brushed
Aussprache: [brʌʃt]
Wort
Kontext: „grooming“
(verb) to clean or smooth something with a brush. When you use a brush on your hair or on your teeth, you're brushing them to make them nice and clean.
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She brushed her hair gently before going out.
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He didn't brush his teeth this morning, so they felt dirty.
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Did you remember to brush your hair before school?
Kontext: „touching“
(verb) to lightly touch something with your hand or another object. If you barely touch something, like your fingers just sliding over it, you've brushed it.
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She brushed her fingers over the soft fabric.
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He didn't brush the paint on the canvas firmly enough, so it looked uneven.
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Did you brush against anything while walking through the crowded room?
Kontext: „casual conversation“
(verb) to mention something briefly without going into detail. When you touch on a subject lightly without explaining it fully, you’ve brushed upon it.
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During our chat, she brushed the topic of her vacation plans.
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He didn’t brush on the subject of his grades at all, which was unusual.
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Did she brush over the issue of homework during the meeting?
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