What does brosser in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word brosser in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brosser in French.

The word brosser in French means brush, outline, brush your, get drunk, play truant, rub up the right way, paint a portrait of , paint 's portrait, paint a picture of, go whistle, go whistle for it, brush your teeth, clean your teeth, You can go jump in a lake!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brosser

brush

verbe transitif (frotter avec une brosse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Chaque matin, mon père brosse ses chaussures pour les faire briller. Ma sœur brosse les cheveux de sa fille chaque matin.
Every morning, my father polishes his shoes to make them shine.

outline

verbe transitif (ébaucher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'artiste brosse un tableau à grands traits.
The artist sketches out a painting in broad strokes.

brush your

verbe pronominal (frotter avec une brosse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je me brosse les cheveux tous les matins. Et n'oublie pas de te brosser les dents avant d'aller te coucher.

get drunk

verbe intransitif (Can (se saouler)

Vu comme Pierre ronfle, il a dû bien brosser hier soir.
Given how much Peter is snoring, he must have got quite drunk last night.

play truant

verbe transitif (Belgique (sécher : un cours)

Plusieurs élèves ont brossé le cours aujourd'hui.
Several pupils bunked off school today.

rub up the right way

(figuré (flatter)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Butter him up before asking for a raise.

paint a portrait of , paint 's portrait

(figuré (décrire [qqn]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

paint a picture of

(figuré (décrire [qch]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

go whistle, go whistle for it

(familier (pouvoir oublier, tirer un trait sur [qch]) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous attendions une prime mais vu la situation, on peut se brosser !

brush your teeth, clean your teeth

(se laver les dents)

Je me brosse toujours les dents avant d'aller me coucher.

You can go jump in a lake!

(familier (Sûrement pas !) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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