Nouns | |||||||
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| brass | das Kupfergeld no plural | ||||||
| brass (Brit.) | die Gedenktafel pl.: die Gedenktafeln | ||||||
| brass [TECH.] | das Messing no plural [Werkstoffe] | ||||||
| brass [MUS.] | die Blechbläser | ||||||
| the brass [MUS.] | die Blechblasinstrumente | ||||||
| the brass [MUS.] | das Blech pl. [coll.] - Blechbläser im Orchester | ||||||
| the brass [MUS.] | die Blechbläser - Orchester | ||||||
| brass [GEOL.] | die Pyriteinlagerung pl.: die Pyriteinlagerungen | ||||||
| brasses [GEOL.] | die Pyriteinlagerung pl.: die Pyriteinlagerungen | ||||||
| brass fastener | die Musterbeutelklammer pl.: die Musterbeutelklammern | ||||||
| brass fastener | die Flachkopfklammer pl.: die Flachkopfklammern | ||||||
| brass fastener | die Musterklammer pl.: die Musterklammern | ||||||
| brass fastener | die Rundkopfklammer pl.: die Rundkopfklammern | ||||||
| brass knuckles pl. (Amer.) | der Schlagring pl.: die Schlagringe | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| brass | |||||||
| brassen (Verb) | |||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to brass sth. | brassed, brassed | | etw.acc. vermessingen | vermessingte, vermessingt | | ||||||
| to brace sth. | braced, braced | [NAUT.] - the yards of a ship | etw.acc. brassen | brasste, gebrasst | - die Rahsegel | ||||||
| to get down to brass tacks | zum Kern der Sache kommen | kam, gekommen | | ||||||
| to get down to brass tacks | zur Sache kommen | kam, gekommen | | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| brass adj. | Messing... no plural | ||||||
| brass-coated adj. [TECH.] | vermessingt | ||||||
| brass-plated adj. [TECH.] | vermessingt | ||||||
| not worth a brass farthing | keinen Pfennig wert | ||||||
| not worth a brass farthing | keinen roten Heller wert | ||||||
| bright brass yellow | hell messinggelb | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| (as) bold as brass | frech wie Oskar adv. | ||||||
| Let's get down to brass tacks! | Kommen wir zur Sache! | ||||||
| to not be worth a brass farthing [fig.] | keinen Deut wert sein | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| He was as bold as brass. | Er war frech wie Oskar. | ||||||
| It's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. (Brit.) [hum.] [sl.] | Es ist arschkalt. [sl.] | ||||||
| Real brass monkey weather, eh? (Brit.) [hum.] [sl.] | Arschkalt, was? [sl.] | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| abras, basis, bass, basso, bassy, brash, brassy, crass, frass, grass, trass | Basis, Bass, bass, Bass-, Basso, blass, Brasse, Fraß, Flächenfraß, Nagetierfraß, krass, Rasse, Trass |
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| brasses | |
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