nail brush in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for nail brush in the English»Italian Dictionary

nail brush [Brit, Am ˈneɪl ˌbrəʃ] N

nail brush

spazzolino m (per unghie)

Translations for nail brush in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.brush¹ [Brit brʌʃ, Am brəʃ] N

1. brush (implement):

brush (for hair, clothes, shoes etc.)

spazzola f

brush (small, for sweeping up)

scopetta f

brush (broom)

scopa f

brush (for paint)

pennello m

brush (chimney sweep's)

= spazzola sferica con setole di metallo

to clean sth with a brush

pulire qc con la spazzola

soft, hard, wire brush

spazzola morbida, dura, di metallo

2. brush (act of brushing):

brush

spazzolata f

to give one's teeth a quick brush

darsi una spazzolata veloce ai denti

3. brush (encounter):

brush (confrontation with person)

scontro m (with con)

brush (contact with person, celebrity)

contatto m (with con)

to have a brush with the police, with the authorities

avere a che fare con la polizia, con le autorità

to have a brush with death

vedere la morte da vicino or sfiorare la morte

4. brush (light touch):

brush

sfioramento m

brush

tocco m leggero

I felt the brush of a bird's wing

mi sono sentito sfiorare dall'ala di un uccello

5. brush (fox's tail):

brush

coda f di volpe

6. brush ELEC (in motor):

brush

spazzola f

II.brush¹ [Brit brʌʃ, Am brəʃ] VB trans

1. brush (sweep, clean):

brush carpet, clothes, shoes

spazzolare

to brush one's hair, teeth

spazzolarsi i capelli, i denti

to brush sb's hair, teeth

spazzolare i capelli, i denti di qn

to brush sth off, into sth (with brush or hand)

togliere qc da qc con la spazzola o con la mano

to brush the knots out of one's hair

sciogliere i nodi dei capelli di qn con la spazzola

2. brush (touch lightly):

brush person, part of body, object

sfiorare, toccare lievemente (with con)

her skirt brushed the floor

la sua gonna sfiorava il pavimento

3. brush FOOD:

to brush sth with water, milk, egg, oil

spennellare qc con

III.brush¹ [Brit brʌʃ, Am brəʃ] VB intr

to brush against person, part of body, object

sfiorare

to brush past sb

passare vicino a qn sfiorandolo

he brushed past me into, out of the room

mi ha sfiorato entrando nella, uscendo dalla stanza

brush² [Brit brʌʃ, Am brəʃ] N (vegetation or twigs)

brush

boscaglia f

brush

sottobosco m

I.nail [Brit neɪl, Am neɪl] N

1. nail:

nail

unghia f

to bite one's nails

mangiarsi le unghie

2. nail TECH:

nail

chiodo m

II.nail [Brit neɪl, Am neɪl] VB trans

1. nail (attach with nails):

nail

inchiodare

they nailed planks over the doors

hanno inchiodato delle assi sulle porte

to nail a picture to a wall

attaccare or appendere un quadro al muro

2. nail (trap, pin down) inf:

nail wrongdoer

acchiappare, inchiodare

nail liar

beccare

3. nail (expose) inf:

nail rumour

smentire

nail myth

distruggere, fare crollare

III.nail [Brit neɪl, Am neɪl]

a nail in sb's coffin

un brutto colpo per qn

to hit the nail on the head

colpire nel segno

cash on the nail

(denaro) sull'unghia or in contanti

to be as hard or as tough as nails

avere il cuore duro

to fight tooth and nail

combattere con le unghie e con i denti (against contro)

to nail one's colours to the mast

= dichiarare la propria posizione in modo netto e definitivo

inf to nail it

farcela alla grande

you really nailed it!

l'hai fatto benissimo!

nail brush in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nail brush in the English»Italian Dictionary

nail brush <-es> N

nail brush

spazzolino m per unghie

Translations for nail brush in the Italian»English Dictionary

spazzolino per unghie

nail brush

Translations for nail brush in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.brush [brʌʃ] N

1. brush (for hair):

brush

spazzola f

2. brush (broom):

brush

scopa f

3. brush (for painting):

brush

pennello m

4. brush (action):

brush

spazzolata f

5. brush (stroke):

brush

pennellata f

6. brush (encounter):

brush

sfiorata f

a brush with death

sfuggire per un pelo alla morte

a brush with the law

avere dei guai con la giustizia

7. brush (brushwood):

brush

sottobosco m

8. brush (fox's tail):

brush

coda f di volpe

II.brush [brʌʃ] VB trans

1. brush hair:

brush

spazzolare

to brush one's teeth

pulirsi i denti

2. brush (remove):

to brush sth off

togliere qc con una spazzola

3. brush (graze, touch lightly):

brush

sfiorare

I.nail [neɪl] N

1. nail (tool):

nail

chiodo m

2. nail ANAT:

nail

unghia f

Phrases:

to hit the nail on the head

cogliere nel segno

II.nail [neɪl] VB trans

1. nail (fasten):

nail

inchiodare

2. nail inf (catch):

nail police

beccare

nail lie

scoprire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One agency worker had claimed he scrubbed the pensioner's face roughly with a flannel, manhandled her into a wheelchair and brushed her hair with a nail brush.

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Girls from the local school knitted wash cloths and put together bags containing a little mirror, comb, nail brush and a stick of shaving soap.

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I then used a nail brush to texturise the robes and make them look old.

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