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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.) medenina2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) trobila•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *I [bra:s]nounmedenina, med, bron; colloquially denar; music trobila; plural medeninasta posoda; nagrobna plošča, spominska plošča; American slang častniki; figuratively nesramnost, predrznostII [bra:s]adjectivemedeninast, bronast; figuratively predrzen, izzivalen, trmastIII [bra:s]transitive verb & intransitive verbz medenino obiti, obložiti; slang izplačati -
2 brass band
(a band of players of (mainly) brass wind instruments.) pihalni orkester -
3 brass neck
(shameless cheek or impudence: After breaking off the engagement she had the brass neck to keep the ring.) biti predrzen -
4 brass-bounder
[brá:sbaundə]nounnautical slang kadet trgovske mornarice -
5 brass-foil
[brá:sfɔil]nounzlati folij -
6 brass-founder
[brá:sfaundə]nounlivar brona -
7 brass-hat
[brá:shæt]nounmilitary slang general, visoki štabni častnik -
8 bold as brass
(very cheeky: She walked in late as bold as brass.) predrzen -
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.) govoriti o bistvenem -
10 sheet-brass
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11 yellow brass
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12 bold
[bəuld]1) (daring or fearless: a bold plan of attack.) smel2) (striking and well-marked: a dress with bold stripes.) bijoč v oči3) ((of type) thick and clear, like this.) debel•- boldly- boldness
- bold as brass* * *[bould]adjective ( boldly adverb)smel, drzen, srčen, neustrašen; podjeten; jasen, izrazit; strmto put a bold face on s.th. — ne se za kaj zmenitiI beg ( —ali make) bold to say — upam si trditi, prepričan sem -
13 farthing
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14 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) rog2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) roževina3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) roževinast4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) rog, rožič5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) hupa6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) rog7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) rog•- horned- - horned
- horny* * *I [hɔ:n]nounrog, rogovina, roževina; music rog; hupa, trobilo (avto); simbol moči; zvočni lijak (pri gramofonu); tipalka (polž, insekt), polipova lovka; krak luninega krajca; rečni rokav, zaliv; plural figuratively rogovi (prevaranega moža); American colloquially požirek pijače; vulgar trd penismusic English horn — vrsta oboemusic French horn — vrsta trobenteto draw ( —ali pull) in one's horns — brzdati se, postati skromnejšito lift ( —ali raise) the horns — pokazati roge, biti prevzetenon the horns of a dilemma — v veliki dilemi, med dvema ognjemaScottish history to put to the horn — izgnati, izobčitihorn of plenty — rog izobilja, blaga na pretekto show one's horns — pokazati roge, postati predrzento take the bull by the horns — smelo se spoprijeti s težavami, kljubovatiII [hɔ:n]transitive verbnabosti na rogove, udariti z rogoviAmerican to horn in — vsiliti se, vriniti se -
15 band
[bænd] I noun1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) obveza, trak2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) proga3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) valovi (radijski)II 1. noun1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) tolpa2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) orkester2. verb(to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) združiti se* * *I [bænd]nounvez; vrvica, trak, jermen; obrobek; obroč; spona, okovi; technical pogonski jermen; plural duhovnikov, sodnikov ovratnikII [bænd]nountolpa, četa, truma; drhal, sodrga; godba, kapela, orkesterAmerican that beats the band — to je višekcolloquially when the band begins to play — ko postane položaj resenIII [bænd]transitive verbpovezati, združiti, zbrati (se) -
16 bugle
['bju:ɡl](a musical wind instrument usually made of brass, used chiefly for military signals: He plays the bugle.) trobenta- bugler* * *I [bjú:gl]nounmusic trobenta, rogII [bjú:gl]intransitive verb & transitive verbtrobentati; z rogom signaliziratiIII [bjú:gl]nounsteklena koralda, steklen biser (črn) -
17 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) gumb2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) gumb2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) zapeti (z gumbi)3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) zadrževati* * *I [bʌtn]noungumb; botany popek; glavič; mlada gobicacolloquially not to have all one's buttons — ne biti čisto pri pameti(a boy in) buttons — livrirani sluga; sprevodnik dvigalanot worth a button — niti piškavega oreha vreden, zaničII [bʌtn]transitive verb(up) zapetifiguratively to button up one's mouth — molčati, ne ziniti besede -
18 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) skrb2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) varstvo3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) skrb4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) nega2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) skrbeti2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) hoteti; rad•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of* * *I [kwə]nounskrb, nega; zaskrbljenost, previdnost, pazljivost; marljivost, prizadevnostto take ( —ali have) care — (of) biti previdenwith care! — pazi! previdno!II [kwə]intransitive verb (for, of, about) skrbeti, negovati; marati; American zmoči, uspešno ureditito care for — rad imeti, zanimati semuch do I care for — mar mi je, še na misel mi ne prideI don't care — ne ljubi se mi, ni mi marfor aught ( —ali ought) I care — zaradi mene, meni nič marI don't care a pin ( —ali rap, damn, straw, cent, brass farthing, fig, feather, whoop) — nič mi ni mar, vseeno mi jewhat do I care? — kaj mi mar? -
19 cornet
['ko:nit, ]( American[) ko:r'net]1) (a brass musical instrument similar to the trumpet.) rog2) (a cone-shaped wafer biscuit for holding ice-cream: an ice-cream cornet.) kornet* * *[kɔ:nit]nounmusic rog; vrečka, tulec; British English archaic praporščak; trobentač; belo pokrivalo usmiljenke; zastavica za signaliziranje -
20 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.) činele* * *[símbəl]nounmusic cimbale; plural činele
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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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