What does brosse in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word brosse in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brosse in French.

The word brosse in French means brush, hairbrush, crew cut, broom, bender, brush, outline, brush your, get drunk, play truant, have a crew cut, scrubbing brush, hairbrush, toothbrush, clothes brush, crew cut, brush cut, brush, brush cut, give a brush, in a crew cut, butter up, doormat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brosse

brush

nom féminin (outil pour nettoyer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les soirs, il nettoie ses chaussures avec une brosse.
Every evening, he cleans his shoes with a brush.

hairbrush

nom féminin (outil pour coiffer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a toujours une brosse et un peigne sur elle.
She always has a hairbrush and a comb on her.

crew cut

nom féminin (coupe de cheveux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La brosse est une coupe de cheveux ras et droits.
A crew cut is a short, straight haircut.

broom

nom féminin (Belgique (balai)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Passer la brosse permet de ramasser les miettes.
A quick sweep with the broom picks up the crumbs.

bender

nom féminin (Can (fête où l'on boit beaucoup) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
T'es allée à une brosse cette fin de semaine ?

brush

verbe transitif (frotter avec une brosse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Chaque matin, mon père brosse ses chaussures pour les faire briller. Ma sœur brosse les cheveux de sa fille chaque matin.
Every morning, my father polishes his shoes to make them shine.

outline

verbe transitif (ébaucher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'artiste brosse un tableau à grands traits.
The artist sketches out a painting in broad strokes.

brush your

verbe pronominal (frotter avec une brosse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je me brosse les cheveux tous les matins. Et n'oublie pas de te brosser les dents avant d'aller te coucher.

get drunk

verbe intransitif (Can (se saouler)

Vu comme Pierre ronfle, il a dû bien brosser hier soir.
Given how much Peter is snoring, he must have got quite drunk last night.

play truant

verbe transitif (Belgique (sécher : un cours)

Plusieurs élèves ont brossé le cours aujourd'hui.
Several pupils bunked off school today.

have a crew cut

locution verbale (aux cheveux courts et dressés)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les militaires ont souvent les cheveux en brosse.

scrubbing brush

nom masculin (balai avec une brosse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai trouvé la serpillière mais pas le balai-brosse.

hairbrush

nom féminin (ustensile pour se coiffer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Julie a toujours une brosse à cheveux dans son sac.

toothbrush

nom féminin (ustensile pour laver ses dents)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Raphaël a toujours une brosse à dents dans sa pochette.
Rafael always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket.

clothes brush

nom féminin (brosse d'entretien textile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crew cut, brush cut

locution adjectivale (aux cheveux courts et dressés) (hairstyle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les militaires sont souvent coiffés en brosse.

brush

nom masculin (coiffage à la brosse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brush cut

nom féminin (coupe aux cheveux dressés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

give a brush

locution verbale (familier (brosser)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai donné un coup de brosse à ce manteau plein de poils de chat.

in a crew cut

locution adjectivale (cheveux : courts et dressés) (hair)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Tu le reconnaîtras facilement, c'est un grand blond avec les cheveux en brosse.
You'll have no problem recognising him; he's tall and blond, with a crew cut.

butter up

locution verbale (familier (flatter)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

doormat

nom masculin (paillasson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les tapis-brosses se posent sur les pas de portes.

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