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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| brush n | (decorator's paintbrush) | pensel s |
| | The painter used a wide brush to paint the house. |
| | Målaren använde en bred pensel för att måla huset. |
| brush n | (artist's paintbrush) | pensel s |
| | The artist used a small brush to paint the fine lines. |
| | Konstnären använde en smal pensel för att måla de fina linjerna. |
| brush n | (bristled implement for hair) | borste, hårborste s |
| | The girl fixes her hair with her favourite brush. |
| | Flickan fixar håret med sin favoritborste (or: favorithårborste). |
| brush n | (bristled cleaning tool) | kvast, sopkvast s |
| | (vardagligt) | sop s |
| | She used a brush to clean off the dust. |
| | Hon använde en kvast (or: sopkvast) för att städa bort dammet. |
| brush [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean, scrub) | borsta, borsta av vtr |
| | | stryka vtr |
| | She brushed the carpet with a stiff-bristled brush. |
| | Selina brushed her long hair until it was shiny. |
brush [sth] on [sth],
brush [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (paint, etc.: apply) | stryka på ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | måla på ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| | The carpenter brushed more paint onto the table. |
| | Snickaren strök på mer färg på bordet. |
brush [sth] off,
brush [sth] off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove, wipe) | borsta bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sopa bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | borsta bort ngt från ngt vbal uttr |
| | He brushed the crumbs off his shirt front. |
| | Han borstade bort smulorna från framsidan av sin skjorta. |
| brush [sth] vtr | (touch lightly) | vidröra, snudda vtr |
| | She gently brushed my arm with the back of her hand. |
| | Hon vidrörde varsamt min arm med baksidan av sin hand. |
| brush [sth] vtr | (teeth: clean) | borsta vtr |
| | He brushed his teeth before going to bed. |
| | Han borstade tänderna innan han gick till sängs. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
brush [sth] aside,
brush aside [sth],
brush [sth] away,
brush away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (dismiss, not consider) (bildlig) | slå bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildlig) | vifta bort, vifta undan vtr partikel oskj |
| | | avfärda vtr |
| | The Prime Minister brushed aside any suggestion that the government had failed to deal with the problem. |
| brush [sth/sb] aside vtr phrasal sep | (sweep to one side) | sopa undan, vifta undan vtr + adv |
| | Andrea brushed aside her hair. |
| brush [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (baseball) (ungefärlig översättning) | pitcha, kasta vtr |
brush [sb] off,
brush off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (dismiss: [sb]) | ignorera vtr |
| | (slang) | dissa vtr |
| | | nobba vtr |
| | | avfärda vtr |
| | I've asked Walter repeatedly if we can talk but he keeps brushing me off. |
brush [sth] off,
brush off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (disregard: [sth]) | avfärda vtr |
| | | ignorera vtr |
| | I was really upset; I had put a lot of work into that project, and my boss just brushed it off. |
| brush up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (revise, refresh knowledge) (bildlig) | fräscha upp sina kunskaper, friska upp sina kunskaper vbal uttr |
| | My spoken French is quite good, but I would like to brush up a bit. |
brush up [sth],
brush [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (refresh knowledge, skill) (bildlig) | fräscha upp ngt, friska upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Gary wants to brush up his Spanish before going to Madrid. |
| brush up on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (refresh knowledge of [sth]) | fräscha upp sina kunskaper i ngt, friska upp sina kunskaper i ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildligt) | fräscha upp ngt, friska upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Janice joined the course to brush up on her maths skills. |