"brush" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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brush + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 32
brush one's hair • brush one's teeth • brush one's hand • brush one's cheek • brush one's lips • brush one's fingers • ...
brush + preposición
Kolokacji: 27
brush off • brush against • brush up • brush past • brush across • ...
brush + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 23
brush aside • lightly brush • brush away • gently brush • carefully brush • ...
(1) aside, away
Kolokacji: 2
(4) accidentally, inadvertently
Kolokacji: 2
  • She put her hands on the rail and accidentally brushed his fingers.
  • Then, as she grew more silent and further into herself, anyone who accidentally brushed against her pulled back in horror.
  • He could have accidentally brushed against somebody who had been hurt in the demo, or even tried to help someone.
  • Lately, every time they accidentally brushed together, she flinched back.
  • Our hands accidentally brushed each other, and nobody said a thing, but the gesture had definitely become a remark.
  • Trying to take a step, he faltered, and this time his hand accidentally brushed against one soft breast.
  • I accidentally brushed against her skin, and my own skin jumped.
  • He pushed the chair back; accidentally brushed against her as he stood up.
  • His ham hand accidentally brushed against a small tree.
  • What happened was that he accidentally brushed the testing leads against charged conduit.
2. inadvertently brush = nieumyślnie szczotka inadvertently brush
(6) quickly, casually
Kolokacji: 2
(7) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2

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