brush

I [brʌʃ]

nome

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 metallo

2) (act of brushing)

to give one's teeth a quick brush — darsi una spazzolata veloce ai denti

3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.

to have a brush with the police — avere a che fare con la polizia

4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero

5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.

6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe

7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.

II 1. [brʌʃ]

verbo transitivo

1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]

to brush one's hair — spazzolarsi i capelli

to brush one's teeth — lavarsi i denti

2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]

3) gastr.

to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]

2.

verbo intransitivo

to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]

to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo

- brush aside

- brush away

- brush back

- brush down

- brush off

- brush up

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1. noun

1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) spazzola, spazzolino

2) (an act of brushing.) spazzolatura

3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) coda

4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) scaramuccia

2. verb

1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) spazzolare, pulire con la spazzola

2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) spazzare

3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) spazzolare

4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) sfiorare

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- brush aside

- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off

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I [brʌʃ]

nome

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 metallo

2) (act of brushing)

to give one's teeth a quick brush — darsi una spazzolata veloce ai denti

3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.

to have a brush with the police — avere a che fare con la polizia

4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero

5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.

6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe

7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.

II 1. [brʌʃ]

verbo transitivo

1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]

to brush one's hair — spazzolarsi i capelli

to brush one's teeth — lavarsi i denti

2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]

3) gastr.

to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]

2.

verbo intransitivo

to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]

to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo

- brush aside

- brush away

- brush back

- brush down

- brush off

- brush up