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I. brush <pl -es> [brʌʃ] N

1. brush:

brush (for hair, cleaning): Bürste f <-, -n>

brush (broom): Besen m <-s, ->

brush (for painting, make-up): Pinsel m <-s, ->

2. brush no pl (act of brushing):

brush: Bürsten nt

to give sth a brush: etw abbürsten

to give one's teeth a brush: sich dat die Zähne putzen

3. brush usu sing (stroke):

brush: leichte Berührung

4. brush (encounter):

brush: Zusammenstoß m <-es, -stöße>

to have a brush with sb: mit jdm aneinandergeraten

to have a brush with death: dem Tode knapp entronnen sein

to have a brush with the law: mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten

5. brush no pl Am, Aus (brushwood):

brush: Unterholz nt <-es> kein pl

brush: Gestrüpp nt <-(e)s, -e>

6. brush (fox's tail):

brush: Fuchsschwanz m <-es, -schwänze>

brush: Lunte f <-, -n> spec

II. brush [brʌʃ] VB trans

1. brush (clean):

to brush sth: etw abbürsten

to brush sth (rub): etw bürsten

to brush one's hair: sich dat die Haare bürsten

Jackie brushed her hair out of her eyes: Jackie strich sich die Haare aus dem Gesicht

to brush one's teeth: sich dat die Zähne putzen

2. brush (touch lightly):

to brush sb's cheek: jds Wange leicht berühren

3. brush (apply a substance):

to brush sth with sth: etw mit etw dat bestreichen

III. brush [brʌʃ] VB intr (touch lightly)

to brush against sth/sb: etw/jdn streifen

to brush by sb: an jdm vorbeieilen

OpenDict entry

brush N

brush (brushwood) Am Aus: Gehölz nt

to risk facing a brush with the law (encounter): riskieren, dass man mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt gerät

ˈblush·er brush N

blusher brush: Rougepinsel m

ˈbot·tle brush N

bottle brush: Flaschenbürste f <-, -n>

brush aside VB trans

1. brush aside (move aside):

to brush aside ⇆ sth/sb: etw/jdn wegschieben

2. brush aside (dismiss):

to brush aside ⇆ sth: etw abtun

to brush aside ⇆ sb: jdn ignorieren

brush down VB trans

to brush down ⇆ sb/sth: jdn/etw abbürsten

to brush oneself down: sich acc zurechtmachen [o. herrichten]

brush off VB trans

1. brush off (remove with brush):

to brush off ⇆ sth: etw abbürsten

2. brush off (ignore):

to brush off ⇆ sb: jdn abblitzen lassen inf

to brush off ⇆ sth: etw zurückweisen

brush out VB trans

to brush out ⇆ sth: etw [her]ausbürsten

to brush out one's hair: sich acc die Haare ausbürsten

to brush out knots in one's hair: Knoten aus seinem Haar herausbürsten

brush past VB trans

to brush past sb: jdn streifen

I. brush up VB intr

to brush up on sth one's knowledge: etw auffrischen

II. brush up VB trans

to brush up sth one's knowledge: etw auffrischen

ˈbrush fire N Am, Aus

brush fire: Buschfeuer nt <-s, ->

ˈbrush-off N no pl

brush-off: Abfuhr f <-, -en>

to get the brush-off from sb: von jdm einen Korb bekommen inf

to give sb the brush-off: jdm eine Abfuhr erteilen inf

to give sb the brush-off: jdn abblitzen lassen

I. ˈbrush-up [ˈbrʌʃʌp] N Brit

brush-up: Auffrischung f <-. -en> a. fig

II. ˈbrush-up [ˈbrʌʃʌp] N modifier

brush-up course:

brush-up: Auffrischungs-

ˈclothes brush N

clothes brush: Kleiderbürste f <-, -n>

ˈnail brush N

nail brush: Nagelbürste f <-, -n>

Present
I	brush
you	brush
he/she/it	brushes
we	brush
you	brush
they	brush

Past
I	brushed
you	brushed
he/she/it	brushed
we	brushed
you	brushed
they	brushed

Present Perfect
I	have	brushed
you	have	brushed
he/she/it	has	brushed
we	have	brushed
you	have	brushed
they	have	brushed

Past Perfect
I	had	brushed
you	had	brushed
he/she/it	had	brushed
we	had	brushed
you	had	brushed
they	had	brushed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

horsehair brush: Rosshaarbürste f

stiff brush: harte Bürste

pastry brush: Backpinsel m <-s, ->

brush stroke: Pinselstrich m

brush bristles: Pinselborsten pl

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