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1 noun(a) (gen) brosse f; (for paint) pinceau m; (bigger) brosse f; (for paste) pinceau m, brosse f; (shaving brush) blaireau m; (scrubbing brush) brosse f dure; (broom) balai m; (with dustpan) balayette f(b) (act of brushing) coup m de brosse;∎ to give sth a brush (clothes) donner un coup de brosse à qch; (floor) donner un coup de balai à qch;∎ to give one's hair a brush se donner un coup de brosse;∎ to give one's teeth a brush se brosser les dents(c) (encounter, skirmish) accrochage m, escarmouche f;∎ figurative to have a brush with death frôler la mort;∎ to have a brush with the law avoir des démêlés avec la justice;∎ she's had the odd brush with the authorities elle a eu parfois maille à partir avec les autorités(d) (light stroke) effleurement m;∎ she felt the brush of his lips on her neck elle a senti ses lèvres lui effleurer le cou(a) (clothes, carpet) brosser;∎ to brush one's hair se brosser les cheveux;∎ to brush one's teeth se brosser les dents;∎ she brushed her hair back from her face elle a brossé ses cheveux en arrière(b) (sweep → floor) balayereffleurer, frôler;∎ her hair brushed against his cheek ses cheveux ont effleuré ou frôlé sa joue►► brush fire (fire) feu m de brousse, incendie m de broussailles; Military (minor war) conflit m armé;(a) (move aside) écarter, repousser(a) (remove → tears) essuyer; (→ insect) chasser; (remove → from clothes) enlever d'un coup de brosse; (→ from floor) enlever d'un coup de balai(b) (person, difficulty) écarter;∎ to brush away criticism mépriser les critiques(clothing) donner un coup de brosse à; (horse) brosser(dirt) s'enleverfrôler en passant∎ I have to brush up my maths il faut que je me remette à niveau en maths(b) (sweep up) ramasser à la balayettefamiliar revoir□, réviser□
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brush discharge — n. a luminous electric discharge, weaker than a spark, characterized by a crackling sound and glowing fine lines with a brushlike appearance, as in the air surrounding a pointed conductor at high potential … English World dictionary
brush discharge — noun discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles • Hypernyms: ↑discharge, ↑spark, ↑arc, ↑electric arc, ↑electric discharge * * * noun Etymology: brush (III) … Useful english dictionary
Brush discharge — A brush discharge is a type of corona discharge that takes place between two electrodes embedded in a nonconducting medium (e.g., air at atmospheric pressure) and is characterized by nonsparking, faintly luciferous furcations composed of ionized… … Wikipedia
brush discharge — brush′ dis charge n. elm a type of corona discharge that takes place between two electrodes at atmospheric pressure, characterized by long, branched, luminous streamers of ionized particles • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
brush discharge — /brʌʃ dɪsˈtʃadʒ/ (say brush dis chahj) noun Electricity → corona discharge. Also, brush …
brush discharge — noun Date: 1849 a faintly luminous relatively slow electrical discharge having no spark … New Collegiate Dictionary
brush discharge — Elect. a type of corona discharge that takes place between two electrodes at atmospheric pressure, characterized by long, branched, luminous streamers of ionized particles. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
brush discharge — noun a broad electrical discharge from a conductor occurring when the potential difference is high but not sufficient for a spark or arc … English new terms dictionary
brush discharge — A charge of electricity, also called a disruptive discharge which is sometimes thrown off by uninsulated wires in sufficient force to cause the death of a person in close proximity thereto, without his actual contact with the wire. The fact is… … Ballentine's law dictionary
brush — brush1 [brush] n. [ME brushe < OFr broce, brosse, bush, brushwood < VL * bruscia < Gmc * bruskaz, underbrush: for IE base see BREAST] 1. BRUSHWOOD ☆ 2. sparsely settled country, covered with wild scrub growth 3. a) a device having… … English World dictionary
brush — n. & v. n. 1 an implement with bristles, hair, wire, etc. varying in firmness set into a block or projecting from the end of a handle, for any of various purposes, esp. cleaning or scrubbing, painting, arranging the hair, etc. 2 the application… … Useful english dictionary