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brass
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brass(
brahs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (metal)
2. (music)
a. los bronces (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The song starts with violins, and then the brass begins to play.La canción empieza con los violines, y luego comienzan a tocar los bronces.
b. los metales (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The brass plays to the rhythm of salsa in Miami.En Miami suenan los metales a ritmo de salsa.
3. (colloquial) (military)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. los jefazos (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The brass are upset with him so they have him on latrine duty for a while.Los jefazos están molestos con él así que lo tienen en el servicio de letrinas por un tiempo.
b. los mandamases (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The brass are so detached from reality that I no longer trust their leadership.Los mandamases están tan desvinculados de la realidad que ya no confío en su liderazgo.
4. (colloquial) (nerve)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
5. (slang) (money) (United Kingdom)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la pasta (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Can you loan me some brass so I can get my tyres fixed?¿Me prestas un poco de pasta para poder arreglar las llantas?
b. la guita (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The dictator fled the country and took the brass with him.El dictador huyó del país y se llevó la guita consigo.
c. la plata (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I want to go to the World Cup, but I don't have the brass.Quiero ir a la Copa Mundial, pero no tenga la plata.
d. la lana (F) (colloquial) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
He must have a lot of brass to afford a nice house like that.Debe tener mucha lana para poder pagar una casa bonita como esa.
a. la placa conmemorativa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Brasses began to take the place of wooden or stone effigies around the 13th century.Las placas conmemorativas comenzaron a ocupar el lugar de los efigies de madera o piedra alrededor del siglo XIII.
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