-
1 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) kartáč(ek)2) (an act of brushing.) kartáčování3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) ohon4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) nepříjemnost (s), srážka2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) (vy)kartáčovat2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) (za)mést3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) vykartáčovat4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) lehce se dotknout•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *• kartáčovat• kartáč -
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.) (za)mést2) (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.) smést3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) přehnat se přes4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) přeletět; vpadnout2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) zametení2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) máchnutí3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) kominík4) (a sweepstake.) sázka, loterie•- 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
- sweep up* * *• zamést• zametat• rozmach• sweep/swept/swept -
3 groom
[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) čeledín (ke koním)2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) ženich2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) hřebelcovat2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) připravovat (se)* * *• ženich• hřebelcovat -
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.) nehet2) (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.) hřebík2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) přibít- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *• přitlouci• hřebík• nehet• cvok -
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.) barva; barevný2. verb1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) nabarvit, natřít2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) malovat•- painter- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush* * *• vymalovat• zobrazit• popisovat• líčidlo• lak• líčit• nátěr• malovat• natírat• barva -
6 scrub
1. past tense, past participle - scrubbed; verb1) (to rub hard in order to clean: She's scrubbing the floor.) (vy)drhnout2) (to remove by scrubbing: She scrubbed the mess off the carpet.) třením odstranit3) (to cancel: We planned to go but had to scrub the idea.) zrušit2. noun(an act of scrubbing.) čištění* * *• křoviny• drhnutí• drhnout
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