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1 ♦ brush
♦ brush (1) /brʌʃ/n.2 ( anche pitt.) pennello: shaving brush, pennello da barba; brush stroke, tratto (o colpo) di pennello; ( anche fig.) pennellata4 lieve tocco ( sfiorando); sfioramento: I felt the brush of her lips, mi sentii sfiorare dalle sue labbra5 incontro ( spiacevole); breve scontro; scaramuccia: to have a brush with death, sfiorare la morte; vedere la morte da vicino; to have a brush with the law, avere a che fare (o avere problemi) con la giustizia8 (al pl.) (mus.) spazzole● (equit.) brush and rails, siepe con barriera □ (elettr.) brush discharge, scarica a fiocco; scintillio.brush (2) /brʌʃ/n. [u]3 (Austral.) foresta pluviale.(to) brush /brʌʃ/A v. t.1 spazzolare; pulire con una spazzola (o uno spazzolino): to brush one's hair, spazzolarsi i capelli; to brush one's teeth, pulirsi i denti (con lo spazzolino): to brush mud off one's shoes, togliere il fango dalle scarpe con una spazzola2 sfiorare; toccare lievemente (passando)B v. i.passare sfiorando: to brush against st., passare vicino a qc. sfiorandolo; sfiorare qc. nel passare; to brush past (o by) st., passare in fretta accanto a qc. -
2 brush up
brush up (on) [sth.], brush [sth.] up rinfrescare [skill, subject]* * *( with on) (to refresh one's knowledge of (eg a language): He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday.) ripassare* * *vt + adv1) (crumbs) raccogliere (con la spazzola)2) (also: brush up on) (revise) dare una rinfrescata or una ripassata a* * *brush up (on) [sth.], brush [sth.] up rinfrescare [skill, subject] -
3 ■ brush away
■ brush awayv. t. + avv.togliere (o allontanare) con un gesto della mano; scacciare; spazzare via: to brush away the crumbs, spazzar via le briciole; to brush away the flies, scacciare le mosche; to brush away one's tears, asciugarsi le lacrime. -
4 brush aside
brush aside [sth., sb.], brush [sb., sth.] aside2) (move away) scostare [branch, curtain]3) (beat) spazzare via [team, opponent]* * *(to pay no attention to: She brushed aside my objections.) ignorare* * *vt + adv(fig: protest, objection) ignorare, rifiutarsi di ascoltare, (idea, feeling) ignorare* * *brush aside [sth., sb.], brush [sb., sth.] aside2) (move away) scostare [branch, curtain]3) (beat) spazzare via [team, opponent] -
5 brush away
brush away [sth.], brush [sth.] away spazzolare, togliere con la spazzola [ crumbs]; asciugarsi [ tear]* * *(to wipe off: She brushed away a tear; She brushed it away.) asciugare; respingere* * *vt + adv(dirt: on clothes) togliere (con la spazzola), (on floor) scopar via, (tears) asciugarsi, (insects) cacciare (via)* * * -
6 brush down
brush down [sth.], brush [sth.] down spazzolare [suit, horse]* * *vt + adv* * *brush down [sth.], brush [sth.] down spazzolare [suit, horse] -
7 brush off
brush off [sth., sb.], brush [sth., sb.] off ignorare, snobbare [ person]; respingere [offer, allegation]; ridimensionare [threat, incident]* * *vt + adv* * *brush off [sth., sb.], brush [sth., sb.] off ignorare, snobbare [ person]; respingere [offer, allegation]; ridimensionare [threat, incident] -
8 brush back
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9 ■ brush up
■ brush upv. t. + avv.( anche to brush up on) dare una ripassata (o una rinfrescata) a: I must brush up (on) my English, devo dare una ripassata al mio inglese -
10 brush-up
brush-up /ˈbrʌʃʌp/n. (GB)1 rassettata (ai vestiti, ecc.); rinfrescata: to give oneself a brush-up, darsi una rassettata; rassettarsi2 (rif. a conoscenze) rinfrescata; spolverata; ripassata: a brush-up French course, un corso per rinfrescare il proprio francese. -
11 ■ brush aside
■ brush asidev. t. + avv.2 mettere da parte; respingere; ignorare; accantonare; lasciar cadere: to brush aside all objections, ignorare tutte le obiezioni. -
12 ■ brush down
■ brush downv. t. + avv.2 (fam.) sgridare; dare una ripassata a. -
13 ■ brush off
■ brush offA v. t. + avv.3 rifiutarsi di dare ascolto a; ignorare; snobbare; respingere: I wanted to speak to her, but she brushed me off, volevo parlare con lei, ma mi ignorò; The minister brushed off my question, il ministro ha ignorato la mia domandaB v. i. + avv. -
14 brush
I [brʌʃ]1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.II 1. [brʌʃ]1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]3) gastr.2.to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]
to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo
- brush up* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) spazzola, spazzolino2) (an act of brushing.) spazzolatura3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) coda4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) scaramuccia2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) spazzolare, pulire con la spazzola2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) spazzare3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) spazzolare4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) sfiorare•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *I [brʌʃ]1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.II 1. [brʌʃ]1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]3) gastr.2.to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]
to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo
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15 brush ***
[brʌʃ]1. n1) (gen) spazzola, (broom) scopa, (hearth brush) scopettino, scopino, (scrubbing brush) spazzola per pavimenti, (paint brush) pennellohair/shoe brush — spazzola per capelli/da scarpe
2) (act of brushing) spazzolata, colpo di spazzola3) (quarrel) schermagliato have a brush with sb — (verbally) avere uno scontro con qn, (physically) venire alle mani con qn
4) (light touch) lieve toccohe felt the brush of her hair against his face — sentiva i capelli di lei che gli sfioravano il viso
5) (undergrowth) boscaglia, sottobosco2. vt1) (clean: floor) scopare, (clothes, hair) spazzolare, (shoes) lucidare, spazzolare, (teeth) lavarsi2) (touch lightly) sfiorare•- brush up -
16 brush-off
['brʌʃɒf]nome colloq.to give sb. the brush-off — scaricare qcn
* * *brush-off /ˈbrʌʃɒf/n.(fam.) secco rifiuto; snobbata: to get the brush-off, ricevere un secco rifiuto; essere snobbato; essere scaricato; to give sb. the brush-off, ignorare q.; snobbare q.; scaricare q.* * *['brʌʃɒf]nome colloq.to give sb. the brush-off — scaricare qcn
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17 brush-off n
['brʌʃˌɒf]fam -
18 brush against
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19 brush past
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20 brush-up n
['brʌʃˌʌp]
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