brush aside in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brush aside in the English»French Dictionary

I.brush aside VB [Brit brʌʃ -, Am brəʃ -] (brush aside [sth/sb], brush [sb/sth] aside)

1. brush aside (dismiss):

brush aside idea, thought, feeling

balayer, repousser

brush aside argument, criticism, person

repousser

2. brush aside (move away):

brush aside cobweb, branch, curtain

écarter

3. brush aside (beat):

brush aside team, opponent, defences

balayer, écraser

Translations for brush aside in the French»English Dictionary

balayer (faire fi de) objections, rumeurs

to brush [sth] aside

écarter mèche

to brush [sth] aside

Translations for brush aside in the English»French Dictionary

I.aside [Brit əˈsʌɪd, Am əˈsaɪd] N (gen)

aside THEAT, CINE

aparté m

to say sth as or in an aside

dire qc en aparté

to say sth as or in an aside (as digression)

dire qc en passant

II.aside [Brit əˈsʌɪd, Am əˈsaɪd] ADV

1. aside (to one side):

to stand or step or move aside

s'écarter

to turn aside

se détourner

to cast or throw [sth] aside clothes, gift

mettre [qc] au rebut

to cast or throw [sth] aside idea, theory

écarter

to set or put or lay [sth] aside (save)

mettre [qc] de côté

to set or put or lay [sth] aside (in shop)

réserver

to brush or sweep [sth] aside objections, protests, worries

écarter

to lay or put a book aside

mettre un livre de côté

to push or move sb aside

écarter qn

to take sb aside

prendre qn à part

leaving aside all these problems

si on laisse de côté tous ces problèmes

to set a verdict aside LAW

casser un jugement

2. aside (apart):

money aside, let's discuss accommodation

laissons de côté la question d'argent et parlons du logement

joking aside

blague à part inf

III.aside from PREP

aside from

à part

aside from political concerns

à part les inquiétudes politiques

I.brush [Brit brʌʃ, Am brəʃ] N

1. brush (implement):

brush (for hair, clothes, shoes etc)

brosse f

brush (small, for sweeping up)

balayette f

brush (broom)

balai m

brush (for paint)

pinceau m

brush (chimney sweep's)

hérisson m

to clean sth with a brush

nettoyer qc à la brosse

soft/hard/wire brush

brosse souple/dure/métallique

2. brush (act of brushing):

brush

coup m de brosse

to give one's teeth a quick brush

se brosser rapidement les dents

3. brush (encounter):

brush (confrontation with person)

accrochage m (with avec)

brush (contact with person, celebrity)

contact m (with avec)

to have a brush with the police/with the authorities

avoir affaire à la police/aux autorités

to have a brush with death

frôler la mort

4. brush (light touch):

brush

frôlement m

I felt the brush of a bird's wing

j'ai senti un oiseau m'effleurer de son aile

5. brush (vegetation or twigs):

brush

broussailles fpl

6. brush (fox's tail):

brush

queue f de renard

7. brush ELEC (in motor):

brush

balai m

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

1. brush (sweep, clean):

brush carpet, clothes, shoes

brosser

to brush one's hair/teeth

se brosser les cheveux/les dents

to brush sb's hair/teeth

brosser les cheveux/les dents de qn

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

brosser qc de/dans qc

to brush the knots out of one's hair

se démêler les cheveux

2. brush (touch lightly):

brush person, part of body, object

effleurer (with avec)

her skirt brushed the floor

sa jupe balayait le sol

3. brush FOOD:

brush

badigeonner (with avec, de)

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

to brush against person, part of body, object

frôler

to brush past sb

frôler qn en passant

he brushed past me into/out of the room

il m'a frôlé en entrant dans/en quittant la pièce

IV.brushed ADJ TEXTIL

brushed cotton, denim, nylon

gratté

brush aside in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brush aside in the English»French Dictionary

brush aside VB trans

1. brush aside (move):

brush aside

balayer (d'un seul geste)

2. brush aside (dismiss):

brush aside

repousser

Translations for brush aside in the French»English Dictionary

écarter idée

to brush aside

balayer obstacle, objection, argument

to brush aside

Translations for brush aside in the English»French Dictionary

I.aside [əˈsaɪd] N

aside

aparté m

II.aside [əˈsaɪd] ADV

1. aside (to one side):

aside put, move, look

de côté

2. aside (thinking aloud):

aside

en aparté

3. aside (ignoring):

sth aside

qc mis(e) à part

that aside, what do you think?

à part ça, qu'en penses-tu?

I.brush [brʌʃ] N

1. brush (for hair):

brush

brosse f

2. brush (broom):

brush

balai m

3. brush (for painting):

brush

pinceau m

4. brush (action):

to give sth a brush

donner un coup de balai à qc

to give one's teeth a brush

se brosser les dents

5. brush (encounter):

brush

accrochage m

to have a brush with the law

avoir des démêlés avec la justice

to have a brush with death

frôler la mort

6. brush no pl (brushwood):

brush

broussailles fpl

7. brush (fox's tail):

brush

queue f

II.brush [brʌʃ] VB trans

1. brush (clean):

brush

brosser

to brush one's teeth/hair

se brosser les dents/cheveux

2. brush (remove):

to brush sth off

enlever qc à la brosse/au balai

3. brush (graze, touch lightly in passing):

brush

effleurer

to brush against sb

frôler qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In this work he describes his task to brush aside the erroneous doctrines heretofore current, as one would the accumulated dust and cobwebs of ages.

en.wikipedia.org

Did they just brush aside two decades of cosmology?

theconversation.com

He had been, off and on, considering being a priest, which he used to brush aside.

en.wikipedia.org

That promised investment was deemed significant enough for authorities to brush aside environmental concerns.

www.cbc.ca

Ultimately we have to brush aside our internal differences for the greater of the whole, the greater good, which is the fans.

en.wikipedia.org

Should parents brush aside their child's temper tantrums or inability to socialise as merely odd behaviour?

www.thehindu.com

This win can not brush aside the atrocious selections he's done.

www.espncricinfo.com

Let's stop pretending this is an issue we can just brush aside.

www.odt.co.nz

It is inappropriate for the judges to merely brush aside the incident and resume sitting.

thenationonlineng.net

But given the situation the economy is in, the government might just decide to take a deep breath and brush aside those concerns.

www.firstpost.com