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tr['brʌʃʌp]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a wash and brush-up arreglarse['brʌʃ'ʌp]N* * * -
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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*
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vito brush against something/somebody — rozar* algo/a alguien
Phrasal Verbs:- brush up -
3 brush
nAUTO escobilla fCOLOUR brocha fELEC in machine escobilla fELEC ENG descarga azulada fMECH for injection moulding cepillo m, escobilla fPAPER cepillo mPROD escobilla f -
4 brush up
( with on) (to refresh one's knowledge of (eg a language): He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday.) repasar, refrescara) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (colloq) darle* un repaso ab) v + advto brush up on something — darle* un repaso a algo
VT + ADV1) [+ crumbs] recoger2) (=improve, revise) (also: brush up on) repasar, refrescar* * *a) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (colloq) darle* un repaso ab) v + advto brush up on something — darle* un repaso a algo
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s.1 cepillo.2 brocha, brocha gorda.3 rastrojo, cizaña, maleza.4 ligero roce, toque.5 escobilla, cepillo de cerdas.6 encuentro.7 escobillón, pincel.v.1 cepillar, cepillarse, limpiar con un cepillo.2 pasar rozando. (pt & pp brushed) -
6 brush by
v.pasar apenas rozando, pasar casi rozando, pasar rozando. -
7 brush on
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8 brush up
s.restregón.v.1 barrer (leaves, crumbs)2 pulir, repasar (familiar) (subject, language)3 lustrar.4 dar los toques finales a, retocar.5 acicalar. -
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10 brush-off
tr['brʌʃɒf]1 (rebuff, snub) desaire nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get the brush-off aguantar un desaireto give somebody the brush-off quitar a alguien de encimabrush-off ['brʌʃ.ɔf] nto give the brush-off to : dar calabazas anoun (colloq)to give somebody the brush-off — darle* calabazas a alguien (fam)
['brʌʃɒf]Nto give sb the brush-off — mandar a algn a paseo *, zafarse de algn
* * *noun (colloq)to give somebody the brush-off — darle* calabazas a alguien (fam)
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11 brush fire
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12 brush one's teeth
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13 brush stroke
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14 brush up on something
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15 brush-off
s.to give somebody the brush-off no hacer ni caso a alguien2 desaire, desprecio, trato poco cortés.3 despedida brusca. -
16 brush against
VI + PREP rozar (al pasar) -
17 brush aside
(to pay no attention to: She brushed aside my objections.) dejar de ladov + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<person/obstacle\>\> apartar; \<\<objection/suggestion\>\> desdeñarVT + ADV (fig) no hacer caso de, dejar a un lado* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<person/obstacle\>\> apartar; \<\<objection/suggestion\>\> desdeñar -
18 brush away
(to wipe off: She brushed away a tear; She brushed it away.) limpiar -
19 brush down
v + o + adv, v + adv + o (BrE) cepillarVT + ADV cepillar, limpiar; [+ horse] almohazar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o (BrE) cepillar -
20 brush off
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<mud/hair\>\> quitar ( cepillando)b) \<\<advances/suggestions\>\> no hacer* caso de, hacer* caso omiso de2) v + adv \<\<dirt/mark\>\> salir*, quitarse ( al cepillarlo)1. VT + ADV1) [+ mud] quitar (con cepillo or la mano etc)2) (fig) (=dismiss) no hacer caso de2.VI + ADVthe mud brushes off easily — el barro sale or se quita fácilmente
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<mud/hair\>\> quitar ( cepillando)b) \<\<advances/suggestions\>\> no hacer* caso de, hacer* caso omiso de2) v + adv \<\<dirt/mark\>\> salir*, quitarse ( al cepillarlo)
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