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1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) cepillo2) (an act of brushing.) cepilladura3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) hopo4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) roce
2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) cepillar2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) barrer3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) cepillar4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) rozar•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off
brush1 n1. cepillo2. pincel / brochabrush2 vb cepillarhave you brushed your teeth? ¿te has lavado los dientes?tr[brʌʃ]1 (for teeth, clothes, etc) cepillo3 (fox's tail) hopo4 (undergrowth) maleza2 (touch lightly) rozar■ he brushed the glass with his sleeve and knocked it off the table rozó la copa con la manga y la hizo caer de la mesa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto brush up against rozar al pasarbrush ['brʌʃ] vt1) : cepillarto brush one's teeth: cepillarse uno los dientes2) sweep: barrer, quitar con un cepillo3) graze: rozar4)to brush off disregard: hacer caso omiso de, ignorarbrush vito brush up on : repasar, refrescar, dar un repaso abrush n2) scrub, underbrush: maleza f3) : cepillo m, pincel m (de artista), brocha f (de pintor)4) touch: roce m5) skirmish: escaramuza fn.• brocha s.f.• broza s.f.• cepillo s.m.• escobilla (de limpieza) s.f.• matorral s.m.• pincel s.m.• roce s.m.• soto s.m.v.• acepillar v.• cepillar v.• rozar v.brʌʃ
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to be tarred with the same brush — (colloq) estar* cortados por la misma tijera or por el mismo patrón
2) c ( of fox) cola f3) ca) ( act)b) ( faint touch) roce mc) ( encounter)brush with something/somebody — \<\<with the law/the police\>\> roce m con algo/alguien
4) ua) ( scrub) maleza fb) ( cut branches) broza f
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a) (clean, groom) \<\<jacket/hair\>\> cepillarto brush one's teeth — lavarse or cepillarse los dientes
b) ( sweep)c) ( touch lightly) rozar*
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vito brush against something/somebody — rozar* algo/a alguien
Phrasal Verbs:- brush up[brʌʃ]1. N1) (gen) cepillo m ; (=sweeping brush) cepillo m, escobilla f ; (=scrubbing brush) cepillo m de cerda; (=shaving brush, decorator's) brocha f ; (=paint brush) (artist's) pincel m ; (Elec) (=contact) escobilla fshoe brush — cepillo m para zapatos
2) (=act of brushing) cepillado m3) (=tail) [of fox] rabo m, hopo m4) (=skirmish) roce m5) (=light touch) toque m6) (=undergrowth) maleza f, broza f2. VT1) (=clean) [+ floor] cepillar; [+ clothes, hair] cepillarto brush one's teeth — lavarse los dientes, cepillarse los dientes
2) (=touch lightly) rozar- brush up* * *[brʌʃ]
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to be tarred with the same brush — (colloq) estar* cortados por la misma tijera or por el mismo patrón
2) c ( of fox) cola f3) ca) ( act)b) ( faint touch) roce mc) ( encounter)brush with something/somebody — \<\<with the law/the police\>\> roce m con algo/alguien
4) ua) ( scrub) maleza fb) ( cut branches) broza f
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a) (clean, groom) \<\<jacket/hair\>\> cepillarto brush one's teeth — lavarse or cepillarse los dientes
b) ( sweep)c) ( touch lightly) rozar*
2.
vito brush against something/somebody — rozar* algo/a alguien
Phrasal Verbs:- brush up
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