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1 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) govoriti o bistvenem -
2 get down
(to make (a person) sad: Working in this place really gets me down.) spravljati v obup* * *intransitive verb & transitive verbspuščati se; sleči; pogoltniti; napisati; razjahati; izstopiti; dol spraviti -
3 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) medenina2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) trobila•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *I [bra:s]nounmedenina, med, bron; colloquially denar; music trobila; plural medeninasta posoda; nagrobna plošča, spominska plošča; American slang častniki; figuratively nesramnost, predrznostII [bra:s]adjectivemedeninast, bronast; figuratively predrzen, izzivalen, trmastIII [bra:s]transitive verb & intransitive verbz medenino obiti, obložiti; slang izplačati -
4 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) risalni žebljiček2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) začasen šiv3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) laviranje4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) smer2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pritrditi z žebljički2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) lavirati* * *I [tæk]nounžebljiček s ploščato glavico, risalni žebljiček; klinček, kvačica; dolg (začasen) šiv; marine vrv za zvitje jadra; spodnji kraj jadra; vsaka spremenjena smer v cikcakasti vožnji jadrnice, laviranje, figuratively kurz; postopck, smer, pot (politike, akcije), taktika; lepljivost, viskoznost (barve, laka); parliament dodatna klavzula, dodatek predlogua new tack — figuratively nov kurzthumb-tack — adjective risalni žebljičekthe boat is on tixe starboard (port) tack — čoln (jadro, ladja) dobiva veter z desne (leve) stranito change one's tacks — iti v drugo smer, ubrati drug kurz, privzeti druge mereto come down to the brass tacks figuratively razpravljati o bistvu zadeveto try another tack — poskusiti novo pot (smer, taktiko)II [tæk]transitive verbpritrditi, pričvrstiti, pribiti (z žebljički); začasno zašiti z dolgimi šivi; dodati, priključiti, prilepiti, privezati (on, to na, k); technical začasno zalotati; intransitive verb v cikcaku jadrati proti vetru; nenadoma spremeniti smer vožnje, (nenadoma) spremeniti svoj kurz, lavirati, iti po drugi poti, spremeniti taktikoIII [tæk]noun(zaničevalno)jedača; hranasoft tack — mehek, bel kruh; dobra hrana
См. также в других словарях:
get down to brass tacks — also[get down to cases] {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. * /The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks./ * /A busy doctor… … Dictionary of American idioms
get down to brass tacks — also[get down to cases] {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. * /The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks./ * /A busy doctor… … Dictionary of American idioms
get down to brass tacks — informal phrase to start discussing the most important issue Thesaurus: to discuss somethingsynonym Main entry: brass * * * get down to brass tacks informal : to start to discuss or consider the most important details or facts about something … Useful english dictionary
get\ down\ to\ brass\ tacks — • get down to brass tacks • get down to cases v. phr. informal To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks. A… … Словарь американских идиом
get down to brass tacks — ► get down to brass tacks informal start to consider the basic facts. Main Entry: ↑brass … English terms dictionary
(get down to) brass tacks — (get down to) brass ˈtacks idiom (informal) (to start to consider) the basic facts or practical details of sth Main entry: ↑brassidiom … Useful english dictionary
get down to brass tacks — When people get down to brass tacks, they start to discuss the essential aspects of a problem or situation. The situation was so serious that after a few polite exchanges they quickly got down to brass tacks … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
get down to brass tacks — become serious about it, knuckle down As soon as I m feeling better I ll get down to brass tacks … English idioms
get down to brass tacks — begin discussing the essential matters immediately Let s get down to brass tacks and begin to deal with the business at hand … Idioms and examples
get down to brass tacks — to start talking about the basic facts of a situation. Let s get down to brass tacks who s going to pay for all of this? … New idioms dictionary
get down to brass tacks — informal start to consider the basic facts or practical details. → brass … English new terms dictionary