brosser
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brosser
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to brush
Je brosse ma veste pour enlever les poils du chien.I’m brushing my jacket to remove the dog hair.
b. to brush off
Avec de petits gestes secs, Vincent brossa les miettes de la nappe.With small brisk motions, Vincent brushed the crumbs off the tablecloth.
c. to polish (for shoes)
Hervé brosse ses chaussures avant chaque réunion importante.Hervé polishes his shoes before every important meeting.
2. (to outline)
a. to sketch
L'artiste a brossé un paysage de montagne au fusain.The artist sketched a mountain landscape in charcoal.
3. (colloquial) (to not attend classes) (Belgium)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Belgium.
a. to skip
Trois élèves ont brossé le cours de maths aujourd'hui.Three students skipped today's math class.
b. to bunk off (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Jerry et Julie ont brossé l'école pour aller au cinéma.Jerry and Julie bunked off school to go to the cinema.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
4. (colloquial) (to become inebriated) (Québec)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Québec.
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