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1 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. -
2 smear
[smiə] 1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) espalhar2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) borrar3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) difamar2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) nódoa2) (a piece of slander.) difamação* * *[smiə] n 1 sujeira, mancha (de gordura). 2 ataque malicioso. 3 Med esfregaço: matéria orgânica aplicada à lâmina de microscópio para estudo. • vt+vi 1 cobrir, lambuzar, manchar com graxa ou gordura. 2 untar, engraxar, pintar, sujar. 3 sujar-se, manchar-se. 4 prejudicar, estragar. 5 ofender, lesar (nome ou reputação). 6 sl engraxar, subornar. -
3 smear
[smiə] 1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) lambuzar2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) borrar, manchar3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) macular2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) mancha2) (a piece of slander.) difamação
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brushed — adjective 1. touched lightly in passing; grazed against (Freq. 1) of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one • Similar to: ↑touched 2. (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush (Freq. 1) with shining… … Useful english dictionary
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rubbed against — brushed against, scratched against … English contemporary dictionary
brushed — adj. scrubbed, cleaned, combed brʌʃ n. tool with bristles and a handle; act of brushing; scuffle, small fight; foxtail; thicket v. comb or polish with a brush; touch; rub against; pass by … English contemporary dictionary
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