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| Huvudsakliga översättningar | WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026: brush [sth] off,
brush off [sth] vtr + adv | (clean) | borsta av ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | Brush off the bench before you sit down. | 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. |
| Huvudsakliga översättningar | 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. |
| Ytterligare översättningar | WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026: | brush n | (music: percussion) (typ av trumpinne) | visp s | | | Many jazz drummers prefer to use the brush for a softer sound. | | brush with [sth/sb] n | (brief encounter) | kort möte med ngn uttr | | | Lily drove much more cautiously after her brush with death. | | brush n | (scrubland) | buskskog s | | | | snårskog s | | | Rabbits live in the brush. | | brush n | (cluster of low plants) | buskskog s | | | | buskig terräng adj + s | | | The landscape was barren except for a couple of patches of brush here and there. |
| 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 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. |
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