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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.) misiņš; misiņa-2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) metāla pūšamie instrumenti•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *misiņš; sīknauda; nekaunība; priekšniecība; ieliktnis -
2 brass band
(a band of players of (mainly) brass wind instruments.) pūtēju orķestris* * *pūtēju orķestris -
3 brass neck
(shameless cheek or impudence: After breaking off the engagement she had the brass neck to keep the ring.) bezkaunība; nekaunība -
4 brass hat
augsta dienesta pakāpe; štāba virsnieks -
5 bold as brass
(very cheeky: She walked in late as bold as brass.) bezkaunīgs; nekaunīgs -
6 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) nonākt līdz lietas būtībai -
7 to part brass rags with somebody brass
pārtraukt draudzību ar kāduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to part brass rags with somebody brass
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8 as bold as brass
ļoti nekaunīgs -
9 I don't care a brass farthing
man gluži vienalga -
10 not to care a brass button
būt pilnīgi vienalga -
11 not to care a brass farthing
nebēdāt nenieka -
12 red brass
misiņš -
13 the brass
pūšamie instrumenti -
14 to come down to brass tacks
izdibināt lietas būtību; izdibināt lietas būtību -
15 to come down to the brass tacks
izdibināt lietas būtībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to come down to the brass tacks
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16 top brass
augstas dienesta pakāpes virsnieks; vadība -
17 breast-stroke
brass -
18 разбитной парень
brašs puisis -
19 разудалый добрый молодец
brašs puisis -
20 разухабистый парень
brašs puisis
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Brass — Brass, n.; pl. {Brasses}. [OE. bras, bres, AS. br[ae]s; akin to Icel. bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to E. braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d {Braze}.] 1. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brass — [bra:s US bræs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(metal)¦ 2¦(music)¦ 3¦(decorations)¦ 4 get down to brass tacks 5¦(people with top jobs)¦ 6 it s brass monkeys/brass monkey weather 7¦(money)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: brAs] 1.) ¦(METAL)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
brass — [ bræs ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a shiny yellow metal that is used for making musical instruments and objects such as door handles. It is a mixture of COPPER and ZINC: a faucet made of brass doors with brass hinges a ) count a flat piece of brass… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brass — ► NOUN 1) a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. 2) (also horse brass) a flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse. 3) Brit. a memorial consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass in the wall or floor of a church. 4) brass wind… … English terms dictionary
Brass — ist: die englische Bezeichnung für Messing eine gängige Bezeichnung für Blasmusik mit Blechblasinstrumenten aus Messing eine Stadt in Nigeria, siehe Brass (Nigeria) Brass ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Arnold Braß (1854–1915), deutscher … Deutsch Wikipedia
brass — [bras, bräs] n. pl. brasses [ME bras < OE bræs, brass, bronze] 1. a yellowish metal that is essentially an alloy of copper and zinc 2. things made of brass, as fittings, ornaments, or implements 3. [often with pl. v.] the brass instruments of… … English World dictionary
brass — brass; brass·bound·er; brass·ie; brass·i·ly; brass·i·ness; ze·brass; brass·ey; steen·brass; … English syllables
brass´i|ly — brass|y «BRAS ee, BRAHS », adjective, brass|i|er, brass|i|est, noun, plural brass|ies. –adj. 1. of or covered with brass. 2. like brass: » … Useful english dictionary
brass|y — «BRAS ee, BRAHS », adjective, brass|i|er, brass|i|est, noun, plural brass|ies. –adj. 1. of or covered with brass. 2. like brass: » … Useful english dictionary
brass — [brɑːs ǁ bræs] noun [uncountable] informal the top managers in an organization; = TOP BRASS: • Mr Sprey and the Air Force brass clashed continually over major elements of the plane s design. * * * brass UK US /brɑːs/ noun [U] ► WORK … Financial and business terms
brass — (n.) O.E. bræs brass, bronze, originally in reference to an alloy of copper and tin (now bronze), later and in modern use an alloy of two parts copper, one part zinc. A mystery word, with no known cognates beyond English. Perhaps akin to Fr.… … Etymology dictionary