brush in Italian
brush in Italian is spazzola, pennello, incontro — brush means a tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
brush in Italian
spazzola
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
pennello
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
incontro
A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
scontro
A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
spazzolare
(transitive) To clean with a brush.
spazzolare
(transitive) To untangle or arrange with a brush.
spazzolarsi
(transitive) To untangle or arrange with a brush.
spennellare
(transitive) To apply with a brush.
toccare
(ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
What does "brush" mean?
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noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
"I need a stiff brush to scrub the mud off these boots."
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noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
"The hikers had a close brush with a thunderstorm on the exposed ridge."
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noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
"Rabbits darted out of the dry brush at the edge of the field."
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verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
"He brushed the dust off his coat before going inside."
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brush in a sentence
- I need a stiff brush to scrub the mud off these boots.
- He dipped the brush in paint and started on the fence.
- The hikers had a close brush with a thunderstorm on the exposed ridge.
- After a brush with illness last winter, she started eating more carefully.
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What is "brush" in Italian?
"brush" in Italian is spazzola, pennello, incontro. brush means: A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
How do you use "brush" in a sentence?
Example: "I need a stiff brush to scrub the mud off these boots." In Italian, "brush" is spazzola, pennello, incontro.
Are there other ways to say "brush" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 8 translations listed for "brush": spazzola, pennello, incontro, scontro, spazzolare, spazzolarsi.
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