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The Spanish word for brush is
cepillo





brush

Gender

The gender of cepillo is masculine. E.g. el cepillo.

Plural

The plural of cepillo is cepillos.

Spanish Definition


brush
     1. n. Cepillo.
     2. Cepillar.



Translations for brush and their definitions

cepillopronunciation
     1. n-m. brush
     2. n-m. plane (tool for smoothing wood; for carpentry)
     3. n-m. poor box
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of cepillar


cepillar
     1. v. to brush
     2. v. to please, praise
     3. v. to fuck
     4. v. to despoil, plunder
     5. v. to plane
     6. v. to brush (oneself)
           me cepillo el pelo - I’m brushing my hair.


brocha
     1. n-f. paintbrush, brush (usually thicker than a pincel)
     2. adj. feminine singular of brocho


escobilla
     1. n-f. brush
     2. n-f. filings


aplicar
     1. v. to use, to apply
           El presidente aplicó medidas especiales. - The president used special measures.
     2. v. to smear, to put something above another thing or in contact with another thing
           Aplicó la mermelada a la tostada. - He spread the marmalade on the toast.
           Aplicó la pomada a la rodilla. - He smeared the cream on his knee.
     3. v. (Belize) to apply for a job
     4. v. to apply oneself
     5. v. to apply, to hold true


cepillado
     1. Participle. past participle of cepillar


rozar
     1. v. to clear or scrape land
     2. v. to graze, to brush (touch lightly and briefly)
     3. v. (figurative) to border (on) (be close to)
           un salario que roza los mil euros - a salary bordering on a thousand euros
           roza la perfección - it borders on perfection
           El descuento roza el 40%. - The discount is close to 40%.


matorral
     1. n-m. brush, scrub (wild vegetation)
     2. n-m. thicket, copse


pincelada
     1. n-f. brushstroke
     2. Participle. feminine singular of pincelado


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