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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.) messing2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) (messing)blåseinstrument•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacksmessingsubst. \/brɑːs\/1) messing, ting av messing, bronse2) ( av messing i kirke) minneplate, minnetavle3) (hverdagslig, om penger) gryn, stål4) (litterært, gammeldags) bronse5) ( hverdagslig) frekkhetbold as brass frekk som en flatlusthe brass ( musikk) forklaring: messinginstrumentene i et orkester ( om orkestermedlemmene) messingblåserneget down to brass tacks komme til sakennot a brass farthing ikke en rød øresounding brass ( bibelsk) lydende malm -
2 brass band
(a band of players of (mainly) brass wind instruments.) hornorkester, janitsjarorkestersubst.janitsjarorkester, hornorkester, messingorkester -
3 brass neck
(shameless cheek or impudence: After breaking off the engagement she had the brass neck to keep the ring.) frekkhet, uforskammethet -
4 brass-founder
subst. \/ˈbrɑːsˌfaʊndə\/gjørtler -
5 brass hat
subst. \/ˌbrɑːsˈhæt\/(militærvesen, hverdagslig) høy offiser -
6 brass plate
subst.messingskilt, navneplate (f.eks på dør) -
7 brass rubbing
subst. \/ˈbrɑːsˌrʌbɪŋ\/ ( kunst)1) forklaring: antikvarisk teknikk for å kopiere innsnitt i minneplater o.l. av messing2) forklaring: bilde laget ved hjelp av antikvarisk teknikk for å kopiere innsnitt i minneplater o.l. av messing -
8 bold as brass
(very cheeky: She walked in late as bold as brass.) frekk (som bare det) -
9 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) komme til saken/det vesentlige -
10 horse brass
subst. \/ˈhɔːsbrɑːs\/forklaring: messingbeslag i seletøy for arbeidshest -
11 monumental brass
subst.minnetavle -
12 naval brass
subst.messing (motstandsdyktig mot saltvann) -
13 bold
bəuld1) (daring or fearless: a bold plan of attack.) dristig, djerv2) (striking and well-marked: a dress with bold stripes.) tydelig, iøynefallende3) ((of type) thick and clear, like this.) (halv)fet skrift•- boldly- boldness
- bold as brassdjerv--------dristig--------tykkadj. \/bəʊld\/1) djerv, dristig, modig, uforferdet, vågal2) ( gammeldags) fremfusende, frekk, uforskammet3) ( overført) kraftig markert, sterkt fremtredende, tydelig4) bratt (oppstigende), brådyp5) ( typografi) halvfetas bold as brass frekk som en flatlusmake bold to eller make so bold as to tillate seg å, driste seg til å, være djerv nok til å• what are you doing here, if I might make as bold as to ask? -
14 horn
ho:n1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) horn2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) horn3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) horn-4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) horn5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) (bil)horn6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) blåseinstrument, horn7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) valthorn•- horned- - horned
- hornyhorn--------trompetIsubst. \/hɔːn\/1) ( zoologi) horn, antenne, følehorn2) horn, bein, beinsubstans, hornsubstans3) ( om lyd e.l.) bilhorn, tåkelur4) ( musikk) horn, messingblåseinstrument5) forklaring: horn eller hornformet redskap som drikkehorn, krutthorn e.l.6) forklaring: redskap laget av horn eller opprinnelig laget av horn, som skohorn, fingerbøl, skje e.l.7) (hverdagslig, jazz) instrument, horn (om alle slags instrumenter)8) trakt, tut (på gammeldags grammofon)9) ( på måneskive) spiss13) (britisk, vulgært) ståpikk14) (amer., hverdagslig) telefon• that lady is on the horn again!16) (radio, slang) høyttaler18) (urmakerfaget, i engelsk ankergang)forklaring: en av to tinder i gaffel som skal berøre anslagsstiften19) forklaring: hornformet utspring eller fremspringbe on the horns of a dilemma befinne seg i et dilemmablow one's own horn (amer., hverdagslig) skryte, være stor i kjeftendraw in one's horns ( overført) stramme livreimen ta det roligere, slå ned fartenIIverb \/hɔːn\/1) sette horn på, utstyre med horn2) stange, spidde med horn3) ( overført) gjøre til hanrei, sette horn (i pannen) på4) (sjøfart, skipsbygging) forklaring: bygge skrog eller skott i riktig vinkel opp fra kjølen ved å ta beddingens skråing med i beregningenhorn in (on) trenge seg inn (på)horn in kaste inn, slenge inn -
15 band
bænd I noun1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) bånd; strikk2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) stripe, bord3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) båndII 1. noun1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) bande, gjeng2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) band, musikkorps2. verb(to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) binde sammen, forenebande--------bind--------ring--------stripeIsubst. \/bænd\/1) bånd (som binder sammen\/rundt)2) stripe, remse, bord3) ( økonomi e.l.) kategori4) belte, mavebelte (på sigar)5) ( EDB) sporgruppe6) ( radio) bånd7) ( mekanikk) (driv)reim8) glatt ring9) (amer., på fugl) ringband conveyor eller band feeder transportbåndbands en slags prestekrage, advokats embetskrageband selecting switch ( radio) båndvelgerto beat the band (amer., hverdagslig) som et pisket skinnIIsubst. \/bænd\/1) (mindre) orkester, musikkorps, band2) forening3) tropp, skare, flokkthe Band of Hope forklaring: britisk avholdsorganisasjonband of robbers røverbandeIIIverb \/bænd\/1) sette bånd rundt\/på2) plassere i kategori3) (amer., om fugl) ringmerkeband (oneself) together forene (seg), slå seg sammen, gå sammen -
16 bearing lining
subst. eller bearing brass eller bearing bush( maskinfag) lagerforing -
17 bugle
'bju:ɡl(a musical wind instrument usually made of brass, used chiefly for military signals: He plays the bugle.) signalhorn, liten trompet- buglerIsubst. \/ˈbjuːɡl\/1) signalhorn (militærvesen), jakthorn2) sylinderformet glassperle (sydd på tøy)3) ( også bugleweed, en av flere arter i planteslekten Ajuga, særlig krypjonsokkoll, Ajuga reptans) jonsokkoll4) (austr., slang) nese, snyteskafton the bugle (austr., slang) stinkende, råttenIIverb \/ˈbjuːɡl\/1) blåse i horn2) signalisere med horn, tilkalle med horn -
18 cornet
'ko:nit, ]( American) ko:r'net1) (a brass musical instrument similar to the trumpet.) kornett2) (a cone-shaped wafer biscuit for holding ice-cream: an ice-cream cornet.) kremmerhuskjekssubst. \/ˈkɔːnɪt\/1) ( musikk) kornett2) ( musikk) kornettist3) kremmerhus, spisspose4) iskjeks, kremmerhus (til iskrem)5) ( musikk) register, orgelregister6) (historisk, militærvesen) kornett (offiser i kavalerieskadronen)7) ( historisk) hodelin -
19 cymbal
'simbəl(a brass musical instrument like a plate with a hollow in the centre, two of which are struck together to produce a noise: The cymbals clashed.) bekkensubst. \/ˈsɪmb(ə)l\/( musikk) cymbal, bekken -
20 farthing
subst. \/ˈfɑːħɪŋ\/1) ( før 1961) 1\/4 penny (da det gikk 240 pence på ett pund)2) dugg, grann, døytnot worth a (brass) farthing ikke verdt fem (flate) ørepay to the last farthing betale til siste øre
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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
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