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1 scrubbing-brush
noun (a brush with short stiff bristles for scrubbing.) (spazzola dura) -
2 bristle
I ['brɪsl]1) (on chin, animal) pelo m.; (on brush, pig) setola f.2) (on brush, mat) setole f.pl.II ['brɪsl]2) fig. (react) adirarsi, reagire (at a)•* * *['brisl](a short, stiff hair on an animal or brush: The dog's bristles rose when it was angry.) pelo; setola- bristly* * *bristle /ˈbrɪsl/n.2 [u] setola, setole (di spazzolino, ecc.).(to) bristle /ˈbrɪsl/v. i.3 (fig., di persona) reagire con irritazione; impermalirsi; inalberarsi; arrabbiarsi; to bristle with indignation, reagire con indignazione; indignarsi4 – to bristle with, essere irto di; essere pieno di; pullulare di; brulicare di: The field bristled with thistle, il campo era irto di cardi; His speech bristles with quotations, il suo discorso è pieno di citazionibristlinga.2 (fig.) energico; vivace; aggressivo.* * *I ['brɪsl]1) (on chin, animal) pelo m.; (on brush, pig) setola f.2) (on brush, mat) setole f.pl.II ['brɪsl]2) fig. (react) adirarsi, reagire (at a)• -
3 brush
I [brʌʃ]1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.II 1. [brʌʃ]1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]3) gastr.2.to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]
to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo
- brush up* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) spazzola, spazzolino2) (an act of brushing.) spazzolatura3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) coda4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) scaramuccia2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) spazzolare, pulire con la spazzola2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) spazzare3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) spazzolare4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) sfiorare•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *I [brʌʃ]1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.II 1. [brʌʃ]1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]3) gastr.2.to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]
to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo
- brush up
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