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1 brush-up
brush-up[br'∧ʃ ∧p] n escovadela, limpeza. -
2 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) escova2) (an act of brushing.) escovadela3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) cauda4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) altercação2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) escovar2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) varrer3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) escovar4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) roçar•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *brush1[br∧ʃ] n 1 escova. 2 escovadela, ato de escovar. 3 Mil escovilhão. 4 toque, ato de roçar. 5 escaramuça, luta, briga, combate. 6 rabo, cauda de raposa ou esquilo. 7 pincel, broxa. 8 feixe de luz. 9 Electr escova. 10 fig arte de pintar. • vt+vi 1 escovar, limpar, esfregar (com escova). he brushed his teeth / ele escovou os dentes. I must brush up my skirt / tenho de escovar (limpar) minha saia. 2 tirar, remover. 3 tocar, esbarrar, roçar levement. he brushed against me / ele esbarrou em mim. 4 correr, mover-se rapidamente. he brushed by me / ele passou correndo por mim. at a brush ao primeiro assalto, à primeira tentativa. by the same brush do mesmo artista ou pintor. he brushed off ele fugiu, ele não reagiu. to brush up a) recapitular, refrescar a memória. he must brush up his math / ele precisa recapitular seus conhecimentos de matemática. I must brush up my Latin / preciso recapitular meu latim. b) polir para eliminar imperfeições. c) refrescar-se. I must brush up / preciso refrescar-me. to give one a brush atacar alguém.————————brush2[br∧ʃ] n Amer 1 galhos cortados ou quebrados. 2 mato, capoeira, moita. 3 interior, região de pouca população. -
3 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) escova2) (an act of brushing.) escovadela3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) cauda peluda4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) atrito, altercação2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) escovar2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) varrer3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) escovar4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) roçar•- brush away - brush up - give - get the brush-off -
4 brush
escovato brush:varrer -
5 brush up
( with on) (to refresh one's knowledge of (eg a language): He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday.) relembrar -
6 brush up
( with on) (to refresh one's knowledge of (eg a language): He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday.) recordar -
7 brush-off
brush-off[br'∧ʃ ɔf] n ato de descartar alguém, de ignorar. she gave me the brush-off at the party / ela me ignorou na festa. -
8 brush discharge
brush dis.charge[br'∧ʃ distʃa:dʒ] n Electr descarga luminosa de um condutor com carga muito elevada. -
9 brush fire
brush fire[br'∧ʃ faiə] n 1 incêndio em capoeira. 2 Mil ataque de surpresa. -
10 brush light
brush light[br'∧ʃ lait] n luz polarizada em forma de feixe. -
11 brush-making
brush-mak.ing[br'∧ʃ meikiŋ] n fabricação de escovas. -
12 brush-proof
brush-proof[br'∧ʃ pru:f] n Typogr primeira prova. -
13 brush-wheel
brush-wheel[br'∧ʃ wi:l] n escova rotativa. -
14 brush aside
(to pay no attention to: She brushed aside my objections.) pôr de lado -
15 brush away
(to wipe off: She brushed away a tear; She brushed it away.) limpar -
16 brush aside
(to pay no attention to: She brushed aside my objections.) ignorar -
17 brush away
(to wipe off: She brushed away a tear; She brushed it away.) limpar -
18 to brush up
to brush upa) recapitular, refrescar a memória. he must brush up his math/ele precisa recapitular seus conhecimentos de matemática. I must brush up my Latin/preciso recapitular meu latim. b) polir para eliminar imperfeições. c) refrescar-se. I must brush up/preciso refrescar-me. -
19 broad brush
broad brush, broad-brush[br'ɔ:d br∧ʃ] n método, abordagem de problema ou de assuntos de forma global, sem preocupação com detalhes. -
20 broad-brush
broad brush, broad-brush[br'ɔ:d br∧ʃ] n método, abordagem de problema ou de assuntos de forma global, sem preocupação com detalhes.
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