brush

brosse

Outil garni de nombreux poils rigides ou filaments en plastique, servant à arranger les cheveux ou la laine.

En anglais simple : A tool with many thin stiff hairs or plastic pieces, used to tidy hair or wool.

• Where is my hair brush?
• She used a brush to smooth her hair.
• This brush removes loose wool from the fleece.

Expressions courantes : hair brush, wool brush, soft brush, paint brush

rencontre, confrontation

Expérience passagère de quelque chose, souvent désagréable ou dangereux.

En anglais simple : A short experience of something, often something unpleasant or dangerous.

• She had a brush with death.
• His brush with the law changed his attitude.
• A brief brush with fame left her uncomfortable.

Comment l'utiliser : a brush with something (He had a brush with death during the storm.)

Synonymes : encounter, experience

Expressions courantes : brush with death, brush with the law, brief brush with something

brosser

Nettoyer quelque chose avec une brosse.

En anglais simple : To clean something using a tool with many stiff hairs or thin plastic pieces.

• I brush my teeth every morning.
• She brushed her muddy boots before coming inside.
• Have you brushed your teeth yet?

Synonymes : clean, scrub

Expressions courantes : brush your teeth, brush your shoes, brush something clean

enlever, balayer

Enlever quelque chose par un mouvement rapide de la main ou d’un outil de nettoyage.

En anglais simple : To remove something with a quick movement of your hand or a cleaning tool.

• Brush the crumbs off the table.
• She brushed snow from her coat.
• He brushed away the dust with his sleeve.

Comment l'utiliser : brush something off something (He brushed the dust off his jacket.); brush something away (She brushed the crumbs away with her hand.)

Synonymes : sweep, wipe

Expressions courantes : brush something off, brush something away, brush aside something

effleurer, frôler

Toucher légèrement quelque chose en passant à côté ou en glissant dessus.

En anglais simple : To touch something lightly while moving past it or across it.

• Her fingers brushed my arm.
• A branch brushed against his face.
• She brushed past us without speaking.

Comment l'utiliser : brush against someone/something (Her sleeve brushed against my hand.); brush past someone/something (He brushed past me in the doorway.)

Synonymes : graze, touch

Expressions courantes : brush against something, brush past someone, brush someone’s cheek