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brass meaning in French

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brass [brasses] (alloy of copper and zinc)
noun
[UK: brɑːs]
[US: ˈbræs]

laiton◼◼◼nom {m}It's made of brass. = C'est du laiton.

brass [brasses] (made of brass (attributive use))
noun
[UK: brɑːs]
[US: ˈbræs]

en laiton◼◼◻nom

brass [brasses] (class of wind instruments)
noun
[UK: brɑːs]
[US: ˈbræs]

cuivres◼◼◻nom {m pl}

brass [brasses] (spent shell casings)
noun
[UK: brɑːs]
[US: ˈbræs]

douille◼◼◻nom {f}

brass [brasses] (high-ranking military officers)
noun
[UK: brɑːs]
[US: ˈbræs]

galonnés◼◻◻nom {m pl}

brass (of colour of brass)
adjective
[UK: brɑːs]
[US: ˈbræs]

couleur de laitonadjectif

brass band (group of musicians who play brass instruments)
noun
[UK: ˈbrɑːs.ˈbænd]
[US: ˈbrɑːs.ˈbænd]

fanfare◼◼◼nom {f}

brass instrument (musical instrument)
noun
[UK: brɑːs ˈɪn.strʊ.mənt]
[US: ˈbræs ˈɪn.strə.mənt]

instrument de cuivre◼◼◼nom {m}

brass knuckles (weapon which reinforces the fist)
noun
[UK: ˈbrɑːs.ˌnʌklz]
[US: ˈbrɑːs.ˌnʌklz]

poing américain◼◼◼nom {m}

brasserie (type of restaurant)
noun
[UK: ˈbræ.sə.ri]
[US: ˈbræ.sə.ri]

brasserie◼◼◼nom {f}

brassic (of or relating to brassicas)
adjective

brassiqueadjectif
{m} {f}

brassica (cabbage family)
noun

brassiquenom {f}

get down to brass tacks (deal with the important details)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet daʊn tuː brɑːs tæks]
[US: ˈɡet ˈdaʊn ˈtuː ˈbræs ˈtæks]

passer aux choses sérieuses◼◼◼verbe

not worth a brass farthing (worth nothing)
adjective

ne pas valoir tripetteadjectif

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