cepillo

Inflexiones de 'cepillo' (nm): mpl: cepillos

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
cepillo nm	(utensilio con cerdas)	brush n
	Tuvimos que fregar la pared con un cepillo para sacar la mancha de café.
	Ana se pasó el cepillo por el pelo antes de salir de casa.
	We had to scrub the wall with a brush to get the coffee stain out.
cepillo nm	(herramienta de carpintería)	plane n
	El carpintero cogió el cepillo para alisar la pieza.
	The carpenter picked up the plane to smooth the part.
cepillo nm	(iglesia: caja para limosnas)	collection box, collection plate n
		poor box n
	Los fieles echaban dinero en el cepillo.
	Religious people put money in the collection box.

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
cepillo nm	(escoba)	scrub brush, scrubbing brush n
	Tengo que pasar el cepillo porque el suelo está lleno de migas de pan.
	I have to sweep the floor with the scrub brush because it's full of bread crumbs.

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
cepillar⇒ vtr	(limpiar con cepillo)	brush⇒ vtr
		clean⇒ vtr
	Cepilló las botas antes de ir a montar.
	Cepíllate los dientes y vete a la cama.
	He brushed his boots before going out to horse ride.
cepillar vtr	(peinar el pelo)	brush⇒ vtr
	Cepíllale el pelo a la niña, por favor.
	Marta se cepillaba el pelo antes de irse a dormir.
	Marta brushed her hair before going to sleep.
cepillar vtr	(aislar: madera, metal)	plane⇒ vtr
		plane down vtr phrasal sep
	Cepillaba la tabla que utilizaría para hacer la puerta.
	He planed the wooden board they were going to use to make the door.
cepillarse⇒ v prnl	(peinarse) (hair)	brush⇒ vtr
	Se cepilló el pelo antes de salir de casa.
	He brushed his hair before leaving the house.

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
cepillar⇒ vtr	coloquial (robar) (colloquial)	pinch⇒, swipe⇒, lift⇒ vtr
	(thing)	steal⇒ vtr
	(person)	rob⇒ vtr
	Me cepillaron la cartera sin que me diera cuenta.
	My wallet was swiped without me noticing.
cepillarse a alguien v prnl	ES: coloquial (matar) (slang)	knock off, bump off vtr phrasal sep
	(slang)	off⇒ vtr
		kill⇒ vtr
	Se cepilló a tres policías que le esperaban a la salida del banco.
	He bumped off three police officers that were waiting for outside the bank.
cepillarse a alguien v prnl + prep	ES: coloquial (poseer sexualmente) (slang)	do⇒ vtr
	(slang, vulgar)	screw⇒ vtr
	(slang, UK)	lay⇒ vtr
	(slang, US)	bang⇒, bone⇒ vtr
	Se lo cepilló después de la fiesta.
	She did him after the party.
cepillarse a alguien v prnl	ES: coloquial (suspender de una prueba) (informal)	throw out, kick out vtr phrasal sep
	(test)	fail⇒ vtr
	(test, informal)	flunk⇒ vtr
	Se lo cepillaron en la última prueba física.
	He was thrown out in the last physical test.

Compound Forms: cepillo \| ~~cepillar~~
Spanish		English
a cepillo loc adv	(cabello: corto y de punta)	crew-cut, buzz-cut adj
	¿Te vas al ejército, hombre? Con el cabello a cepillo y tu pinta de general, sólo te falta el uniforme.
	Are you going to the army, man? With your buzz-cut and your General's look, all you need is a uniform.
a cepillo loc adv	(cortar: muy corto) (haircut)	short adj
	La última vez que me cortaron el pelo a cepillo tenía como veinte años y muchos kilos menos.
	The last time I had my hair cut short, I was about twenty years old and many kilos lighter.
cepillo de dientes nm + loc adj	(utensilio de higiene oral)	toothbrush n
cepillo dental nm + adj mf	(utensilio de higiene oral)	toothbrush n

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