WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| brush n | (decorator's paintbrush) | kwast nw de |
| | The painter used a wide brush to paint the house. |
| brush n | (artist's paintbrush) | kwast nw de |
| | | penseel nw het |
| | The artist used a small brush to paint the fine lines. |
| brush n | (bristled implement for hair) | borstel nw de |
| | The girl fixes her hair with her favourite brush. |
| brush n | (bristled cleaning tool) | stoffer nw de |
| | She used a brush to clean off the dust. |
| brush [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean, scrub) | kwasten, borstelen overg. ww |
| | She brushed the carpet with a stiff-bristled brush. |
| | Selina brushed her long hair until it was shiny. |
| brush⇒ vtr | (to touch lightly) | strijken over. ww |
| | She gently brushed my arm with the back of her hand. |
brush [sth] on [sth],
brush [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (paint, etc.: apply) (verf, enz.) | aanbrengen op ww+vz |
| | The carpenter brushed more paint onto the table. |
brush [sth] off,
brush [sth] off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove, wipe) | wegvegen, opvegen overg.ww |
| | He brushed the crumbs off his shirt front. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| brush n | (music: percussion) | brush, kwast nw de |
| | Many jazz drummers prefer to use the brush for a softer sound. |
| brush n | (brief encounter) | korte ontmoeting |
| | Lily drove much more cautiously after her brush with death. |
| brush vtr | (teeth) | poetsen over. ww |
| | He brushed his teeth before going to bed. |
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Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| kwast nw de | (borstel) | brush n |
| strijken overg.ww | (doen glijden langs, strelen) | stroke, brush vtr |
| | | sweep vtr |
| penseel nw het | (voor make-up) | brush n |
| strijken onoverg.ww | (gaan langs, scheren over) | brush vi |
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| brush aside vtr phrasal sep | figurative (dismiss, not consider) (figuurlijk) | terzijde schuiven bw + ww |
| | | negeren overg.ww |
| | | verwerpen overg.ww |
| brush aside vtr phrasal sep | literal (sweep to one side) (letterlijk) | naar een kant vegen frase |
| brush [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (hair: comb back) | naar achteren kammen, achteruit kammen overg.ww |
| brush [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (baseball) (honkbal) | de slagman intimideren overg.ww |
brush [sb] off,
brush off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (dismiss: [sb]) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| brush up vi phrasal | informal (revise or refresh one's knowledge) (fig., v. kennis) | opfrissen onoverg.ww |
| brush up vtr phrasal sep | informal (refresh one's knowledge of or skill in) (fig., v. kennis) | opfrissen onoverg.ww |
| brush up on vtr phrasal 3-part | informal (revise, refresh knowledge of) (fig., v. kennis) | ophalen, opfrissen overg.ww |
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