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brass

[brɑːs] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. латунь, жёлтая медь
2. муз.
  1. = brass instrument медный духовой музыкальный инструмент
  2. духовая секция (оркестра, джазового ансамбля)
3. 1. мемориальная доска
  2. табличка (с фамилией должностного лица на его кабинете)
4. разг. деньги; медяки, мелкие деньги, мелочь
5. низость, бесстыдство, хамство
6. = brass hat
  1. амер.; воен.; жарг. начальство; высший военный чин, старший офицер
  2. амер.; разг. "шишка", заправила, "большой человек" (в какой-л. организации или деле)
  3. разг. военщина
7. тех. подшипник; салинг-блок
прил.
латунный, медный; сделанный из меди или латуни
гл.
1. покрывать латунью, медью
2. разг. нагло вести себя (обычно brass it)
3. разг. выплачивать сполна, расплачиваться

Physics (En-Ru)

brass

латунь

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The sun was almost vertically above us now: splinters of light darted here and there from the glass of the hearse and the bright brass-work of the coffin.
Солнце стояло почти над головой; вокруг прыгали солнечные зайчики от стекол катафалка и медных украшений гроба.
Greene, Henry Graham / The ComediansГрин, Генри Грэм / Комедианты
Комедианты
Грин, Генри Грэм
© Издательство "ЛЕНИЗДАТ", 1985
The Comedians
Greene, Henry Graham
© Graham Greene, 1965, 1966

After last year’s shake-up among the top brass, the organization was under intense scrutiny.
После произошедшей в прошлом году тотальной перетряски в высшем эшелоне организация постоянно находилась под пристальным наблюдением.
Rollins, James / Map of BonesРоллинс, Джеймс / Кости волхвов
Кости волхвов
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2005 by Jim Czajkowski
© А. Новиков, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Map of Bones
Rollins, James
© 2005 by Jim Czajkowski

A little toilet table of inlaid wood, with brass fittings and a warped looking-glass in a tarnished frame stood in the window.
Туалетный столик из штучного дерева, с медными бляхами и кривым зеркальцем, с почернелой позолотой, стоял у окна.
Turgenev, I.S. / A House of GentlefolkТургенев, И.С. / Дворянское гнездо
Дворянское гнездо
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1983
A House of Gentlefolk
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

Before long Grisha arrived with his soft tread, carrying in one hand his staff and in the other a tallow candle set in a brass candlestick.
Почти вслед за нами тихими шагами вошел Гриша. В одной руке он держал свой посох, в другой - сальную свечу в медном подсвечнике.
Толстой, Л.Н. / ДетствоTolstoy, Leo / Childhood
Childhood
Tolstoy, Leo
© 2007 Objective Systems Pty Ltd
Детство
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1960

Along the bedroom baseboard were three plugs for electric lamps, concealed by little brass doors.
В спальне было три штепселя для ламп, скрытые крошечными медными дверцами.
Lewis, Sinclair / BabbitЛьюис, Синклер / Бэббит
Бэббит
Льюис, Синклер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959
Babbit
Lewis, Sinclair
© 2008 by Quill Pen Classics

In Mitya's hands was a brass pestle, and he flung it mechanically in the grass.
В руках Мити был медный пестик, и он машинально отбросил его в траву.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

It's a great burden off my mind, because, having parted brass rags with Kipper, she announced her intention of marrying me.'
У меня прямо гора с плеч — ведь после того, как Бобби разругалась с Селедкой, она заявила, что собирается выйти замуж за меня.
Wodehouse, P.G. / Jeeves in the offingВудхаус, П. Г. / На помощь, Дживс!
На помощь, Дживс!
Вудхаус, П. Г.
© Издательство «Остожье», 1999
© ГП ИПФ «Ставрополье», 1999
Jeeves in the offing
Wodehouse, P.G.
© 1960 by P.G.Wodehouse, renewed 1988 by Edward Stephen Cazalet, next of kin of deceased author

" The man held out the large brass handle.
Незнакомец протянул ему большую медную ручку.
Greene, Henry Graham / Monsignor QuixoteГрин, Генри Грэм / Монсеньор Кихот
Монсеньор Кихот
Грин, Генри Грэм
© Издательство "Молодая гвардия", 1989
Monsignor Quixote
Greene, Henry Graham
© Graham Greene, 1982

She reached into her handbag and brought out a small brass-coloured canister which she pressed into my hand.
Ронни открыла сумочку и, покопавшись, извлекла оттуда маленькую медного цвета коробочку. Она вложила коробочку мне в руку.
Laurie, Hugh / The Gun SellerЛори, Хью / Торговец пушками
Торговец пушками
Лори, Хью
© Александр Рахуба, перевод, 2009
© "Фантом Пресс", издание, 2009
© Hugh Laurie, The Gun Seller, 1996
The Gun Seller
Laurie, Hugh
© 1996 by Hugh Laurie

His cabin was his office. It was small, and pleasantly outfitted in dark wood and brass.
Каюта служила ему и кабинетом - маленькая, изысканно отделанная темным деревом и медью.
Mieville, China / The ScarМьевиль, Чайна / Шрам
Шрам
Мьевиль, Чайна
© Перевод. Г. Крылов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© 2002 by China Mieville
The Scar
Mieville, China
© 2002 by China Mieville

Expensive brass or period four-poster beds.
Старинные кровати с кованой спинкой или кровати с пологом на четырех стойках
Lowndes, Leil / How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with YouЛаундес, Лейл / Как влюбить в себя любого
Как влюбить в себя любого
Лаундес, Лейл
© Leil Lowndes, 1996
© «Добрая книга», 2001 - Перевод и оформление
How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You
Lowndes, Leil
© 1995 by Debra McCarthy-Anderson and Carol Bruce-Thomas
© 1996 by Leil Lowndes

They began looking with a lantern by the fence and found the brass pestle dropped in a most conspicuous place on the garden path.
Стали искать с фонарем у забора и нашли брошенный прямо на садовую дорожку, на самом виду, медный пестик.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

The shopkeeper hefted a black leather tunic onto the counter, set with swirls of shiny brass, trimmed with pointless tissues of delicate chain-mail.
Лавочник вывалил на стойку тунику из черной кожи, украшенную блестящими медными завитками и обшитую паутиной бессмысленно тонкой кольчуги.
Abercrombie, Joe / The Blade ItselfАберкромби, Джо / Кровь и железо
Кровь и железо
Аберкромби, Джо
© 2006 by Joe Abercrombie.
© Перевод. В. Иванов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
The Blade Itself
Abercrombie, Joe
© 2007 by Joe Abercrombie

He closed his right hand into a fist and slipped the quarters between his fingers, creating a makeshift set of brass knuckles.
Затем, стиснув правый кулак, он втиснул монеты между пальцами, создав что-то вроде импровизированного кастета.
King, Stephen / The LangoliersКинг, Стивен / Лангольеры
Лангольеры
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1990
© Перевод. В.А. Вебер, 1997
© "Фирма "Издательство АСТ"", 1999
The Langoliers
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1990

So they stood and ate beneath a sky of thunderous brass that rang with the storm-coming.
И стали есть, стоя под медью неба, звенящей о скорой буре.
Golding, William / Lord of the fliesГолдинг, Уильям / Повелитель мух
Повелитель мух
Голдинг, Уильям
© Е. Суриц, перевод, 1981
© "Азбука-классика", 2005
Lord of the flies
Golding, William
© 1954 by William Golding

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brɑːsNounлатунь; жёлтая медь

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гильза
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Collocations

admiralty brass

адмиралтейская латунь

alloy brass

специальная латунь

as bold as brass

бесстрашный

as bold as brass

наглый

as bold as brass

напористый

as bold as brass

смелый

big brass

большое начальство

big brass

высшие офицеры

brass band

духовой оркестр

brass bar

латунная чушка

brass coating

покрытие латунью

brass gauze

латунная сетка

brass gauze

латунная ткань

brass knuckles

кастет

brass monkey

ледяной

Word forms

brass

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	brass	brasses
Possessive case	brass', brass's	brasses'

brass

verb

Basic forms
Past	brassed
Imperative	brass
Present Participle (Participle I)	brassing
Past Participle (Participle II)	brassed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I brass	we brass
you brass	you brass
he/she/it brasses	they brass

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am brassing	we are brassing
you are brassing	you are brassing
he/she/it is brassing	they are brassing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have brassed	we have brassed
you have brassed	you have brassed
he/she/it has brassed	they have brassed

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been brassing	we have been brassing
you have been brassing	you have been brassing
he/she/it has been brassing	they have been brassing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I brassed	we brassed
you brassed	you brassed
he/she/it brassed	they brassed

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was brassing	we were brassing
you were brassing	you were brassing
he/she/it was brassing	they were brassing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had brassed	we had brassed
you had brassed	you had brassed
he/she/it had brassed	they had brassed

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been brassing	we had been brassing
you had been brassing	you had been brassing
he/she/it had been brassing	they had been brassing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will brass	we shall/will brass
you will brass	you will brass
he/she/it will brass	they will brass

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be brassing	we shall/will be brassing
you will be brassing	you will be brassing
he/she/it will be brassing	they will be brassing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have brassed	we shall/will have brassed
you will have brassed	you will have brassed
he/she/it will have brassed	they will have brassed

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been brassing	we shall/will have been brassing
you will have been brassing	you will have been brassing
he/she/it will have been brassing	they will have been brassing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would brass	we should/would brass
you would brass	you would brass
he/she/it would brass	they would brass

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be brassing	we should/would be brassing
you would be brassing	you would be brassing
he/she/it would be brassing	they would be brassing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have brassed	we should/would have brassed
you would have brassed	you would have brassed
he/she/it would have brassed	they would have brassed

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been brassing	we should/would have been brassing
you would have been brassing	you would have been brassing
he/she/it would have been brassing	they would have been brassing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am brassed	we are brassed
you are brassed	you are brassed
he/she/it is brassed	they are brassed

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being brassed	we are being brassed
you are being brassed	you are being brassed
he/she/it is being brassed	they are being brassed

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been brassed	we have been brassed
you have been brassed	you have been brassed
he/she/it has been brassed	they have been brassed

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was brassed	we were brassed
you were brassed	you were brassed
he/she/it was brassed	they were brassed

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being brassed	we were being brassed
you were being brassed	you were being brassed
he/she/it was being brassed	they were being brassed

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been brassed	we had been brassed
you had been brassed	you had been brassed
he/she/it had been brassed	they had been brassed

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be brassed	we shall/will be brassed
you will be brassed	you will be brassed
he/she/it will be brassed	they will be brassed

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been brassed	we shall/will have been brassed
you will have been brassed	you will have been brassed
he/she/it will have been brassed	they will have been brassed

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brass

Physics (En-Ru)

brass

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brass

brass

The Universal Dictionary
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