brass band
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brass band
n. Music
A band composed of brass and sometimes percussion instruments.
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brass band
n
(Music, other) See band12
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brass′ band′
n.
a band made up principally of brass instruments.
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Noun | 1. | brass band - a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments band - instrumentalists not including string players |
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Translations
فِرْقَة الآلات النُحاسِيَّةفرقة موسيقيه نحاسيه
dechová kapeladechovka
hornorkester
torvisoittokunta
limena glazba
rezesbanda
lúîrasveit
ブラスバンド
관악대
dychová kapela
blåsorkester
วงดนตรีเครื่องเป่า
brass band
n → Blaskapelle f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
brass band
n → fanfaraCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
brass
(braːs) noun1. an alloy of copper and zinc. This plate is made of brass; (also adjective) a brass door-knocker.
2. wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.
ˈbrassy adjectivebrass band
a band of players of (mainly) brass wind instruments.
brass neck shameless cheek or impudence. After breaking off the engagement she had the brass neck to keep the ring.
get down to brass tacks to deal with basic principles or matters. Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.
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brass band
→ فِرْقَة الآلات النُحاسِيَّة dechovka hornorkester Blaskapelle ορχήστρα χάλκινων οργάνων banda de música torvisoittokunta fanfare limena glazba banda di ottoni ブラスバンド 관악대 fanfarekorps hornorkester orkiestra dęta charanga духовой оркестр blåsorkester วงดนตรีเครื่องเป่า bando takımı ban nhạc dùng nhạc khí bằng đồng và bộ gõ 铜管乐队Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009