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I . brush <-es> [brʌʃ] N

1. brush:

brush (for hair, cleaning)
krtača f
brush (for hair, cleaning)
ščetka f
brush (broom)
metla f
brush (broom)
omelo n
brush (for painting)
čopič m

2. brush no pl (act):

brush
krtačenje n
brush
ščetkanje n
to give sth a brush
očistiti kaj
to give sth a brush
skrtačiti kaj
to give one's teeth a brush
umivati si zobe

3. brush usu sing (stroke):

brush
zamah m

4. brush (encounter):

brush
trčenje n
brush
neprijetno srečanje n
to have a brush with the law
priti v konflikt z zakonom

5. brush no pl (brushwood):

brush Am Aus
podrast f
brush Am Aus
grmičje n

6. brush (fox's tail):

brush
lisičji rep m

II . brush [brʌʃ] VB trans

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2. brush (touch lightly):

brush
oplaziti

3. brush (apply a substance):

brush
nanašati [perf nanesti]

III . brush [brʌʃ] VB intr (touch lightly)

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brush aside VB trans

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1. brush (move aside):

brush
odrivati [perf odriniti]

2. brush (dismiss):

brush thing
odpraviti kot nepomembno
brush thing person
ignorirati
brush person
ne upoštevati

brush away VB trans

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1. brush (wipe):

brush
brisati [perf pobrisati]
brush fly
poditi [perf spoditi]
brush tears
brisati [perf obrisati]

2. brush (dismiss):

brush
odpraviti kot nepomembno

brush off VB trans

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1. brush (remove with brush):

brush
krtačiti [perf skrtačiti]

2. brush (ignore):

brush person
otresti se
brush person thing
zavrniti

I . brush up VB intr to brush up on sth

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II . brush up VB trans

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brush
osveževati [perf osvežiti]
brush
obnavljati [perf obnoviti]

ˈbot·tle brush N

ˈbrush-off N no pl

ˈnail brush N

nail brush
krtačka f za nohte

scrub·ber [ˈskrʌbəʳ] N, ˈscrub·bing brush N

ˈshav·ing brush N

Usage examples with brush

to brush one's hair
česati lase
to brush one's teeth
umivati si zobe
dustpan and brush
smetišnica in metlica
bold brush strokes
energične poteze čopiča
to give sth a brush
očistiti kaj
to brush/clean one's teeth
umivati si zobe
to give one's teeth a brush
umivati si zobe
to get the brush-off from sb
dobiti košarico
to give sb the brush-off
dati komu košarico
to have a brush with the law
priti v konflikt z zakonom

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Whilst she tried to brush them off, they are undeterred and finally spooked, she then runs off.
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Take the pan off the heat and carefully use a scrubbing brush to stir the soda -- the food should come right off.
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In the classical antiquity a "xylospongium" might be used in the same way as we use a toilet brush.
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Owners may patch tears and rips, and brush off surface dirt, but old leather and bark clothing always look "old".
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Common names include grevillea, spider flower, silky oak, bottle brush and toothbrush plant.
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It took the expedition four months of slogging through dense brush and windthrows, swamps, steep canyons and deep, wet, slushy snow just to reach the inner mountains.
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Scrub the area with a loofah, exfoliating brush, or any exfoliating wash about twice a day until the hair starts to come to the surface.
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The caliper drag causes the calipers to brush up against the reel spool.
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The plastic collar brush will dry-clean the youngster's neck thoroughly as he plays.
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She says it was definitely a baleen whale-meaning it sifted food from the water with brush-like plates in its mouth in place of teeth.
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