Phrase guide

brush one's teeth

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To clean one's teeth, especially by using a toothbrush and toothpaste. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Western Apache: niwwu-i táôâ’ eaâ — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Arabic: نَظَّفَ الْأَسْنَان (naẓẓafa al-ʔasnān) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Arabic: فَرَّش (farraš) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Armenian: ատամները լվանալ (atamnerə lvanal) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Chinese Cantonese: 刷牙 (caat3 ngaa4) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Chinese Mandarin: 刷牙 (shuāyá) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Czech: čistit zuby — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Dutch: tandenpoetsen — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Finnish: harjata hampaansa — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • French: se brosser les dents — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • German: Zähne putzen — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Hungarian: fogat mos — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Icelandic: bursta tennurnar — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Irish: do chuid fiacla a ní — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Italian: lavarsi i denti — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Japanese: 歯を磨く (ha o migaku) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Japanese: 歯磨きする (hamigaki suru) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Korean: 이를 닦다 (i-reul dakda) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Korean: 양치하다 (yangchihada) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Korean: 양치질하다 (yangchijilhada) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Korean: 칫솔질하다 (chitsoljilhada) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Persian: مسواک زدن (mesvâk zadan) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Polish: myć zęby — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Polish: umyć zęby — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Portuguese: escovar os dentes — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Portuguese: lavar os dentes — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Romanian: se spăla pe dinți — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Russian: чи́стить зу́бы (čístitʹ zúby) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Spanish: cepillarse los dientes — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Swedish: borsta tänderna — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Tamil: பல் விளக்கு (pal viḷakku) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Tamil: பல் தேய் (pal tēy) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Tamil: பல் துலக்கு (pal tulakku) — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush
  • Vietnamese: đánh răng — to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush