brass

Messing

Gelbes Metall aus Kupfer und Zink, aus dem zum Beispiel Griffe und Musikinstrumente hergestellt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: A yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc, used for things such as handles and musical instruments.

• The handle is made of brass.
• She polished the brass until it shone.
• They fitted brass taps in the bathroom.

Häufige Wendungen: brass handle, solid brass, polished brass

Blechblasinstrumente

Instrumente wie Trompeten und Posaunen oder die Gruppe der Musiker, die sie spielen.

In einfachem Englisch: Musical instruments such as trumpets and trombones, or the group of musicians playing them.

• The brass section played loudly.
• She writes music for brass and strings.
• The conductor asked the brass to play more softly.

Synonyme: brass instruments

Häufige Wendungen: brass section, brass instruments, brass band, brass player

Dreistigkeit, Unverschämtheit

Selbstsicherheit, durch die jemand unverschämt handelt oder etwas wagt, das andere sich nicht trauen würden.

In einfachem Englisch: Confidence that makes someone behave rudely or do something most people would not dare to do.

• You’ve got a lot of brass!
• She had the brass to blame me for her mistake.
• It took brass to demand a refund after eating everything.

So benutzt man es: have the brass to do something (He had the brass to ask for more money.)

Synonyme: nerve, cheek, impudence, audacity

Häufige Wendungen: have the brass, a lot of brass