brosse à reluire

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁɔs a ʁə.lɥiʁ/
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Noun

brosse à reluire f (plural brosses à reluire)

  1. shoe brush
  2. (uncountable, figuratively) flattery
    • 2012, Pierre Renucci, Claude, Paris: Perrin, page 304:
      C’est un fort brave homme et très scrupuleux, mais qui manie lui aussi la brosse à reluire avec dextérité lorsqu’il s’adresse à Trajan.
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