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brush meaning in Spanish

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brush [brushes] (act of brushing)
noun
[UK: brʌʃ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ]

cepilladonoun
{m}
Jiro gave his suit a quick brush. = Jiro le da a su traje un cepillado rápido.

brush [brushes] (implement)
noun
[UK: brʌʃ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ]

brochanoun
{f}

cepillonoun
{m}
I brush my teeth. = Me cepillo los dientes.

escobillanoun
{f}
Brushes give drums a subtler sound than regular drumsticks do. = Las escobillas le dan a la batería un sonido más sutil que las baquetas regulares.

pincelnoun
{m}
I can't paint without my brush. = No puedo pintar sin mi pincel.

brush [brushes] (short experience)
noun
[UK: brʌʃ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ]

pinceladanoun
{f}

brush [brushed, brushing, brushes] (to apply)
verb
[UK: brʌʃ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ]

aplicarverb

brush [brushed, brushing, brushes] (to clean (with a brush))
verb
[UK: brʌʃ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ]

cepillarverbI brushed her hair. = Le cepillé el pelo.

brush [brushed, brushing, brushes] (to remove)
verb
[UK: brʌʃ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ]

recogerverb

brush [brushed, brushing, brushes] (to touch)
verb
[UK: brʌʃ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ]

rozarverbThe car brushed the fence and got scratched. = El coche rozó la valla y se rayó.

brush [brushes] (wild vegetation)
noun
[UK: brʌʃ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ]

matorralnoun
{m}

brush one's teeth (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush)
verb
[UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

cepillarse los dientesverb

brush up (to improve a rusty or underdeveloped skill)
verb
[UK: brʌʃ ʌp]
[US: ˈbrəʃ ʌp]

desempolvarverb

brushstroke (stroke of a brush)
noun
[UK: brˈʌʃstrəʊk]
[US: brˈʌʃstroʊk]

pinceladanoun
{f}

brushwood (fallen branches and twigs)
noun
[UK: ˈbrʌ.ʃwʊd]
[US: ˈbrʌ.ˌʃwʊd]

brozanoun
{f}

airbrush [airbrushes] (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air)
noun
[UK: ˈeə.brʌʃ]
[US: ˈeə.brʌʃ]

aerógrafonoun
{m}

electric toothbrush (toothbrush that uses electric power)
noun

cepillo dental eléctriconoun
{m}

hairbrush [hairbrushes] (a brush used in hair care)
noun
[UK: ˈheə.brʌʃ]
[US: ˈheə.brʌʃ]

cepillo del pelonoun
{m}

paintbrush [paintbrushes] (thin brush)
noun
[UK: ˈpeɪnt.brʌʃ]
[US: ˈpeɪnt.ˌbrəʃ]

pincelnoun
{m}
I'll buy tempera and paintbrushes this afternoon. = Esta tarde compraré témperas y pinceles.

shaving brush (brush for applying shaving cream)
noun
[UK: ˈʃeɪv.ɪŋ brʌʃ]
[US: ˈʃeɪv.ɪŋ ˈbrəʃ]

brocha de afeitarnoun
{f}

tar with the same brush (to characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly)
verb

meter en el mismo sacoverb

toilet brush (brush to clean toilet bowl)
noun
[UK: ˈtɔɪ.lɪt brʌʃ]
[US: ˌtɔɪ.lət ˈbrəʃ]

escobilla de bañonoun
{f}

toothbrush [toothbrushes] (brush for cleaning the teeth and tongue)
noun
[UK: ˈtuːθ.brʌʃ]
[US: ˈtuːθ.ˌbrəʃ]

cepillo de dientesnoun
{m}

escobilla de dientesnoun
{f}