WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| cepillo nm | (utensilio con cerdas) | brush n |
| | Tuvimos que fregar la pared con un cepillo para sacar la mancha de café. |
| | Ana se pasó el cepillo por el pelo antes de salir de casa. |
| | We had to scrub the wall with a brush to get the coffee stain out. |
| cepillo nm | (herramienta de carpintería) | plane n |
| | El carpintero cogió el cepillo para alisar la pieza. |
| | The carpenter picked up the plane to smooth the part. |
| cepillo nm | (iglesia: caja para limosnas) | collection box, collection plate n |
| | | poor box n |
| | Los fieles echaban dinero en el cepillo. |
| | Religious people put money in the collection box. |
| Additional Translations |
| cepillo nm | (escoba) | scrub brush, scrubbing brush n |
| | Tengo que pasar el cepillo porque el suelo está lleno de migas de pan. |
| | I have to sweep the floor with the scrub brush because it's full of bread crumbs. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| cepillar⇒ vtr | (limpiar con cepillo) | brush⇒ vtr |
| | | clean⇒ vtr |
| | Cepilló las botas antes de ir a montar. |
| | Cepíllate los dientes y vete a la cama. |
| | He brushed his boots before going out to horse ride. |
| cepillar vtr | (peinar el pelo) | brush⇒ vtr |
| | Cepíllale el pelo a la niña, por favor. |
| | Marta se cepillaba el pelo antes de irse a dormir. |
| | Marta brushed her hair before going to sleep. |
| cepillar vtr | (aislar: madera, metal) | plane⇒ vtr |
| | | plane down vtr phrasal sep |
| | Cepillaba la tabla que utilizaría para hacer la puerta. |
| | He planed the wooden board they were going to use to make the door. |
| cepillarse⇒ v prnl | (peinarse) (hair) | brush⇒ vtr |
| | Se cepilló el pelo antes de salir de casa. |
| | He brushed his hair before leaving the house. |
| Additional Translations |
| cepillar⇒ vtr | coloquial (robar) (colloquial) | pinch⇒, swipe⇒, lift⇒ vtr |
| | (thing) | steal⇒ vtr |
| | (person) | rob⇒ vtr |
| | Me cepillaron la cartera sin que me diera cuenta. |
| | My wallet was swiped without me noticing. |
| cepillarse a alguien v prnl | ES: coloquial (matar) (slang) | knock off, bump off vtr phrasal sep |
| | (slang) | off⇒ vtr |
| | | kill⇒ vtr |
| | Se cepilló a tres policías que le esperaban a la salida del banco. |
| | He bumped off three police officers that were waiting for outside the bank. |
| cepillarse a alguien v prnl + prep | ES: coloquial (poseer sexualmente) (slang) | do⇒ vtr |
| | (slang, vulgar) | screw⇒ vtr |
| | (slang, UK) | lay⇒ vtr |
| | (slang, US) | bang⇒, bone⇒ vtr |
| | Se lo cepilló después de la fiesta. |
| | She did him after the party. |
| cepillarse a alguien v prnl | ES: coloquial (suspender de una prueba) (informal) | throw out, kick out vtr phrasal sep |
| | (test) | fail⇒ vtr |
| | (test, informal) | flunk⇒ vtr |
| | Se lo cepillaron en la última prueba física. |
| | He was thrown out in the last physical test. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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