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1 brass tacks
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2 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) venire al sodo -
3 brass
[brɑːs] [AE bræs] 1.1) (metal) ottone m.2) + verbo sing. (fittings, objects) ottoni m.pl.3) + verbo sing. o pl. mus. (anche brass section) ottoni m.pl.4) (in church) targa f. commemorativa5) colloq. (nerve) sfacciataggine f., faccia f. di bronzo7) + verbo pl. mil. colloq.2.modificatore [button, plaque] di ottone••* * *1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) ottone, di ottone2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) ottoni•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *[brɒːs]1. n1) ottone mthe brass Mus — gli ottoni
2) fam2. adj* * *brass /brɑ:s/n.1 [u] ottone: brass plate, targa d'ottone; brass sheet, lamiera d'ottone; brass tacks, chiodini di ottone4 (GB) targa funeraria (d'ottone)5 [u] (fam.) sfacciataggine; impudenza; faccia tosta; faccia di bronzo: She had the brass to ask me, ha avuto la faccia tosta di chiedermelo8 (mecc.) bronzina● (mus.) brass band, banda (di ottoni); fanfara □ (fam.) a brass farthing, niente; nulla; un fico (secco): I don't care a brass farthing, non me ne importa un fico (secco) □ ( gergo mil. GB) brass hat, ufficiale superiore □ ( USA) brass knuckles, pugno (sing.) di ferro ( arma) □ ( slang) brass-monkey weather, tempo da lupi □ (fam.) to have the brass neck to…, avere la faccia tosta di… □ brass-plating, ottonatura □ (in GB) brass rubbing, ricalco di figure e iscrizioni su targhe d'ottone ( nelle chiese); copia ottenuta per ricalco □ (fam.) to get down to brass tacks, venire al sodo; mettersi a lavorare (o a parlare) sul serio □ top brass, V. sopra, def. 7.* * *[brɑːs] [AE bræs] 1.1) (metal) ottone m.2) + verbo sing. (fittings, objects) ottoni m.pl.3) + verbo sing. o pl. mus. (anche brass section) ottoni m.pl.4) (in church) targa f. commemorativa5) colloq. (nerve) sfacciataggine f., faccia f. di bronzo7) + verbo pl. mil. colloq.2.modificatore [button, plaque] di ottone•• -
4 tack
I [tæk]1) (nail) chiodo m., bulletta f.2) AE (drawing pin) puntina f. (da disegno)3) (approach) approccio m., tattica f.4) mar. bordata f.5) equit. bardatura f., finimenti m.pl.6) sart. (stitch) punto m. di imbastituraII 1. [tæk]1) (nail)to tack sth. to — inchiodare o attaccare qcs. a [ wall]
to tack sth. down — fissare qcs. con dei chiodi
2) sart. imbastire2.- tack on- tack up* * *[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) bulletta, puntina2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) imbastitura3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordata4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) direzione2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) fissare; imbastire2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordeggiare* * *[tæk]1. n2) (Naut: course) bordoto be on the port/starboard tack — avere le mura a sinistra/dritta
to change tack — virare di bordo, fig cambiare linea di condotta
to be on the right/wrong tack fig — essere sulla buona strada/sulla strada sbagliata
3) (stitch) punto d'imbastitura4) (for horse) selleria, equipaggiamento2. vt1) (nail) imbullettare2) Sewing imbastire(
fig: add) to tack sth on to (the end of) sth — (of letter, book) aggiungere qc alla fine di qc3. vi(Naut: change direction) virare di bordo (in prua), (go zigzag) bordeggiare* * *tack (1) /tæk/n.4 (naut.) bordata; virata6 (fig.) linea di condotta; strada; via; rotta, direzione; pista (fig.): to be on the right [wrong] tack, essere sulla strada buona [aver sbagliato strada]; (fig.) essere sulla pista giusta [sbagliata]; We must change tack, dobbiamo mutar rotta8 (fam.) alimenti; cibo9 (polit.) codicillo, articolo aggiunto● tack claw, estrattore di bullette □ (mecc.) tack-driver, macchina per piantare bullette; bullettatrice □ tack-hammer, martelletto da tappezziere □ tack puller, estrattore per bullette □ (metall.) tack weld, saldatura a punti; puntatura □ (fig.) to get down to brass tacks, venire al sodo □ (naut.) on the opposite tack, di controbordo □ (naut.) to be on the port tack, essere con le mure a sinistra □ (naut.) to be on the starboard tack, essere con le mure a dritta □ (naut.) to steer on the starboard tack [on the port tack], virare a dritta [a sinistra].tack (2) /tæk/n. [u](equit.) bardatura; finimenti.tack (3) /tæk/n. [u] ( USA)1 pacchianeria; volgarità2 oggetti pacchiani; ciarpame.(to) tack /tæk/A v. t.1 ( anche to tack down, up) fissare con bullette (o con chiodini); imbullettare: to tack a stairway carpet down, fissare a terra una guida con bullette; to tack (up) a notice, attaccare un avviso (con le puntine)3 (polit.) aggiungere: to tack an amendment to a finance bill, aggiungere un emendamento a un disegno di legge finanziariaB v. i.● to tack on, aggiungere; attaccare; ( sartoria) attaccare, imbastire: to tack the collar on to a jacket, imbastire il colletto su una giacca; to tack on a joke to one's speech, finire un discorso con una barzelletta.* * *I [tæk]1) (nail) chiodo m., bulletta f.2) AE (drawing pin) puntina f. (da disegno)3) (approach) approccio m., tattica f.4) mar. bordata f.5) equit. bardatura f., finimenti m.pl.6) sart. (stitch) punto m. di imbastituraII 1. [tæk]1) (nail)to tack sth. to — inchiodare o attaccare qcs. a [ wall]
to tack sth. down — fissare qcs. con dei chiodi
2) sart. imbastire2.- tack on- tack up -
5 ■ get down to
■ get down tov. i. + avv. + prep.mettersi a (fare qc.); mettersi di buona lena (o di buzzo buono): DIALOGO → - Arriving for a meeting- We may as well get down to business straight away, possiamo anche metterci al lavoro direttamente □ to get down to ( the) basics (o to brass tacks), venire al sodo (fig.).
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