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get down to brass tacks

  • 1 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

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  • 2 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 interessa

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  • 3 to get down to brass tacks

    to get down to brass tacks
    chegar ao ponto essencial da questão, encarar os fatos.

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  • 4 brass

    1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) latão
    2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.)
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    - brass band
    - brass neck
    - get down to brass tacks
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    [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.

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  • 5 brass

    1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) latão
    2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) metais
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    - brass band - brass neck - get down to brass tacks

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  • 6 tack

    [tæk] 1. noun
    1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) tacha
    2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) alinhavo
    3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordada
    4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) rumo
    2. verb
    1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pregar
    2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordejar
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    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.
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    tack2
    [tæk] n alimento, comida, especialmente em forma de pão. hard tack biscoito de marinheiro. soft tack filão de pão.

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См. также в других словарях:

  • get down to brass tacks — also[get down to cases] {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. * /The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks./ * /A busy doctor… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get down to brass tacks — also[get down to cases] {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. * /The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks./ * /A busy doctor… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get down to brass tacks — informal phrase to start discussing the most important issue Thesaurus: to discuss somethingsynonym Main entry: brass * * * get down to brass tacks informal : to start to discuss or consider the most important details or facts about something …   Useful english dictionary

  • get\ down\ to\ brass\ tacks — • get down to brass tacks • get down to cases v. phr. informal To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks. A… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get down to brass tacks — ► get down to brass tacks informal start to consider the basic facts. Main Entry: ↑brass …   English terms dictionary

  • (get down to) brass tacks — (get down to) brass ˈtacks idiom (informal) (to start to consider) the basic facts or practical details of sth Main entry: ↑brassidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • get down to brass tacks —    When people get down to brass tacks, they start to discuss the essential aspects of a problem or situation.     The situation was so serious that after a few polite exchanges they quickly got down to brass tacks …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • get down to brass tacks — become serious about it, knuckle down    As soon as I m feeling better I ll get down to brass tacks …   English idioms

  • get down to brass tacks — begin discussing the essential matters immediately Let s get down to brass tacks and begin to deal with the business at hand …   Idioms and examples

  • get down to brass tacks — to start talking about the basic facts of a situation. Let s get down to brass tacks who s going to pay for all of this? …   New idioms dictionary

  • get down to brass tacks — informal start to consider the basic facts or practical details. → brass …   English new terms dictionary

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