| Principal Translations |
brush [sth] off,
brush off [sth] vtr + adv | (clean) | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | cepillar⇒ vtr |
| | Brush off the bench before you sit down. |
| | Sacude el banco antes de sentarte. |
brush [sb] off,
brush off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (dismiss: [sb]) (a alguien) | ningunear⇒ vtr |
| | | no hacer caso a, restar importancia loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | no dar bola a loc verb |
| | (CO, coloquial) | no pararle bolas a loc verb |
| | I've asked Walter repeatedly if we can talk but he keeps brushing me off. |
| | Le pregunté mucha veces a Walter si podíamos hablar, pero me sigue ninguneando. |
brush [sth] off,
brush off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (disregard: [sth]) | restar importancia loc verb |
| | | no dar importancia loc verb |
| | | menospreciar⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | ningunear⇒ vtr |
| | I was really upset; I had put a lot of work into that project, and my boss just brushed it off. |
| | Estaba realmente mal, trabajé mucho en ese proyecto y mi jefe le restó importancia. |
| | (informal) | sacar de encima, quitar de encima loc verb |
| | | hacer de menos loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | mandar a paseo loc verb |
| Principal Translations |
| brush n | (decorator's paintbrush) | brocha nf |
| | | pincel nm |
| | The painter used a wide brush to paint the house. |
| | El pintor usó una brocha gorda para pintar la casa. |
| brush n | (artist's paintbrush) | pincel nm |
| | The artist used a small brush to paint the fine lines. |
| | El artista utilizó un pincel fino para pintar las líneas más delgadas. |
| brush n | (bristled implement for hair) | cepillo nm |
| | The girl fixes her hair with her favourite brush. |
| | La niña se alisa el pelo con su cepillo favorito. |
| brush n | (bristled cleaning tool) | cepillo nm |
| | She used a brush to clean off the dust. |
| | Uso un cepillo para limpiar el polvo. |
| brush [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean, scrub) | cepillar⇒ vtr |
| | She brushed the carpet with a stiff-bristled brush. |
| | Selina brushed her long hair until it was shiny. |
| | Cepilló la alfombra con un cepillo de cerdas duras. |
brush [sth] on [sth],
brush [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (paint, etc.: apply) | aplicar algo sobre algo loc verb |
| | The carpenter brushed more paint onto the table. |
| | El carpintero aplicó más pintura sobre la mesa. |
brush [sth] off,
brush [sth] off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove, wipe) | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | He brushed the crumbs off his shirt front. |
| | Quitó las migas de su camisa. |
| brush [sth] vtr | (touch lightly) | rozar⇒ vtr |
| | She gently brushed my arm with the back of her hand. |
| | Me rozó suavemente el brazo con el dorso de la mano. |
| brush [sth] vtr | (teeth: clean) | cepillarse⇒, lavarse⇒ v prnl |
| | He brushed his teeth before going to bed. |
| | Se cepilló los dientes antes de acostarse. |
Locuciones verbales
brush | brush off | brush-off |
| brush against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (touch lightly in passing) | rozar⇒ vtr |
brush [sth] aside,
brush aside [sth],
brush [sth] away,
brush away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (dismiss, not consider) | no hacer caso loc verb |
| | | dejar de lado loc verb |
| | The Prime Minister brushed aside any suggestion that the government had failed to deal with the problem. |
| | El Primer Ministro no hizo caso a las insinuaciones de que el gobierno no había podido lidiar con el problema. |
| brush [sth/sb] aside vtr phrasal sep | (sweep to one side) | echar a un lado loc verb |
| | Andrea brushed aside her hair. |
| | Andrea echó su cabello a un lado. |
| brush [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (baseball) | lanzamiento cerca de la cabeza del bateador nm + loc adv |
| brush over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (barely mention) (figurado) | pasar por arriba expr |
| brush past [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (skim in passing) | rozar al pasar loc verb |
| | | rozar⇒ vtr |
| brush up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (revise, refresh knowledge) | repasar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer un repaso loc verb |
| | My spoken French is quite good, but I would like to brush up a bit. |
| | Mi francés es bueno, pero me gustaría repasar un poco. |
brush up [sth],
brush [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (refresh knowledge, skill) (AR, coloquial, figurado) | aceitar⇒ vtr |
| | | refrescar⇒ vtr |
| | | repasar⇒ vtr |
| | Gary wants to brush up his Spanish before going to Madrid. |
| | Gary quiere aceitar su español antes de ir a Madrid. |
| brush up on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (refresh knowledge of [sth]) | repasar⇒ vtr |
| | Janice joined the course to brush up on her maths skills. |
| | Janice se anotó en el curso para repasar sus conocimientos de matemáticas. |
Compound Forms:
brush | brush-off | brush off |
get the brushoff,
also UK: get the brush-off v expr | figurative, slang (person: be snubbed) | dar vuelta la cara a loc verb |
| | | dar la espalda a loc verb |
| Note: En español la expresión tiene un uso transitivo, no pasivo. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando le quise dar mi opinión, me dio vuelta la cara. |
get the brushoff from [sb],
also UK: get the brush-off from [sb] v expr | figurative, slang (person: be snubbed by [sb]) | dar vuelta la cara a loc verb |
| | | dar la espalda a loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando le quise dar mi opinión, mi jefe me dio vuelta la cara. |
get the brushoff,
also UK: get the brush-off v expr | figurative, slang (idea: be rejected) | ser rechazado loc verb |
get the brushoff from [sb],
also UK: get the brush-off from [sb] v expr | figurative, slang (idea: be rejected by [sb]) | ser rechazado por loc verb |
give [sb] the brushoff (US),
give [sb] the brush-off (UK) v expr | figurative, slang (snub [sb]) | desdeñar a vtr + prep |
| | | ignorar a vtr + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | mandar a paseo a loc verb + prep |
give [sth] the brushoff (US),
give [sth] the brush-off (UK) v expr | figurative, slang (idea: reject, dismiss) | rechazar⇒, descartar⇒ vtr |
| | | no dar importancia a loc verb + prep |
| bristle brush n | (brush with stiff hairs) | cepillo de cerda grupo nom m |
| brush [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove) | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | apartar⇒ vtr |
| | James brushed away his tears and began to smile. |
| | James se quitó las lágrimas y empezó a sonreír. |
brush [sth] back,
brush back [sth] vtr + adv | (hair: comb back) | peinar hacia atrás loc verb |
| | Rachel brushed back her hair. |
| | Raquel se peinó el cabello hacia atrás. |
| brush border | (anatomy) | borde en cepillo loc nom m |
| brush fire n | (blaze: destroys vegetation) | incendio forestal nm + adj mf |
brush stroke,
brushstroke n | (movement of a brush) | pincelada nf |
brush stroke,
brushstroke n | (mark made by a paintbrush) | pincelada nf |
| | I prefer painting walls with a roller because otherwise you can see all my brush strokes. |
| | Prefiero pintar la pared con un rodillo, si no se pueden ver todas mis pinceladas. |
brush up [sth],
brush [sth] up vtr | (improve [sth]'s appearance) | mejorar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | retocar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmS, figurado, coloquial) | pintar⇒, dibujar⇒ vtr |
| | Shaun took advantage of the time he spent unemployed by brushing up his CV. |
| | Shaun aprovechó el tiempo que estuvo desempleado mejorando su CV. |
| | Shaun aprovechó el tiempo que estuvo desempleado retocando su CV. |
brushup (US),
brush-up (UK) n | (refreshing or renewing) (figurado) | pulido nm |
| | (figurado) | refrescada nf |
| | I think my Italian is in need of a brush-up before we go to Florence. |
| | Creo que mi italiano necesita un pulido antes de ir a Florencia. |
| brush-up n | UK (cleaning or grooming) (estético) | retoque nm |
| | | limpieza nf |
| | Tanya gave herself a quick brush-up before meeting the boss. |
| | Tanya se hizo un retoque rápido antes de reunirse con su jefe. |
brushup (US),
brush-up (UK) n as adj | (relating to rehearsals) | de repaso loc adj |
| | The cast gathered for a brushup rehearsal before the evening show. |
| | El elenco se juntó para un ensayo de repaso antes del espectáculo de la noche. |
| brush up against [sth/sb] v expr | (touch) (sin intención) | rozar⇒ vtr |
| | I brushed up against him just as he was leaving. |
| | Lo rocé cuando estaba saliendo. |
brush-footed butterfly,
four-footed butterfly n | colloquial (flying insect: nymphalid) | ninfálido nm |
| chalkboard brush n | UK (eraser for blackboard) | borrador nm |
| daft as a brush adj | UK, regional, informal (person: silly, unintelligent) (coloquial, ofensivo) | tarado/a adj |
| | Take no notice of him, he's daft as a brush. |
| | No lo tengas en cuenta, es un tarado. |
| dustpan and brush n | (tools for sweeping) | escoba y recogedor expr |
| | | escoba y pala expr |
| Note: Takes a singular or plural verb |
| nail brush n | (small brush for cleaning finger- and toe-nails) | cepillo de uñas nm |
| | I used a nail brush to scrub the dirt from under my nails after working in the garden. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Si no usas el cepillo de uñas siempre se verán sucias. |
| nymphalid n | (butterfly of Nymphalidae family) | ninfálido nm |
paint brush,
paintbrush n | (tool for applying pigment) | pincel nm |
| | I'm not into painting much but I do have a good collection of paint brushes. |
| | No me va mucho pintar, pero sí que tengo una buena colección de pinceles. |
| pastry brush | (cookery) | pincel de silicona nm + loc adj |
| | | pincel de cocina nm + loc adj |
| sable brush n | (paintbrush made of sable fur) | pincel de marta, pincel de pelo de marta nm + loc adj |
scrub brush,
scrubbing brush n | (stiff-bristled brush) | cepillo de cerdas grupo nom |
| | The only way to get the stain off the carpet is with a scrubbing brush and plenty of detergent. |
| | La única forma de sacar la mancha de la alfombra es con un cepillo de cerdas y mucho detergente. |
| shaving brush n | (men's short, soft brush for shaving) | brocha nf |
| | He got a new shaving brush and razor for Christmas. |
| | Por Navidad le han regalado una brocha y una maquinilla de afeitar nuevas. |
tar [sb] with the same brush,
tar [sb] with the same brush as [sb/sth] v expr | (attribute same faults to) | poner en la misma bolsa loc verb |
| | I know he's an awful person, but don't tar me with the same brush just because he's my brother! |
| toilet brush n | (long-handled brush for cleaning toilets) | cepillo para inodoro, cepillo limpiainodoro nm + loc adj |
| | She picked up the toilet brush to scrub the commode. |
| | Agarró el cepillo para inodoro para fregar el inodoro. |
| wire brush n | (tool with steel bristles) | cepillo metálico nm |
| | Use a wire brush to remove any corrosion. |