flat brush in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for flat brush in the English»Italian Dictionary

flat brush [ˈflætbrʌʃ] N

flat brush

pennellessa f

Translations for flat brush in the Italian»English Dictionary

pennellessa

flat brush

Translations for flat brush in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.brush¹ [Brit brʌʃ, Am brəʃ] N

1. brush (implement):

brush (for hair, clothes, shoes etc.)

spazzola f

brush (small, for sweeping up)

scopetta f

brush (broom)

scopa f

brush (for paint)

pennello m

brush (chimney sweep's)

= spazzola sferica con setole di metallo

to clean sth with a brush

pulire qc con la spazzola

soft, hard, wire brush

spazzola morbida, dura, di metallo

2. brush (act of brushing):

brush

spazzolata f

to give one's teeth a quick brush

darsi una spazzolata veloce ai denti

3. brush (encounter):

brush (confrontation with person)

scontro m (with con)

brush (contact with person, celebrity)

contatto m (with con)

to have a brush with the police, with the authorities

avere a che fare con la polizia, con le autorità

to have a brush with death

vedere la morte da vicino or sfiorare la morte

4. brush (light touch):

brush

sfioramento m

brush

tocco m leggero

I felt the brush of a bird's wing

mi sono sentito sfiorare dall'ala di un uccello

5. brush (fox's tail):

brush

coda f di volpe

6. brush ELEC (in motor):

brush

spazzola f

II.brush¹ [Brit brʌʃ, Am brəʃ] VB trans

1. brush (sweep, clean):

brush carpet, clothes, shoes

spazzolare

to brush one's hair, teeth

spazzolarsi i capelli, i denti

to brush sb's hair, teeth

spazzolare i capelli, i denti di qn

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

togliere qc da qc con la spazzola o con la mano

to brush the knots out of one's hair

sciogliere i nodi dei capelli di qn con la spazzola

2. brush (touch lightly):

brush person, part of body, object

sfiorare, toccare lievemente (with con)

her skirt brushed the floor

la sua gonna sfiorava il pavimento

3. brush FOOD:

to brush sth with water, milk, egg, oil

spennellare qc con

III.brush¹ [Brit brʌʃ, Am brəʃ] VB intr

to brush against person, part of body, object

sfiorare

to brush past sb

passare vicino a qn sfiorandolo

he brushed past me into, out of the room

mi ha sfiorato entrando nella, uscendo dalla stanza

brush² [Brit brʌʃ, Am brəʃ] N (vegetation or twigs)

brush

boscaglia f

brush

sottobosco m

I.flat¹ [Brit flat, Am flæt] ADJ

1. flat:

flat (level) surface, landscape, road

piatto, piano

flat roof

piatto

flat (not rounded) stone

piatto

flat stomach, chest, face

piatto

flat nose

schiacciato, camuso

flat (shallow) dish

piano

flat basket, box

piatto, poco profondo

to be flat on one's back, face

essere (lungo) disteso sulla schiena, stare bocconi

to hammer sth flat

appiattire qc col martello

to be squashed flat

essere schiacciato

2. flat (deflated):

flat tyre, ball

sgonfio

to have a flat tyre

avere uno pneumatico sgonfio or una gomma a terra

to go flat

sgonfiarsi

3. flat (pressed close):

her feet flat on the floor

con i piedi che appoggiavano bene a terra

4. flat (with low heels):

flat shoes, heels

basso

5. flat (absolute):

flat refusal, rejection, denial

netto, secco, deciso

you're not going and that's flat!

non ci vai, e su questo non ci sono dubbi or non ci piove!

6. flat (standard):

flat fare, fee

fisso, forfettario

flat charge

fisso

7. flat:

flat (monotonous) voice, tone

monotono, monocorde

flat (unexciting) performance, story, style

noioso

flat (unexciting) performance, story, style

piatto

flat colour

spento

flat colour

opaco

flat taste

insipido

8. flat (not fizzy):

flat beer, lemonade

sgassato, non più frizzante

to go flat beer:

perdere l'effervescenza

9. flat (depressed):

to feel flat person:

sentirsi depresso or giù di corda or a terra

he sounded a bit flat

sembrava un po' giù di morale or giù di corda

10. flat Brit battery:

flat

scarico

to go flat ELEC

scaricarsi

to go flat MOTOR

essere a terra

to go flat MOTOR

essere scarico

11. flat (slow):

flat COMM, ECON market, trade

inattivo

flat COMM, ECON market, trade

in ristagno

flat spending, profits

ristagnante

12. flat MUS:

flat note

bemolle

flat (off key) voice, instrument

stonato

in the key of B flat minor

in si bemolle minore

13. flat (matt):

flat paint, surface

opaco

II.flat¹ [Brit flat, Am flæt] ADV

1. flat (horizontally):

flat lay, lie

disteso

flat fall

(lungo) disteso

to knock sb flat

atterrare qn

to lay sb flat

stendere or buttare a terra qn

they laid the village flat

hanno raso al suolo il villaggio

to lie flat person:

giacere (lungo) disteso

to lie flat hair:

essere piatto

to lie flat pleat:

essere appiattito, piatto

to lie, land flat on one's back

giacere, cadere disteso sulla schiena

I was lying flat on my back

giacevo disteso sulla schiena or supino

to fall flat on one's face

cadere lungo disteso or bocconi

to fall flat on one's face fig

rompersi il collo

2. flat (in close contact):

we pressed flat against the wall

ci schiacciammo contro il muro

she pressed her nose flat against the window

incollò il naso alla finestra

3. flat (exactly):

in 10 minutes flat

in dieci minuti esatti

4. flat (absolutely):

flat inf

decisamente

flat inf

seccamente

she told me flat that …

mi ha detto chiaro e tondo che …

to turn [sth] down flat offer, proposal

rifiutare [qc] recisamente

they went flat against their orders

hanno deliberatamente disobbedito agli ordini

5. flat MUS:

flat sing, play

in tono più basso (del dovuto), in modo stonato

III.flat¹ [Brit flat, Am flæt] N

1. flat (level part):

the flat of hand

il palmo di

the flat of oar, sword

il piatto di

on the flat Brit walk, park

in piano, su terreno piano

2. flat (on car, bike):

flat inf

pneumatico m sgonfio

flat inf

gomma f a terra

3. flat MUS (note, sign):

flat

bemolle m

4. flat THEAT:

flat

fondale m

5. flat GEOG:

salt flat

piana salina

IV.flats N npl

1. flats Am (shoes):

flats inf

scarpe f basse

2. flats GEOG (marshland):

flats

terreno m basso

flats

palude f

V.flat¹ <forma in -ing flatting, pt, pp flatted> [Brit flat, Am flæt] VB trans

1. flat (make flat):

flat

spianare

flat

appiattire

2. flat MUS:

flat

bemollizzare

3. flat paint:

flat

opacizzare

VI.flat¹ <forma in -ing flatting, pt, pp flatted> [Brit flat, Am flæt] VB intr

flat

appiattirsi

flat

spianarsi

VII.flat¹ [Brit flat, Am flæt]

to fall flat play:

fare fiasco

to fall flat joke:

cadere nel vuoto

to fall flat party, evening, plan:

essere un fiasco, un insuccesso

flat² [Brit flat, Am flæt] N Brit (apartment)

flat

appartamento m

flat brush in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flat brush in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.brush [brʌʃ] N

1. brush (for hair):

brush

spazzola f

2. brush (broom):

brush

scopa f

3. brush (for painting):

brush

pennello m

4. brush (action):

brush

spazzolata f

5. brush (stroke):

brush

pennellata f

6. brush (encounter):

brush

sfiorata f

a brush with death

sfuggire per un pelo alla morte

a brush with the law

avere dei guai con la giustizia

7. brush (brushwood):

brush

sottobosco m

8. brush (fox's tail):

brush

coda f di volpe

II.brush [brʌʃ] VB trans

1. brush hair:

brush

spazzolare

to brush one's teeth

pulirsi i denti

2. brush (remove):

to brush sth off

togliere qc con una spazzola

3. brush (graze, touch lightly):

brush

sfiorare

I.flat¹ <-tt-> [flæt] ADJ

1. flat:

flat surface

piatto, -a

flat land

pianeggiante

flat as a pancake inf

piatto come una frittata

2. flat (unexciting):

flat

piatto, -a

3. flat drink:

flat

sgasato, -a

4. flat tire:

flat

a terra

5. flat (absolute):

flat refusal, rejection

categorico, -a

and that's flat

e non se ne parli più

6. flat COMM (not changing):

flat

fisso, -a

7. flat MUS:

flat note

bemolle

flat string

scordato, -a

II.flat¹ <-tt-> [flæt] ADV

1. flat (level):

flat

lungo disteso

to lie flat on one's back

stare a pancia in su

2. flat inf (absolutely):

flat

completamente

Phrases:

to be flat broke

essere completamente al verde

to fall flat

essere un fiasco

in five minutes flat inf

in cinque minuti esatti

III.flat¹ [flæt] N

1. flat (level surface):

flat of sword, knife

piatto m

the flat of one's hand

il palmo m della mano

2. flat (low level ground):

flat

pianura f

salt flats

saline f pl

3. flat (flat tire):

flat

foratura f

4. flat MUS:

flat

bemolle m inv

flat² [flæt] N (apartment)

flat

appartamento m