| German > English | |
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| Bürste | |
| n-f. brush | |
| v. singular imperative of bürsten | |
| bürsten | |
| v. to scrub; to clean a surface with a brush (but not usually teeth, for which putzen) | |
| Die Kacheln müsste ich mal richtig bürsten. - I have to properly brush these tiles sometime. | |
| v. to brush (hair) | |
| Ich bürste dir kurz die Haare. - I’ll brush your hair quickly. | |
| v. to brush someone’s hair (should be used with caution in some contexts because of the vulgar sense below) | |
| Ich bürste dich kurz. - I’ll brush you quickly. | |
| v. to brush one’s own hair | |
| Ich bürste mich kurz. - I’ll brush my hair quickly. | |
| v. to fuck, have sex with | |
| German > German | |
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| Bürste | |
| [1] aus einem Stiel und befestigten Borsten bestehender Gegenstand |  |
| [2] Gleitkontakt aus Graphit in Motoren und Generatoren | |
| [3] kurzer Haarschnitt | |
| [1] „Messer und Bürsten sind derzeit Klaus Mißlers Verbündete. Mit ihnen rückt der 50-Jährige Schmutzflecken und zusammengeklebten Seiten in wertvollen Büchern zu Leibe.“ | |
| English > German | |
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| brush | |
| Substantiv: | |
| [1] Bürste | |
| [2] Pinsel | |
| [3] Lunte, Standarte, insbesondere der Schwanz des Fuchses | |
| [1] remove the dirt with a cleaning brush | |
| [2] Oil painting brushes have long handles. | |
| Verb: | |
| [1] bürsten | |
| [1] She brushed her hair. | |
