brush past in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for brush past in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brush past VB [Am brəʃ -, Brit brʌʃ -] (v + prep + o)

he brushed past her on his way out of the door

la rozó al pasar cuando salía por la puerta

Translations for brush past in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.past [Am pæst, Brit pɑːst] ADJ

1.1. past:

past (former) attempts/occasions

anterior

past life

pasado

past (old)

antiguo

on past experience I should guess that …

basándome en experiencias anteriores yo diría que …

she knew from past experience that …

sabía por experiencia que …

in times past liter

antaño liter

in times past liter

años ha liter

in times past liter

antiguamente

past members of the organization

antiguos or exmiembros de la organización

prime ministers past and present

primeros ministros de ayer y hoy

prime ministers past and present

antiguos y actuales primeros ministros

1.2. past (most recent):

past week/month/year

último

in the past few days/three years

en los últimos días/tres años

I've been very busy these past few days

he estado muy ocupado estos últimos días or últimamente

the events of the past week

los acontecimientos de la última semana or de la semana pasada

for some time past

desde hace tiempo

1.3. past (finished, gone) pred:

what's past is past

lo pasado, pasado

that's all past now

todo eso ha quedado atrás

all danger is now past

ya ha pasado el peligro

in days long past

en tiempos remotos

2. past LING:

the past tense

el pasado

the past tense

el pretérito

the past participle

el participio pasado or pasivo

II.past [Am pæst, Brit pɑːst] N

1.1. past U (former times):

past

pasado m

to live in the past

vivir en el pasado

steam trains are a thing of the past

las locomotoras de vapor han pasado a la historia

in the past women …

antes or antiguamente or en otros tiempos las mujeres …

let's carry on as we have in the past

sigamos como siempre or como antes

that's all in the past

eso forma parte del pasado

that's all in the past

eso ya es historia

1.2. past C:

past (of person)

pasado m

past (of place)

historia f

a city/nation without a past

una ciudad/nación sin historia

a woman with a past

una mujer con pasado

2. past U LING:

past

pasado m

past

pretérito m

the past historic

el pasado histórico

III.past [Am pæst, Brit pɑːst] PREP

1.1. past (by the side of):

I go past their house every morning

paso por (delante de) su casa todas las mañanas

she walked straight past him

pasó de largo por su lado

we drove past her shop

pasamos por delante de su tienda (con el coche)

1.2. past (beyond):

it's just past the school

queda un poco más allá de la escuela

it's just past the school

queda pasando la escuela

how did you get past the guard?

¿cómo hiciste para que el guardia te dejara pasar?

he shoved past the doorman

pasó pegándole un empujón al portero

once we're past customs

una vez que hayamos pasado la aduana

the second turning past the lights

la segunda calle después del semáforo

2.1. past (after) esp Brit :

it's ten past six/half past two

son las seis y diez/las dos y media

it's half/a quarter past one

es la una y media/y cuarto

it was past eleven

eran las once pasadas

it's long past midnight

son mucho más de las doce

it starts at quarter past

empieza a (las) y cuarto

the party went on till past midnight

la fiesta siguió hasta después de la medianoche

it's past your bedtime

ya deberías estar acostado

2.2. past (older than):

once you get past 40 …

después de los 40 …

once you get past 40 …

una vez pasados los 40 …

she must be past 50

debe tener más de 50

I'm past the age/stage when …

ya he pasado la edad/superado la etapa en que …

3. past (outside, beyond):

it's past belief/endurance

es increíble/intolerable

to be past -ing those socks are past mending

ya no vale la pena zurcir esos calcetines

they can do what they like, I'm past caring

por mí que hagan lo que quieran, ya no me importa

I wouldn't put it past her

no me extrañaría que lo hiciera

I wouldn't put it past her

la creo muy capaz de hacerlo

to be past it inf, an athlete is past it at his age

a su edad un atleta está acabado

to be past it inf, an athlete is past it at his age

a su edad a un atleta ya se le pasó su cuarto de hora AmS inf

they think everyone over 40 is past it

piensan que cualquiera que tenga más de 40 ya está para cuarteles de invierno

this carpet's past it

esta alfombra ya está para la basura

IV.past [Am pæst, Brit pɑːst] ADV

1. past (with verbs of motion):

to fly/cycle/drive past

pasar volando/en bicicleta/en coche

he hurried past

pasó a toda prisa

I saw her as I walked past

al pasar la vi

we watched the troops march past

vimos desfilar a las tropas

2. past (giving time) esp Brit :

it's twenty-five past

son y veinticinco

I got there at five past

llegué a y cinco

is it eight yet? — a few minutes past

¿son las ocho ya? — y unos minutos or pasadas

I.brush¹ [Am brəʃ, Brit brʌʃ] N

1.1. brush (for cleaning):

brush

cepillo m

to be (as) daft as a brush Brit inf

ser un bobo

to be (as) daft as a brush Brit inf

ser un tonto del bote Spain inf

1.2. brush (for hair):

brush

cepillo m

1.3. brush:

paintbrush

pincel m

paintbrush (large)

brocha f

to be tarred with the same brush inf

estar cortados por la misma tijera or por el mismo patrón

1.4. brush (for drums):

brush

escobilla f

brush

plumilla f

1.5. brush (contact):

brush

escobilla f

2. brush (of fox):

brush

cola f

3.1. brush (act):

I gave my hair/teeth a brush

me cepillé el pelo/los dientes

3.2. brush (faint touch):

brush

roce m

the brush of his lips

el roce de sus labios

3.3. brush (encounter):

brush with sth/sb

roce m con algo/alguien

I had a slight brush with the law

tuve un pequeño roce or encontronazo con la justicia inf

she has had several brushes with death

ha visto la muerte de cerca en varias ocasiones

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

1. brush (clean, groom):

brush jacket/hair/teeth

cepillar

brush the pastry with some beaten egg

pinte la masa con huevo batido

2. brush (sweep):

he brushed the crumbs off the table

quitó las migas de la mesa

3. brush (touch lightly):

brush

rozar

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

to brush against sth/sb

rozar algo/a alguien

to brush with sth/sb with law/authorities

tener un roce or un encontronazo con algo/alguien inf

to brush with death

ver la muerte de cerca

brush² [Am brəʃ, Brit brʌʃ] N U

1. brush (scrub):

brush

maleza f

2. brush (cut branches):

brush

broza f

brush past in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brush past in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] N

past

pasado m

to be a thing of the past

ser una cosa del pasado

sb with a past

alguien con historia

simple past

pasado m (simple)

to write in the past

escribir en pasado

II.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADJ

past

pasado, -a

the past week

la última semana

in times past

en otros tiempos

that's past history

eso pertenece a la historia

III.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] PREP

1. past (temporal):

past

después de

ten/quarter/half past two

dos y diez/cuarto/media

it's past 2

son las 2 pasadas

2. past (spatial):

past

después de

3. past (after):

I'm past that iron

yo he superado eso

4. past (beyond):

to be past thirty

pasar de los treinta

past belief

increíble

past description

indescriptible

I'm past caring

ya me trae sin cuidado

IV.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADV

past

por delante

to go/run/march past (sb)

ir/correr/pasar por delante (de alguien)

I.brush [brʌʃ] N

1. brush (for hair):

brush

cepillo m

2. brush (broom):

brush

escoba f

3. brush (for painting):

brush

pincel m

brush bigger

brocha f

4. brush (action):

brush

cepilladura f

to give one's teeth a brush

lavarse los dientes

5. brush no pl (stroke):

brush

pincelada f

6. brush (encounter):

brush

roce m

7. brush no pl Am (brushwood):

brush

maleza f

8. brush (fox's tail):

brush

cola f

II.brush [brʌʃ] VB trans

1. brush (clean):

brush teeth, hair

cepillar

brush floor

barrer

2. brush (remove):

to brush sth off

quitar algo con un cepillo

3. brush (graze, touch lightly):

brush

rozar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It reminds us of the culture of impunity, which continues to flutter its wings and brush past its innocent victims.

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But let's not brush past the fact that 18 senators voted for this thing -- and those votes may come with some electoral consequences.

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Clothing sounds are generally only utilised when the handling of clothes is focused on in a scene, or if characters brush past each other.

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It is hard to climb back to those summer-like temperatures once you have had an event like this brush past the side of the country.

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To brush past a plant is to inhale a bracing, calming or transporting fragrance.

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Microfibres are able to attach themselves to even the smallest, most microscopic dirt particles -- ones that ordinary cloth fibres simply brush past.

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He did however brush past me whilst making his way from the nets to the pavilion.

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These legends, these athletes, are something different to all of us depending on our age, depending on how close their meteors brush past our individual solar systems.

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And it wouldn't just brush past the current record of 16.

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Fake trees and cemetery headstones wobble as the actors brush past them.

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