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bra·zen

(brā′zən)
adj.
1. Unrestrained by a sense of shame; rudely bold. See Synonyms at shameless.
2. Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound: "sudden brazen clashes of the soldiers' band" (James Joyce).
3.
a. Made of brass.
b. Resembling brass, as in color or strength.
tr.v. bra·zened, bra·zen·ing, bra·zens
To face or undergo with bold self-assurance: brazened out the crisis.
[Middle English brasen, made of brass, from Old English bræsen, from bræs, brass.]
bra′zen·ly adv.
bra′zen·ness n.
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brazen

(ˈbreɪzən)
adj
1. shameless and bold
2. made of or resembling brass
3. having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpet
vb (tr)
4. (usually foll by: out or through) to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly: the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions.
5. to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash
[Old English bræsen, from bræs brass]
ˈbrazenly adv
ˈbrazenness n
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bra•zen

(ˈbreɪ zən)
adj.
1. boldly shameless or impudent.
2. made of brass.
3. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.
v.t.
4. to make brazen or bold.
Idioms:
brazen it out or through, to face something boldly or shamelessly.
[before 1000; Middle English brasen, Old English bræsen; see brass, -en 2]
bra′zen•ly, adv.
bra′zen•ness, n.
syn: See bold.
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brazen


Past participle: brazened
Gerund: brazening

Imperative
brazen
brazen
Present
I brazen
you brazen
he/she/it brazens
we brazen
you brazen
they brazen
Preterite
I brazened
you brazened
he/she/it brazened
we brazened
you brazened
they brazened
Present Continuous
I am brazening
you are brazening
he/she/it is brazening
we are brazening
you are brazening
they are brazening
Present Perfect
I have brazened
you have brazened
he/she/it has brazened
we have brazened
you have brazened
they have brazened
Past Continuous
I was brazening
you were brazening
he/she/it was brazening
we were brazening
you were brazening
they were brazening
Past Perfect
I had brazened
you had brazened
he/she/it had brazened
we had brazened
you had brazened
they had brazened
Future
I will brazen
you will brazen
he/she/it will brazen
we will brazen
you will brazen
they will brazen
Future Perfect
I will have brazened
you will have brazened
he/she/it will have brazened
we will have brazened
you will have brazened
they will have brazened
Future Continuous
I will be brazening
you will be brazening
he/she/it will be brazening
we will be brazening
you will be brazening
they will be brazening
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been brazening
you have been brazening
he/she/it has been brazening
we have been brazening
you have been brazening
they have been brazening
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been brazening
you will have been brazening
he/she/it will have been brazening
we will have been brazening
you will have been brazening
they will have been brazening
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been brazening
you had been brazening
he/she/it had been brazening
we had been brazening
you had been brazening
they had been brazening
Conditional
I would brazen
you would brazen
he/she/it would brazen
we would brazen
you would brazen
they would brazen
Past Conditional
I would have brazened
you would have brazened
he/she/it would have brazened
we would have brazened
you would have brazened
they would have brazened
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. brazen - face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
dare, defy - challenge; "I dare you!"
Adj. 1. [画像:brazen - unrestrained by convention or propriety]brazen - unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
unashamed - used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame
2. brazen - made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
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brazen

brazen it out be unashamed, persevere, be defiant, put a brave face on it, stand your ground, confront something, be impenitent, outface, outstare As for the scandal, he is as determined as ever to brazen it out.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

brazen

adjective
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Translations
وقح، قليل الحياء
nestoudný
frækskamløs
ósvífinn
begėdiškai neigti
nekaunīgsnekautrīgs

brazen

[ˈbreɪzn]
A. ADJ
1. (= shameless) → descarado
I couldn't do anything so brazen as that → yo nunca podría hacer algo con tanto descaro
a brazen hussy → una desvergonzada, una descarada
2. (= made of brass) → de latón
B. VT to brazen it out → echar cara (a la situación)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brazen

[ˈbreɪzən]
adj → impudent(e), effronté(e)
vt
to brazen it out → la jouer au culot, la jouer au bluff
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

brazen

adj
(= impudent) → unverschämt, dreist ; lie → schamlos ; to be brazen about something → klar zu etw stehen ; to be brazen about doing something → etw ganz dreist tun
(obs, = of brass) → messingen (rare)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

brazen

[ˈbreɪzn]
1. adj (shameless) → sfacciato/a
2. vt to brazen it out → continuare con la massima faccia tosta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

brazen

(ˈbreizn) adjective
impudent or shameless. a brazen young woman. astrant, onbeskaamd, parmantig وقح، قليل الحياء безсрамен descarado nestoudný schamlos fræk; skamløs αδιάντροπος descarado, desvergonzado häbematu پررو؛ بی حیا hävytön effronté חָסַר בּוּשָׁה निर्लज्ज, बेशर्म besraman pimasz kurang ajar ósvífinn sfrontato 厚かましい 뻔뻔스런 begėdiškas nekaunīgs; nekautrīgs muka tembok brutaal frekk, vulgær bezwstydny بی شرمه ، بی حیا descarado neruşinat бесстыдный bezočivý nesramen besraman fräck, skamlös หน้าไม่อาย utanmaz, yüzsüz, arsız 厚顏無恥的 безсоромний بے حیا ، فحش trơ tráo 厚颜无耻的
brazen it out
to face a situation with impudent boldness. She knew her deception had been discovered but decided to brazen it out. brutaal volhou يكابر، ينكر بوقاحة وإصرار не се срамувам от поведението ir até ao fim tvářit se jakoby nic durchziehen lade som ingenting; spille uskyldig αντιμετωπίζω κτ. με θράσος και αναίδεια plantar cara häbematusega läbi lööma پررویی کردن olla muina miehinä crâner לְהִתמוֹדֵד לְלֹא בּוּשָה निर्लज्जता से सामना करना opravdati se magabiztosan csinál menghadapi dengan berani þykjast ekki vita upp á sig skömmina superare comportandosi in modo sfacciato ずうずうしく押し通す 뻔뻔스럽게 대처하다 begėdiškai neigti nekaunīgi / izaicinoši izturēties menebalkan muka zich er brutaal doorheen slaan late som ingenting nadrabiać bezczelnością پروریی کول ir até ao fim a se purta cu neruşinare нагло выкручиваться, держаться вызывающе zapierať (drzo) predrzno nastopiti drsko poricati fräckt låtsas som ingenting เผชิญหน้าอย่างไร้ยางอาย pişkinliğe vurmak 厚著臉皮面對 поводитися безсоромно سہنا ، جھیلنا trơ ra 厚着脸皮干下去
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For, though it walked, and made other lifelike motions, there yet was a kind of jerk in its gait, which, together with its brazen aspect, caused the young prince to suspect that it was no true giant, but only a wonderful piece of machinery.
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Short led the way; with the flat box, the private luggage (which was not extensive) tied up in a bundle, and a brazen trumpet slung from his shoulder-blade.
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