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brass noun

  /bɹas/ , /bɹæs/ , /bɹɑːs/
  • (countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
 Messing
  • (music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.
 Blech, Blechblasinstrumente, Messingfarbe, aus Messing, messingen
  • (military, business, or, other organizations, uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, metonym) High-ranking officers: the brass hats.
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brass adjective

  /bɹas/ , /bɹæs/ , /bɹɑːs/
  • Of the color of brass.
 messingfarben, messinggelb
brass instrument
Blechblasinstrument
brass knuckles
Schlagring
brass band
Blaskapelle, Blasmusikkapelle, Blasmusikorchester
get down to brass tacks
zur Sache kommen
bold as brass
tolldreist
brass coin
Messingmünze
brass fastener
Musterbeutelklammer
brass player
Blechbläser
not worth a brass farthing
keinen roten Heller wert

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brassen verb

brasse, brasste, habe gebrasst   /ˈbʁasn̩/
  • transitiv, Seemannssprache: die Stellung von Segeln mit Hilfe der Brassen ändern
 brace
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