brush off

desestimar, ignorar

Tratar a alguien o algo como poco importante y prestarle poca o ninguna atención.

En inglés sencillo: To treat someone or something as unimportant and give them little or no attention.

• Don’t brush off her concerns.
• He brushed me off when I asked for help.
• She has brushed off every warning about the problem.

Sinónimos: dismiss, ignore, disregard

Antónimos: heed

Expresiones frecuentes: brush someone off, brush off criticism, brush off a warning

quitar con un cepillo, sacudir

Quitar polvo, suciedad suelta u otras partículas con un cepillo o pasando la mano.

En inglés sencillo: To remove dirt or another loose substance using a brush or a sweeping hand movement.

• Brush off the dust.
• He brushed the crumbs off his jacket.
• Have you brushed all the dried mud off your boots?

Cómo se usa: brush something off something (She brushed the sand off her shoes.)

Sinónimos: brush away, sweep off

Expresiones frecuentes: brush off dust, brush something off, brush off your coat