brush

S2 W1

BrE /brʌʃ/ AmE /brʌʃ/

noun / verb en → es

1 HAIR TOOL A2

a small hand-held tool with stiff bristles for cleaning or tidying hair, teeth, etc.

cepillo

  • brush + for

Collocations toothbrush · hair brush

  • She left her toothbrush in the bathroom.

    Ella dejó su cepillo de dientes en el baño.

2 ACTION A2

the act of cleaning or tidying hair, teeth, etc. with a brush.

cepillarse, cepillar

  • [intransitive], [T + obj]

Collocations brush your hair · brush one's teeth

  • He brushed his hair back.

    Él se peinó hacia atrás.

3 PASS BY B1

to move past someone or something quickly and without stopping.

pasar de cerca, pasar a lado

  • [intransitive], [T + obj]

Collocations brush by · brush past

  • She brushed past me without saying hello.

    Ella pasó a mi lado sin saludarme.

1 HAIR TOOL A2

a small hand-held tool with stiff bristles for cleaning or tidying hair, teeth, etc.

cepillo

  • [countable]

Phrasal verbs

brush off IGNORE B2

ignorar, desestimar

  • He brushed off her concerns.

    Él ignoró sus preocupaciones.

brush up on REVIEW B2

repasar, actualizar

  • I need to brush up on my Spanish.

    Necesito repasar mi español.

Idioms

brush aside B2

ignorar, desestimar

  • He brushed aside all criticism.

    Él ignoró toda crítica.

brush under the carpet C1

esconder, ocultar

  • We can't brush this problem under the carpet.

    No podemos esconder este problema.