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1 brush off
I phrvi imper infmlII phrvtBrush off, kid — Давай, малыш, дуй отсюда
1) infmlThey brushed off the charges without any comment — Они отмахнулись от обвинений без всяких объяснений
2) slDon't just brush me off. Answer me! — Кончай отшивать меня. Давай отвечай
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I [brʌʃ] 1. сущ.1) щёткаscrub / scrubbing brush — жёсткая щётка
- upholstery brushYou want a hard brush to clean sunlight off a wall. — ирон. Если хочешь очистить стену от солнечного света, тебе понадобится очень жёсткая щетка!
- dandy brush3) кисть, кисточка4) ( the brush) искусство художника5) щётка для волос, расчёска, гребень6)а) пушистый хвост (у белки, лисы)б) щёточка ( на лапках насекомых)7) муз. щётка ( особый вид барабанной палочки)8) эл.а) щётка (часть электрической машины, служащая для передачи тока от неподвижных частей к вращающимся)10) столкновение (с кем-л. / чем.-л. неприятным)He'd had a few brushes with the police. — У него несколько раз были проблемы с полицией.
11) перебранка, небольшая ссораSyn:••2. гл.to give it another brush — поработать (над чем-л.) ещё, окончательно отделать (что-л.)
1) чистить щёткой; выбивать (ковёр, подушки); смахивать (пыль, мусор)to brush smth. clean / down — отчистить, вычистить
Please brush this insect off. — Смахни, пожалуйста, эту букашку.
2) расчёсыватьSyn:3)а) = brush against слегка коснуться, задетьCharlotte brushed against him as she left the room. — Шарлотта слегка коснулась его, выходя из комнаты.
Syn:б) = brush by / past прошмыгнуть, проскочитьHe brushed past waiting journalists. — Он прошмыгнул мимо поджидающих его журналистов.
There was only just room to brush past in the crowd. — Места хватило, только чтобы прошмыгнуть сквозь толпу.
4) писать, рисоватьA head so decisively brushed. — Так четко выписанная голова.
5) отвергать, отклонять, отказывать(ся)They brushed aside our suggestion. — Они отмели наше предложение.
Syn:•- brush away
- brush down
- brush off
- brush over
- brush up II [brʌʃ] сущ.Syn:2) подлесокSyn:3) = brushland местность, покрытая густым кустарником4) окраины, глушь, захолустье; отдалённый и малонаселённый районSyn:
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