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1 brass tacks
brass tacks[bra:s t'æks] n coll fatos essenciais. -
2 to get down to brass tacks
to get down to brass tackschegar ao ponto essencial da questão, encarar os fatos. -
3 we got down to brass-tacks
we got down to brass-tackschegamos ao assunto, chegamos aos fatos. -
4 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) entrar no principal -
5 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) ir ao que interessaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > get down to brass tacks
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6 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. -
7 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 -
8 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) tacha2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) alinhavo3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordada4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) rumo2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pregar2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordejar* * *tack1[tæk] n 1 tacha, preguinho de cabeça larga. 2 alinhavo. 3 Naut curso de um navio em relação à posição das velas. 4 Naut movimento em ziguezague, cruzeiro. 5 curso de ação, direção, conduta. 6 escota, corda, cabo. • vt 1 pregar com tachas. 2 alinhavar. 3 ajuntar, adicionar, incluir. 4 Naut cruzar, manobrar, mudar de rumo ou curso. 5 fig mudar de conduta ou política. on the wrong tack no caminho errado. to be on the port (starboard) tack ter o vento de bombordo (estibordo). to change tack tomar nova direção, mudar o curso. to get down to brass tacks chegar ao ponto essencial da questão, encarar os fatos. to go off on a new tack tomar outro rumo.————————tack2
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