brusle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brusle in the English»French Dictionary

I.bridle [Brit ˈbrʌɪd(ə)l, Am ˈbraɪdl] N

1. bridle RIDING:

bridle

bride f

2. bridle fig:

bridle

frein m

to put a bridle on power, emotions

brider

II.bridle [Brit ˈbrʌɪd(ə)l, Am ˈbraɪdl] VB trans

1. bridle (restrain):

bridle emotions, temper

brider

to bridle one's tongue

tenir sa langue

2. bridle RIDING:

bridle

brider

III.bridle [Brit ˈbrʌɪd(ə)l, Am ˈbraɪdl] VB intr (in anger)

bridle

se cabrer (at contre, with sous l'effet de)

bridle path, bridle track, bridleway N

bridle path

piste f cavalière

brush-up [Am ˈbrəʃəp] N Brit

1. brush-up:

to have a (wash and) brush-up

se rafraîchir

Phrases:

to give one's French/piano-playing a brush-up

se remettre au français/à étudier le piano

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-off [Brit, Am ˈbrəʃˌɔf] N inf

to give sb the brush-off

rembarrer qn inf

to get the brush-off

se faire rembarrer inf

brush discharge N ELEC

brush discharge

aigrette f

brush discharge

décharge f en aigrette

brusque [Brit brʊsk, bruːsk, brʌsk, Am brəsk] ADJ

brusque

brusque (with avec)

broad-brush ADJ

broad-brush approach, sketch, survey:

broad-brush

sommaire

scrubbing brush, scrub brush Am N

scrubbing brush

brosse f de ménage

nail brush N

nail brush

brosse f à ongles

brusle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brusle in the English»French Dictionary

I.bridle [ˈbraɪdl] N

bridle

bride f

II.bridle [ˈbraɪdl] VB trans

bridle

brider

III.bridle [ˈbraɪdl] VB intr

to bridle at sth

s'indigner devant qc

bridle path, bridleway N

bridle path

piste f cavalière

tousle [ˈtaʊzl] VB trans

tousle

ébouriffer

brusque [bru:sk, Am brʌsk] ADJ

brusque

brusque

brush off VB trans

1. brush off (rebuff, avoid):

brush off

repousser

2. brush off (ignore):

brush off

écarter d'un geste

scrubbing brush N a. Am

scrubbing brush

brosse f

brush-off [ˈbrʌʃɒf, Am -ɑ:f] N

to give sb the brush-off

envoyer qn sur les roses

to get the brush-off from sb

se faire envoyer sur les roses par qn

brush away VB trans

1. brush away (wipe):

brush away

essuyer

2. brush away (push to one side):

brush away

écarter

brush up VB trans

to brush up on sth

se rafraîchir la mémoire en qc

nail brush N

nail brush

brosse f à ongles