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The German word for brush is
Bürste





brush

Gender

The gender of Bürste is feminine. E.g. die Bürste.

Plural

The plural of Bürste is Bürsten.

German Definition


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.



Translations for brush and their definitions

Bürstepronunciation
     n-f. brush


Lunte
     n-f. (cord that conveys the fire to some explosive device) fuse


Busch
     n-m. bushes, brush, scrub (densely vegetated area with mainly smaller plants and some trees)
          Wir müssen uns hier nicht durch den Busch kämpfen: da hinten ist ein Weg. - We don't have to battle our way through these bushes: there's a path over there.
     n-m. bush, shrub (individual plant)
          Du musst mal den großen Busch im Vorgarten beschneiden. - You need to cut back that big shrub in the front yard.
     n-m. (informal, pejorative) no man's land; a remote, rural area
          Wir sitzen hier irgendwo im Busch und haben keine Ahnung, wo wir lang müssen. - So we're lost somewhere in no man's land and have no clue which way we should go.


Standarte
     n-f. (flag) standard


Gebüsch
     n-n. brush (vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees)


Gestrüpp
     n-n. brushwood



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