cepillarse

cepillarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to brush

■ está cepillándose el pelo she's brushing her hair

2 familiar (matar) to do in, wipe out

3 familiar (suspender) to fail, US flunk

■ se ha cepillado a cuatro he failed four students

4 familiar (acabarse) to polish off, finish up

■ se cepilló todo el pastel he polished off the whole cake

5 tabú (tirarse a) to lay

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VPR

1) [+ dientes, pelo] to brush

2)

cepillarse a algn — * (=matar) to bump sb off *; (=copular con) *** to screw sb ***

3) * (=robar)

cepillarse algo — to rip sth off *

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■cepillarse verbo reflexivo
1 (el pelo, etc) to brush
2 familiar (asesinar) to do in: al final de la película se cepillan al asesino, the murderer gets done in at the end of the film
3 fam (ventilarse) to polish off: se cepilló el libro en dos horas, he polished off the book in two hours
'cepillarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cepillar
- diente
English:
brush

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vpr

1. [pelo, ropa] to brush;

[dientes] to brush, to clean;

cepillarse el pelo to brush one's hair

2. Fam [comida, trabajo] to polish off

3. Fam [suspender] to flunk;

se lo cepillaron they flunked him

4. Fam

cepillarse a alguien [matarlo] to bump sb off

5. muy Fam

cepillarse a alguien [copular con él] to screw sb

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cepillarse

v/r

1 brush

2 fam (comerse) polish off fam

3 fam (matar) kill, knock off fam

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vr

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cepillarse vb to brush

¿te has cepillado los dientes? have you brushed your teeth?