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brassDefinitionen
| Englisch > Deutsch | |
| brass | |
| 1. Substantiv: | |
| 2. [1] das Messing | |
| 3. [2] musikalisch, oft als Plural benutzt: Blechblasinstrumente (Familie der Instrumente, Teil eines Orchesters) | |
| 4. [3] Gedenktafel, meist aus Messing | |
| [1] The kitchen faucet is made of brass. | |
| [2] The violins have more players in the orchestra than the brass and woodwinds combined. | |
| [3] In the chapel is a brass that shows Sir Edward. | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
| brass | |
| 1. subst. A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. |  |
| 2. subst. A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten | |
| 3. subst. Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass | |
| 4. subst. (music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound. | |
| 5. subst. Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired. | |
| 6. subst. The colour of brass. | |
| (color panel, C9AE5D) | |
| 7. subst. (used as a singular or plural noun military, metonym) High-ranking officers. | |
| The brass are not going to like this. | |
| The brass is not going to like this. | |
| 8. subst. (informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence. | |
| You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that! | |
| 9. subst. (slang) Money. | |
| 10. subst. Inferior composition. | |
| 11. adj. Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass. | |
| 12. adj. Of the colour of brass. | |
| 13. adj. (informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen. | |
| 14. adj. (slang) Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments. | |
| 15. adj. Of inferior composition. | |
| 16. v. to coat with brass | |
| 17. subst. (slang) Brass in pocket; money. | |
| 18. subst. (slang) A brass nail; a prostitute. | |
| 19. adj. (slang) Brass monkey; cold. | |
Beispielsätze
| Where's that nice brass one? A brass face and wax moustaches! Fiddling the intelligence gen to back the brass in doing what they intend to do anyway is not a new feature of war. My lords, it beckons us with the three brass balls of the pawnbroker. The string lines carry all the expressive weight one could want, and the woodwind and brass have a sovereign authority. |
Die vorherigen Wörter ansehen
| disinterested | hazardous | overpower | dis |
| hmmm | unintended | girth | tissues |
| seasoned | seams | undertaker | fugitive |
| brightens | skipper | conditioned | laziness |
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