire, hairetc for cleaning, scrubbingetc.a toothbrush;He sells brushes. borsel أداةٌ مَع فُرشاه четка escova kartáč(ek) die Bürste børsteβούρτσα,πινέλοcepillo hari برس؛ فرچه harjabrosseמברשת कूची četka kefe sikatspazzola,spazzolino ブラシ 브러시, 솔 šepetys, šepetukas, teptukas suka berusborstelbørste,kostszczotka,pędzel برسescova perieщётка kef(k)a krtača četka borste แปรงfırça 刷子 щітка صفائی کرنے والا برش bàn chải刷子
2. an act of brushing. borsel تَنْظيفٌ بالفُرشاه четкане escovação kartáčování das Bürsten børstenβούρτσισμαcepilladura harjamine برس زدن harjausbrossage הַברָשָה कूची चलाना četkanje kefélés menyikatspazzolatura ブラシをかけること 솔질 valymas šepečiu sukāšana; tīrīšana (ar suku) memberusborstelingbørsting,kosting szczotkowanie برس وهل escovadela periereчистка kefovanie krtačenje četkanje borstning การแปรง fırçalama 刷 чищення щіткою برش کرنے کا عمل sự chải刷
3. a bushy tail of a fox. borselstert ذَنَبُ الثَّعْلَب рунтава (лисича) опашка cauda ohon buschiger Schwanz busket hale φουντωτή ουρά αλεπούςhopo rebase saba دم نرم روباه ketunhäntäqueue זְנַב הַשוּעָל लोमड़ी की बालदार पूंछ lisičji rep bozontos farok ekor berbulucoda きつねの尾 털 많은 꼬리 lapės uodega (lapsas) aste ekor kembangpluimstaartbusket hale lisi ogon, kita د ګیدړی نرمه لکی cauda coadăхвост chvost rep lisičji rep [räv]svans หางเป็นพวง tilki kuyruğu (狐狸的)蓬鬆尾巴 хвіст لومڑی کی جھاڑی نما دُم đuôi chồn （狐狸的）粗大尾巴
4. a disagreement.a slight brush with the law. botsing خِلافٌ ، مُناوَشَه сблъскване altercação nepříjemnost (s), srážka das Scharmützel sammenstødδιαφωνία,διαμάχηroce kokkupõrge مخالفت yhteenottoennuis חכוך, , חיכוך עמות,עימות भिड़ंत sukob csetepaté perselisihanscaramuccia 軽い衝突 분쟁 susikirtimas sadursme canggahbotsingsammenstøt utarczka مخالفت altercação ciocnire, ceartă (cu)стычка nepríjemnosť (s) praska čarka sammandrabbning, nappatag ความขัดแย้ง takışma, sürtüşme 小衝突 сутичка اختلاف ، مقابلہ sự bất đồng ý kiến小冲突
verb
1. to rub with a brush.He brushed his jacket. borsel يَنْفُضُ الغُبار четкам escovar (vy)kartáčovat bürsten børste τρίβω με βούρτσαcepillar harjama برس زدن harjatabrosser לְהַבְרִיש ब्रुश से झाड़ना या साफ करना četkati kefél menyikatspazzolare, pulire con la spazzola ブラシをかける 솔질을 하다 valyti šepečiu tīrīt (ar suku) memberusborstelenbørste,pusseszczotkować برس وهل escovar a peria чистить щёткой (vy)kefovať krtačiti četkati borsta แปรงfırçalamak 用刷子輕拭 чистити щіткою برش کے ساتھ ملنا ، صاف کرنا cọ用刷子擦拭
2. to remove (dustetc) by sweeping with a brush.brush the floor. vee يُنَظَّفُ، يُكَنِّسُ بالفُرشاه излъсквам varrer (za)méstfegen børsteσκουπίζωbarrer pühkima گردگیری کردن؛ فرچه کشیدن pyyhkiäbalayer לְהַבְרִיש ब्रुश से झाड़ु लगाना या साफ करना isčetkati söpör menyapuspazzare ブラシで掃く (솔 등으로) 먼지를 털다 šluoti, šluostyti slaucīt (ar slotu) menyapuvegenbørste,kostezamiatać جاړو کول varrer a măturaподметать zamiesť pomesti prebrisati sopa, borsta กวาด fırça ile süpürmek 用刷子刷掉 замітати ہٹانا quét 用刷子掸，刷净
3. to make tidy by using a brush.Brush your hair! borsel يُنَظِّفُ الشَّعْرَ بالفُرشاهه сресвам escovar vykartáčovat bürsten børsteβουρτσίζωcepillar harjama مرتب کردن siistiäbrosser לְצַחצֵח बाल संवारना čistiti (meg)kefél menyikatspazzolare ブラシをかける 머리를 솔질하다 su(si)šukuoti sukāt (matus) sikatborstelenbørste,greszczotkować سمول escovar a pieptăna причёсывать vykefovať (si) skrtačiti iščetkati borsta แปรงfırçalamak 梳整 зачісувати برش کے ساتھ چمکانا ، صاف ستھرا کرنا chải梳整
4. to touch lightly in passing.The leaves brushed her face. aanraak, skuur يُلامِسُ بِنُعومَه докосвам леко roçar lehce se dotknout streifen strejfe; berøre let αγγίζω ελαφράrozar riivama نوازش دادن؛ به آرامی گذشتن sipaistafrôler לִנגוֹע קָלוֹת गुजरते हुए हल्के से स्पर्श करना okrznuti gyengén hozzáér menyentuhsfiorare かする 스치면서 지나가다 brūkštelėti, lengvai paliesti aizskart (garāmejot) geselanstrijken langsstryke,streifemusnąć په کراره ایښودل، ناز ورکول roçar a atinge (uşor) легко касаться,задевать ľahko sa dotknúť oplaziti očešati vidröra, nudda (snudda) vid สัมผัสเบา ๆ değip geçmek, hafifçe sürtünmek 輕拂 зачіпати мимохідь پلکے سے چھو جانا chạm qua拂
brush aside
to pay no attention to.She brushed aside my objections. iets opsy stoot يَتْرُكُ الأمْرَ جانِبا، لا يَهْتَمُّ بِ отминавам pôr de lado odmítat beiseite schieben feje til side δε δίνω σημασία σε κτ., αντιπαρέρχομαιdejar de lado kõrvale lükkama اهمیت ندادن ohittaabalayer לְהִתעָלֵם ध्यान नहीं देना odgurnuti félresöpör tidak mempedulikanignorare 無視する 무시하다 numoti ranka į atvairīt; nelikties ne zinis tidak mengendahkanterzijde schuivenfeie til side przejść do porządku dziennego nad ارزښت نه ورکولpôr de lado a nu lua în seamăигнорировать zavrhnúť, odmietnuť ne upoštevati odbaciti avfärda, vifta bort ไม่สนใจ aldırmamak, kulak vermemek 漠視，不理會 не звертати уваги توجہ نہ دینا chẳng chú ý漠视
brush away
to wipe off.She brushed away a tear;She brushed it away. iets wegveeيَمْسَحُ избърсвам limpar odmést pryč; osušit; utřítabwischen tørre væk; feje vækσκουπίζω,σβήνωlimpiar ära pühkima کنار زدن؛ پاک کردن pyyhkiä poisessuyer לְסָלֵק पोंछना očetkati letöröl menyekaasciugare;respingere 払いのける 털어내다 nubraukti noraust; noslaucīt mengelap wegstrijkentørkezetrzeć پاکول، څنګ ته کولlimpar a ştergeсмахнуть utrieť, osušiť obrisati; ne upoštevati obrisati stryka (torka) bort ปัดออก; ปาดออก elle hafifçe silmek 擦掉 витирати, утирати پونچھنا chải sạch; phủi sạch刷去
brush up (withon)
to refresh one's knowledge of (eg a language).He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday. opknap يَسْتَذْكِرُ، يَدْرُسُ مِن جَديد، يُنْعِشُ الذّاكِرَه опреснявам relembrar osvěžit, oživit, připomenoutauffrischen friske upφρεσκάρωrepasar,refrescar värskendama مرور کردن palauttaa mieleenréviser לְשַׁפֵּר निखारना, मांजना obnoviti felelevenít, -frissít menyegarkan pengetahuanripassare みがきをかける 더욱 연마하다 atnaujinti atsvaidzināt (zināšanas) mengingat semulaophalenfriske oppodświeżyć مرور کول relembrar a (re)împrospătaосвежать zopakovať si osvežiti obnoviti friska upp (ศึกษา) ปรับปรุง tazelemek 溫習 поновлювати تازہ دم کرنا ôn lại温习
give,get the brush-off
to reject or be rejected abruptly. iets/iemand afskud يَرْفُضُ، يَصُدُّ بِخُشونَه отхвърлям грубо correr com odmrštit, být odmrštěnabwimmeln afvise; blive affærdigetαπορρίπτω, απορρίπτομαι κοφτά quitarse a alguien de encima,enviar a freír espárragos, mandar a alguien a paseo hundipassi andma, hundipassi saama از سر باز کردن hylätä, tulla hylätyksienvoyer promener לִדחוֹת रद्द करना या रद्द कर दिया जाना odbaciti kereken elutasít menolak reka; vera rekinn respingere bruscamente すげなく断る 거절하다 atmesti, būti atmestam izteikt; saņemt atraidījumu menolakafschepen, afgescheept worden avvise, overse noen med vilje;bli avvistodrzucić له سره خلاصول correr com a trimite/a fi trimis la plimbareдать, получить резкии отказ odmietnuť, zavrhnúť zavrniti; biti zavrnjen dobiti korpu nobba, bli nobbad ถูกเมินreddetmek; reddedilmek 斷然拒絕，碰釘子 відмовити پری طرح مسترد کرنا ، یا مسترد ہونا từ chối, bị từ chối thẳng thừng拒绝
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

brush

→فُرْشَاة,يُنَظِّف بالفُرْشاة kartáč, kartáčovat børsteBürste,bürstenβούρτσα,βουρτσίζωcepillar,cepillo harja, harjatabrosse,brosser četka, četkatispazzola,spazzolare ブラシ, ブラシをかける 솔, 솔질하다borstel,borstelenbørsteszczotka,wyszczotkowaćescova,escovarчистить щеткой,щетка borsta, borste แปรง, ไม้แปรงfırça,fırçalamak bàn chải, chải刷,刷子
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

brush

n. cepillo;
v. cepillar; cepillarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

brush

n cepillo;vt cepillar;to — one’s hair cepillarse el pelo;to — one’s teeth cepillarse los dientes
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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