escova/pincel
1. An implement with bristles, hair, or wire fastened into a handle, used for cleaning, grooming, or applying substances
She used a brush to paint the wall.
Ela usou um pincel para pintar a parede.
2. A brief or casual encounter or conflict
They had a brush with the law.
Eles tiveram um encontro com a lei.
3. Thick vegetation or shrubland
The deer disappeared into the brush.
O veado desapareceu no mato denso.
4. To clean, smooth, or apply something with a brush (verb)
Brush your teeth twice a day.
Escove os dentes duas vezes por dia.
5. To touch lightly or graze (verb)
Her hand brushed against his.
A mão dela roçou na dele.
NYC Slang
brush-off (rejection or dismissal)
Related Idioms & Phrases
a brush with death (narrow escape from danger)
brush off (to dismiss or ignore)
brush up on (to refresh one's knowledge)
a close brush (a near miss or close encounter)
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