cepillar
cepillar(
seh
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pee
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yahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
cepillarse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g. Miguel se lava.).
cepillar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (ropa, pelo)
a. to brush
2. (madera)
a. to plane
3. (colloquial)
a. to pinch
cepillar algo a alguiento pinch something off somebody
4. (colloquial)
a. to butter up, to flatter
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
5. (pelo, ropa)
a. to brush
cepillarse el peloto brush one's hair
6. (colloquial)
a. to polish off
7. (suspender)
a. to fail
se lo cepillaronthey failed him
8. (muy fam)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
cepillarse a alguiento screw somebody
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Phrases with "cepillar"
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| cepillar los dientes | to brush someone's teeth |
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Verb Conjugations for cepillar
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