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Detailed Translations for brushing from English to French

brushing:


Translation Matrix for brushing:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- brush

Synonyms for "brushing":


Related Definitions for "brushing":

  1. the act of brushing your hair1
  2. the act of brushing your teeth1

Wiktionary Translations for brushing:

brushing

brush:

brush [the ~] noun

  1. the brush (hairbrush)
    – an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle 1
    la brosse à cheveux; la brosse; la balayette; l'huppe; l'houppe; l'époussette; le balai; le toupet; l'aigrette
  2. the brush
    le balai; la brosse à habits; la brosse; l'époussette
  3. the brush
    la balayette; le balai
  4. the brush (wiper)
    le frotteur
  5. the brush (foxtail)
  6. the brush
    – A graphical object used in paint programs to sketch or fill in areas of a drawing with the color, pattern, or image currently in use. 2
    le pinceau

to brush verb (brushes, brushed, brushing)

  1. to brush
    – rub with a brush, or as if with a brush 1
    brosser
    • brosser verb (brosse, brosses, brossons, brossez, )
  2. to brush (graze)
    – touch lightly and briefly 1
    érafler; effleurer
    • érafler verb (érafle, érafles, éraflons, éraflez, )
    • effleurer verb (effleure, effleures, effleurons, effleurez, )

Conjugations for brush:

present
  1. brush
  2. brush
  3. brushes
  4. brush
  5. brush
  6. brush
simple past
  1. brushed
  2. brushed
  3. brushed
  4. brushed
  5. brushed
  6. brushed
present perfect
  1. have brushed
  2. have brushed
  3. has brushed
  4. have brushed
  5. have brushed
  6. have brushed
past continuous
  1. was brushing
  2. were brushing
  3. was brushing
  4. were brushing
  5. were brushing
  6. were brushing
future
  1. shall brush
  2. will brush
  3. will brush
  4. shall brush
  5. will brush
  6. will brush
continuous present
  1. am brushing
  2. are brushing
  3. is brushing
  4. are brushing
  5. are brushing
  6. are brushing
subjunctive
  1. be brushed
  2. be brushed
  3. be brushed
  4. be brushed
  5. be brushed
  6. be brushed
diverse
  1. brush!
  2. let's brush!
  3. brushed
  4. brushing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for brush:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aigrette brush; hairbrush silver heron
balai brush; hairbrush besom; broom; carbon brush; coal brush
balayette brush; hairbrush duster
brosse brush; hairbrush scrubber; scrubbing brush; sweeper
brosse à cheveux brush; hairbrush
brosse à habits brush clothes brush
frotteur brush; wiper scrubber; scrubbing brush
houppe brush; hairbrush forelock; hair lock; lock; tuft
huppe brush; hairbrush
pinceau brush brush technique; line pencil; paint-brush; paintbrush; pencil
queue de renard brush; foxtail
toupet brush; hairbrush forelock; hair lock; lock; tuft
époussette brush; hairbrush
- brushing; brushwood; clash; coppice; copse; encounter; light touch; skirmish; thicket
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brosser brush brush clean
effleurer brush; graze glance; just touch; stir; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch lightly; touch upon
érafler brush; graze scratch
- sweep
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- broom; floor brush; touch

Related Words for "brush":


Synonyms for "brush":


Related Definitions for "brush":

  1. contact with something dangerous or undesirable1
    • I had a brush with danger on my way to work1
    • he tried to avoid any brushes with the police1
  2. the act of brushing your hair1
    • he gave his hair a quick brush1
  3. the act of brushing your teeth1
    • the dentist recommended two brushes a day1
  4. a minor short-term fight1
  5. a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)1
  6. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle1
  7. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor1
  8. momentary contact1
  9. a dense growth of bushes1
  10. remove with or as if with a brush1
    • brush away the crumbs1
    • brush the dust from the jacket1
    • brush aside the objections1
  11. touch lightly and briefly1
    • He brushed the wall lightly1
  12. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush1
    • Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket1
  13. clean with a brush1
    • She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet1
  14. cover by brushing1
    • brush the bread with melted butter1
  15. sweep across or over1
    • Her long skirt brushed the floor1
  16. A graphical object used in paint programs to sketch or fill in areas of a drawing with the color, pattern, or image currently in use.2

Wiktionary Translations for brush:

brush
verb
  1. to remove
  2. to apply
  3. to clean (with a brush)
noun
  1. short experience
  2. act of brushing
  3. implement
brush
noun
  1. Pièce conductrice flexible, chargée d’assurer une liaison électrique entre un organe fixe et un autre mobile.
  2. ustensile servant à nettoyer les vêtements, les meubles, etc., et fait ordinairement d’un assemblage de poils de cochon ou de sanglier, quelquefois de crins de cheval, de brins menus de bruyère ou de chiendent, etc.
  3. plante ligneuse, de quelque espèce, plutôt courte et ramifiée, qui envahit les terrains incultes et les forêts.
  4. Pluriel de broussaille : épines, ronces et autres arbustes semblables qui croître dans les forêts, dans les terrains incultes.
  5. Ce qui servir à frotter.
  6. (botanique) formation végétale arbustif très dense de région méditerranéenne.
  7. à trier
verb
  1. frotter, nettoyer avec une brosse.
  2. raser, passer tout près, atteindre légèrement.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
brush balai BesenArbeitsgerät zur Reinigung, auf welchem Borsten (aus Tierhaar oder Kunststoff) auf einem Träger, Schaft (aus Holz, Kunststoff oder Metall) aufgebracht und das mit einem Stiel versehen ist; in der einfachsten Form Reisigbündel, Rutenbündel oder Strohbündel mit oder
brush brousse Busch — in Anlehnung an bush: steppenartige Landschaft
brush brosse Bürste — Reinigungsgerät mit Borsten oder Draht
brush brosser bürsten — mit einer Bürste pflegen; das Fell von Tieren kämmen, striegeln, ausstreichen; massieren
brush poli polieren — (transitiv) auf Glanz bringen, durch reiben glänzend machen, glätten
brush brosser borstelen — schoonmaken met behulp van een borstel

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