Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - brazen
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Brazen
brazen
~ adj 1 behaving in an immoral way without being embarrassed or ashamed (a brazen hussy (=a woman who behaves this way, especially sexually)) 2 brazen lie/attitude a lie or bad attitude that is shocking because the person responsible is not ashamed of it 3 literary having a shiny yellow colour brazen sth out ~ phr v to deal with a situation that is difficult or embarrassing for you by appearing to be confident rather than ashamed
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If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour. They’re quite brazen about their bisexuality, it doesn’t worry them. ADJ • brazenly He was brazenly running a $400,000-a-month drug operation from the prison. ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English brasen, from Old English br?sen, from br?s brass Date: before 12th century 1. made of brass 2. a. sounding harsh and loud like struck brass b. of the color of polished brass 3. marked by contemptuous boldness a ~ disregard for the rules • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: circa 1555 to face with defiance or impudence — usually used in the phrase ~ it out ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. 1 (also brazen-faced) flagrant and shameless; insolent. 2 made of brass. 3 of or like brass, esp. in colour or sound. --v.tr. (foll. by out) face or undergo defiantly. Phrases and idioms brazen it out be defiantly unrepentant under censure. Derivatives brazenly adv. brazenness n. Etymology: OE br{aelig}sen f. br{aelig}s brass ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. медный; бронзовый 2. похожий на медь brazen sky —- багровое небо 3. пронзительный, резкий, металлический (о звуке и т. п.) brazen tones of voice —- металлические нотки в голосе 4. бесстыдный, наглый brazen hussy —- бысстыжая девчонка a brazen violation of the rules —- баззастенчивое нарушение правил Id: brazen age —- медный век 5. держаться развязно; нагло отрицать (также brazen out) to brazen it out —- начисто отрицать свою вину; нагло выпутываться (выкручиваться) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) медный; бронзовый 2) бесстыдный 2. v. to brazen it out - нагло вести себя; держаться вызывающе; нагло выкручиваться, изворачиваться ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. brжsen "made of brass," from brжs "brass." The figurative sense of "hardened in effrontery" is c.1573 (in brazen-face), perhaps suggesting a face unable to show shame (see brass). To brazen it out "face impudently" is from 1555. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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