clothes brush in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for clothes brush in the English»French Dictionary

clothes brush N

clothes brush

brosse f à habits

Translations for clothes brush in the English»French Dictionary

brush carpet, clothes, shoes

brosser

Translations for clothes brush in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.clothe [Brit kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

habiller, vêtir

to feed and clothe family, refugees

nourrir et habiller or vêtir

to be clothed in

être habillé en or vêtu de

fully clothed

tout habillé

II.to clothe oneself VB refl

to clothe oneself refl:

to clothe oneself

s'habiller

to clothe oneself

se vêtir

clothes [Brit kləʊ(ð)z, Am kloʊ(ð)z] N npl

1. clothes (garments):

clothes

vêtements mpl

children's/work clothes

vêtements mpl d'enfants/de travail

to put on/take off one's clothes

s'habiller/se déshabiller

to change one's clothes

se changer

without any clothes on

tout nu

to make one's own clothes

faire ses vêtements

2. clothes (washing):

clothes

linge m

clothes attr basket, line, peg, pin

à linge

with only the clothes he stood up in

sans rien d'autre que les vêtements qu'il avait sur le dos

clothes brush in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clothes brush in the French»English Dictionary

se brosser

to brush one's clothes

Translations for clothes brush in the English»French Dictionary

clothes N pl

clothes

vêtements mpl

clothes

hardes fpl Quebec

to put one's clothes on

s'habiller

clothes designer

styliste mf

clothe [kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

vêtir

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

For this reason, visible lint is often removed with a lint roller or clothes brush.

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While admitting slapping him occasionally as a child, she claimed it was "reasonable chastisement" and denied hitting him with a clothes brush.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Additional free extras given out at retail counters included clothes brushes and identification tags which buttoned inside raincoats.

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