brush
BrE /brʌʃ/ AmE /brʌʃ/
noun / verb en → es
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.
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.
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.
a small hand-held tool with stiff bristles for cleaning or tidying hair, teeth, etc.
cepillo
- [countable]
Phrasal verbs
ignorar, desestimar
-
He brushed off her concerns.
Él ignoró sus preocupaciones.
repasar, actualizar
-
I need to brush up on my Spanish.
Necesito repasar mi español.
Idioms
ignorar, desestimar
-
He brushed aside all criticism.
Él ignoró toda crítica.
esconder, ocultar
-
We can't brush this problem under the carpet.
No podemos esconder este problema.