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"Brush" is a noun which is often translated as "el cepillo", and "broom" is a noun which is often translated as "la escoba". Learn more about the difference between "brush" and "broom" below.
brush(
bruhsh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el cepillo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I need a round brush for my hair.Necesito un cepillo redondo para mi cabello.
a. el cepillo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Use the brush to remove the dirt from your blanket.Usa el cepillo para quitar la suciedad de tu manta.
b. el pincel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Owning Picasso's brushes and paint does not make you an artist.Tener las pinturas y los pinceles de Picasso no te convierte en artista.
4. (scrubland)
a. la maleza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We need to clear this brush before we can plant the flowers.Necesitamos quitar esta maleza antes de que podamos sembrar las flores.
5. (brushwood)
7. (encounter)
a. el cepillado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The horse is always happy after a good brush.El caballo siempre está feliz después de un buen cepillado.
9. (fox tail)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
10. (to clean)
a. cepillar
Melissa brushes her daughter's hair every morning.Melissa le cepilla el pelo a su hija todas las mañanas.
12. (to remove)
a. sacudir
I am always having to brush the dandruff off of my shoulders.Siempre tengo que estar sacudiéndome la caspa de los hombros.
broom(
brum
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (utensil)
a. la escoba (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I used a broom to sweep up the broken glass.Usé una escoba para barrer el cristal roto.
Why are you carrying a broom? - Isn't it obvious? I'm supposed to be a witch.¿Por qué llevas una escoba? - ¿No es obvio? Se supone que soy una bruja.
2. (botany)
a. la retama (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are many different species of brooms that produce beautiful flowers.Hay muchas especies diferentes de retama que producen flores bonitas.
b. la hiniesta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A broom is a type of evergreen bush.Una hiniesta es un tipo de arbusto de hoja perenne.
