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German
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) to scrub; to clean a surface with a brush (but not usually teeth, for which putzen)
Die Kacheln müsste ich mal richtig bürsten.- I have to properly brush these tiles sometime.
- (transitive) to brush (hair)
Ich bürste dir kurz die Haare.- I’ll brush your hair quickly.
- (transitive) to brush someone’s hair (should be used with caution in some contexts because of the vulgar sense below)
Ich bürste dich kurz.- I’ll brush your hair quickly.
- (literally, “I’ll brush you quickly.”)
- (reflexive) to brush one’s own hair
Ich bürste mich kurz.- I’ll brush my hair quickly.
- (transitive, colloquial, vulgar) to fuck, have sex with
Usage notes
- Kämmen (literally “to comb”) is often preferred with hair, even when the device used is a brush rather than a comb.
Conjugation
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