How to Say "Scrubbing Brush" in French

brosse à récurer

The French term for scrubbing brush is brosse à récurer.

The term refers to a short brush used for scrubbing or scouring surfaces.

Meaning: short brush (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

This phrase is composed of brosse (brush) and the infinitive verb récurer (to scrub or to scour) preceded by the preposition à (for).

To create the plural form brosses à récurer, add an s to brosse while the prepositional phrase à récurer remains unchanged.

The word brosse may have roots in the Celtic word for 'heather', suggesting that early brushes were made from wild-growing shrubs.
In French, the verb récurer is often used figuratively to mean 'cleaning' something so thoroughly that it is virtually new again, such as a 'scrubbed' reputation.
The word brosse is the root of the French verb brosser, which is used not only for scrubbing but also for 'brushing' hair or 'glossing over' a story.

L'employé a utilisé une brosse à récurer pour nettoyer les sols de l'hôtel.
The employee used a scrubbing brush to clean the hotel floors.
Après le chantier, la brosse de nettoyage a été utilisée pour enlever les taches persistantes.
After the construction work, the scrubbing brush was used to remove stubborn stains.
Ne t'inquiète pas, j'ai une brosse à frotter pour éliminer cette tache.
Don't worry, I have a scrubbing brush to remove that stain.
Julie a utilisé une brosse à décaper pour enlever la peinture sur le bois.
Julie used a scrubbing brush to remove paint from the wood.
J'ai besoin d'une brosse à récurer.
I need a scrubbing brush.
Utilise la brosse à récurer pour le carrelage.
Use the scrubbing brush for the tiles.
Où est la brosse à récurer bleue ?
Where is the blue scrubbing brush?

Hugo and Chloé are cleaning the kitchen.

Hugo

Chloé, tu vois la brosse à récurer ?
Chloé, do you see the scrubbing brush?
Chloé

Non, je ne la trouve pas.
No, I cannot find it.
Hugo

Elle est sous l'évier.
It is under the sink.
Chloé

Ah oui, merci Hugo.
Ah yes, thanks Hugo.

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