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1 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) latão2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.)•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *[bra:s; bræs] n 1 latão, metal. 2 objeto ou ornamento de latão. 3 (também brasses) instrumentos de sopro feitos de metal. 4 Amer sl oficiais superiores, altas patentes militares. 5 placa de bronze. 6 sl cobre, grana, Port gaita. 7 Mech bronze, casquilho. • adj de ou relativo a latão. the age of brass a Idade do Bronze. the brass Mus os instrumentos de sopro (de metal). we got down to brass-tacks chegamos ao assunto, chegamos aos fatos. -
2 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) latão2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) metais•- brassy- brass band - brass neck - get down to brass tacks -
3 brass band
(a band of players of (mainly) brass wind instruments.) banda de música* * *brass band[bra:s b'ænd] n orquestra de instrumentos de sopro (de metal). -
4 brass band
(a band of players of (mainly) brass wind instruments.) fanfarra
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brass-instruments — brass англ. [брас] brass instruments [брас и/нструментс] медн. дух. инструм … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
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