scrub brush in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for scrub brush in the English»French Dictionary

to scrub sth with a brush

brosser qc

Translations for scrub brush in the English»French Dictionary

I.scrub [Brit skrʌb, Am skrəb] N

1. scrub (clean):

to give sth a (good) scrub

(bien) nettoyer qc

2. scrub BOT:

scrub

broussailles fpl

II.scrub <pres part scrubbing; pret, pp scrubbed> [Brit skrʌb, Am skrəb] VB trans

1. scrub (clean):

scrub floor, object, back, child

frotter

scrub mussel, vegetable

nettoyer

to scrub sth with a brush

brosser qc

to scrub one's nails/hands

se brosser les ongles/les mains

to scrub sth clean

nettoyer qc à fond

2. scrub (scrap):

scrub inf

laisser tomber inf

III.scrub <pres part scrubbing; pret, pp scrubbed> [Brit skrʌb, Am skrəb] VB intr

scrub

nettoyer, frotter

IV.to scrub oneself VB refl

to scrub oneself refl < pres part scrubbing; pret, pp scrubbed>:

to scrub oneself

se frotter

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

scrub brush in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scrub brush in the English»French Dictionary

I.scrub¹ <-bb-> [skrʌb] VB trans

1. scrub (clean by rubbing):

scrub

frotter

2. scrub (cancel):

scrub

rayer

II.scrub¹ <-bb-> [skrʌb] VB intr (clean by rubbing)

scrub

frotter

III.scrub¹ <-bb-> [skrʌb] N no pl

to give sth a (good) scrub

astiquer qc

scrub² [skrʌb] N

1. scrub no pl (short trees and bushes):

scrub

buissons mpl

2. scrub no pl (area covered with bushes):

scrub

broussaille f

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

A nylon scrubbing cloth or scrub brush with liquid soap is normally used for washing.

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Scrub brush, mesquite, juniper, grasses, and water-tolerant hardwoods grow around the lake.

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All around was a landscape of scrub brush and wild grass, bending in a hard wind and stretching for mile after empty mile toward a range of snowcapped peaks.

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