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1 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) βούρτσα, πινέλο2) (an act of brushing.) βούρτσισμα3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) φουντωτή ουρά4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) αψιμαχία2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) βουρτσίζω2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) σκουπίζω3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) βουρτσίζω4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) αγγίζω ελαφρά•- brush away
- brush up
- give
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2 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) σκουπίζω2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) παρασύρω, σαρώνω3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) διατρέχω4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) κινούμαι ανεμπόδιστος2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) σκούπισμα2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) οριζόντια ημικυκλική κίνηση του χεριού3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής4) (a sweepstake.) λαχείο του ιπποδρόμου•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
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3 groom
[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) ιπποκόμος2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) γαμπρός2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) περιποιούμαι, ξυστρίζω2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) προαλείφω -
4 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) νύχι2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) καρφί2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) καρφώνω- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
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5 paint
[peint] 1. noun(a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) χρώμα,μπογιά2. verb1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) μπογιατίζω, βάφω2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) ζωγραφίζω•- painter- painting
- paint-box
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6 scrub
1. past tense, past participle - scrubbed; verb1) (to rub hard in order to clean: She's scrubbing the floor.) τρίβω,καθαρίζω τρίβοντας2) (to remove by scrubbing: She scrubbed the mess off the carpet.) βγάζω τρίβοντας3) (to cancel: We planned to go but had to scrub the idea.) ακυρώνω2. noun(an act of scrubbing.) τρίψιμο
См. также в других словарях:
brush up — verb 1. refresh one s memory (Freq. 1) I reviewed the material before the test • Syn: ↑review, ↑refresh • Derivationally related forms: ↑refresher (for: ↑refresh … Useful english dictionary
brush off — verb bar from attention or consideration She dismissed his advances • Syn: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush aside, ↑discount, ↑push aside, ↑ignore • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
brush aside — verb bar from attention or consideration (Freq. 2) She dismissed his advances • Syn: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush off, ↑discount, ↑push aside, ↑ignore … Useful english dictionary
brush down — verb reprimand She told the misbehaving student off • Syn: ↑tell off • Hypernyms: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑rag, ↑trounce, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
brush up — verb Date: circa 1600 transitive verb 1. to improve or polish as if by brushing 2. to renew one s skill in < brush up your Spanish > intransitive verb to refresh one s memory ; renew one s skill < brush up on math > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
brush — Ⅰ. brush [1] ► NOUN 1) an implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, smoothing, or painting. 2) an act of brushing. 3) a slight and fleeting touch. 4) a brief encounter with something bad or… … English terms dictionary
brush on — verb apply with a brush (Freq. 1) Brush butter on the roast • Hypernyms: ↑coat, ↑surface • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
brush'ing — noun The action of the verb brush adjective Lively, brisk • • • Main Entry: ↑brush … Useful english dictionary
brush away — ˌbrush a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they brush away he/she/it brushes away present participle brushing away past tense brushed away … Useful english dictionary
brush down — verb a) To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion. After tripping over, he picked himself up, brushed himself down, and carried on walking. b) To straighten up ones clothes and to tidy up ones appearance … Wiktionary
brush up — verb To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under developed skill. Ill need to brush up (on) my Greek before my trip to Athens … Wiktionary
