brush off

écarter, ignorer

Traiter quelqu’un ou quelque chose comme sans importance et lui accorder peu ou pas d’attention.

En anglais simple : To treat someone or something as unimportant and give them little or no attention.

• Don’t brush off her concerns.
• He brushed me off when I asked for help.
• She has brushed off every warning about the problem.

Synonymes : dismiss, ignore, disregard

Contraires : heed

Expressions courantes : brush someone off, brush off criticism, brush off a warning

enlever avec une brosse, épousseter

Enlever de la poussière ou d’autres particules avec une brosse ou un mouvement de la main.

En anglais simple : To remove dirt or another loose substance using a brush or a sweeping hand movement.

• Brush off the dust.
• He brushed the crumbs off his jacket.
• Have you brushed all the dried mud off your boots?

Comment l'utiliser : brush something off something (She brushed the sand off her shoes.)

Synonymes : brush away, sweep off

Expressions courantes : brush off dust, brush something off, brush off your coat