nail brush in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nail brush in the English»French Dictionary

nail brush N

nail brush

brosse f à ongles

Translations for nail 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.nail [Brit neɪl, Am neɪl] N

1. nail ANAT:

nail

ongle m

to bite one's nails

se ronger les ongles

2. nail TECH:

nail

clou m

II.nail [Brit neɪl, Am neɪl] VB trans

1. nail (attach with nails):

nail

clouer

they nailed planks over the doors

ils ont cloué des planches sur les portes

to nail a picture to a wall

clouer un tableau sur un mur

2. nail (trap, pin down):

nail inf

coincer inf

nail wrongdoer liar

démasquer

3. nail (expose) inf:

nail rumour

démentir

nail myth

démolir

III.nail [Brit neɪl, Am neɪl]

a nail in sb's coffin

un coup dur

to hit the nail on the head

mettre le doigt dessus

cash on the nail

argent m comptant

to be as hard or as tough as nails

être sans cœur

to fight tooth and nail

se battre avec acharnement (against contre)

to nail it

réussir

you really nailed it!

bravo, tu as réussi!

he really nailed it with his presentation

il a tapé dans le mille avec sa présentation

See also mast

I.mast [Brit mɑːst, Am mæst] N

1. mast (on ship, for flags):

mast

mât m

mast RADIO, TV

pylône m

the masts of a ship

la mâture d'un navire

2. mast U FARM:

mast

glands mpl et faines fpl

II.mast [Brit mɑːst, Am mæst] VB trans

mast

mâter

III.-masted COMP

three-masted

à trois mâts

IV.mast [Brit mɑːst, Am mæst]

to nail one's colours to the mast

afficher ses opinions (une fois pour toutes)

to sail before the mast

servir comme simple matelot

nail brush in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nail brush in the English»French Dictionary

nail brush N

nail brush

brosse f à ongles

Translations for nail brush in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.nail [neɪl] N

1. nail (metal fastener):

nail

clou m

2. nail (finger/toe end):

nail

ongle m

to bite/paint one's nails

se ronger/se vernir les ongles

Phrases:

to be a nail in sb's/sth's coffin

être un autre coup funeste à qn/qc

II.nail [neɪl] VB trans

1. nail (fasten):

to nail sth to sth

clouer qc à qc

2. nail inf (catch):

nail

épingler

Phrases:

to nail one's colours to the mast

proclamer haut et fort ses positions

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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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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