Examples from texts
In the polished-brass trim on the door I could see her face.Ihr Gesicht spiegelte sich in dem polierten Messingbeschlag der Tür.Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
Threaded joints + brass accessoriesVerschraubungen + Zubehör aus Messing© 2010 OBO BETTERMANN GmbH & Co. KGhttp://www.obo-bettermann.com/index.php 1/24/2012© 2010 OBO BETTERMANN GmbH & Co.http://www.obo-bettermann.com/index.php 1/24/2012
He wore a denim jacket with brass buttons.Er trug eine Jeansjacke mit Messingknöpfen.Bear, Greg / Darwin's ChildrenBear, Greg / Die Darwin-KinderDie Darwin-KinderBear, Greg© 2003 Greg Bear© Elsevier GmbH, MünchenDarwin's ChildrenBear, Greg© 2003 by Greg Bear
One ought to have to say, " Yes; that really is Brown (or Jones, or Robinson) in that snuff-coloured Sunday coat of his with the brass buttons, which we all know so well. And what in the name of fortune's the fellow going on like that for?Man muß zugestehen: ja, es ist der Herr Nachbar, im bekannten, zimtfarbenen Sonntagskleide, mit goldbesponnenen Knöpfen, und was in aller Welt muß nur in den Mann gefahren sein, daß er sich so närrisch gebärdet?Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
It was an hour later, at the rear of the third drawer down on the right-hand side, that he found it. A small lever, in brass, no more than an inch long.Erst eine Stunde später wurde er in der dritten Schublade rechts unten fündig: Seine Finger ertasteten in der Rückwand des Fachs einen nur etwa zweieinhalb Zentimeter langen Messingriegel.Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, Frederick© 1995 by Bantam Books
Three-layers: nickel-brass/nickel/nickel-brassdreischichtig Nickel-Messing/Nickel/Nickel-Messing© Europäische Union, 1998-2010http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 25.02.2011© European Union, 1998-2010http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 25.02.2011
The current rotary transfer machine for union nuts from Gnutti processes a pre-pressed brass union nut in a cycle time of just 0.6 seconds.Der aktuelle Rundtaktautomat von Gnutti bearbeitet vorgepresste Messing-Überwurfmuttern in einer Taktzeit von nur 0,6 Sekunden.© Siemens AG 1996-2012© 2009 by Siemens Aktiengesellschaft München und Berlin© Siemens AG 1996-2012© 2009 by Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Munich and Berlin
I recall a standing suitcase, green with brass trimmings, a small edition of a steamer trunk.Ich erinnere mich an einen grünen Schrankkoffer mit Messingbeschlägen, ein Überseekoffer in klein.Gay, Peter / My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter / Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Gay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay
They were adorned with ankle rings, brass bracelets and necklaces, earrings of copper or wood in the shape of small spools. Their lower lips were pierced with either a bone or iron nail.Sie waren geschmückt mit Fußringen und aus Messing verfertigten Arm- und Halsbändern, mit Ohrgehängen aus Kupfer oder in Form kleiner Holzspulen, die Unterlippe durchbohrt von einem Bein- oder Eisennagel.Jung, Carl Gustav / Memories, dreams, reflectionsJung, Carl Gustav / Erinnerungen, Träume, GedankenErinnerungen, Träume, GedankenJung, Carl Gustav© 1961, 1962, 1963 by Random House, Inc.© der deutschen Ausgabe: 1971 Walter Verlag© Patmos Verlag GmbH & Co. KGMemories, dreams, reflectionsJung, Carl Gustav© 1961, 1962, 1963 by Random House, Inc.
It had been so long since it had been cleaned that, even on summer noons with the sun like a brass bell across pavement and rooftop and wall, the light sifted down here with a chill autumnal hue.Die Fensterscheiben waren schon so lange nicht mehr gereinigt worden, daß das Licht selbst an Sommernachmittagen, wenn die Sonne wie ein Messinggong auf Pflaster und Dach und Mauern knallte, kalt und schal herabdriftete.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
These include exceptionally natural-sounding piano, strings and brass voices, and the particularly expressive “sweet” wind voices (the CVP-105 has one sweet voice, “SweetTrumpet”).Darunter sind außergewöhnlich natürlich klingende Klavierklänge, Streichund Blechinstrumente sowie die besonders ausdrucksvollen „Sweet“-Blasinstrumente (das CVP-105 besitzt eine Sweet-Voice namens „SweetTrumpet“).© 2011 Yamaha Corporation© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
"Brass," Backus said. "Let's go on to the first victims.»Brass«, sagte Backus, »lassen Sie uns jetzt zu den anderen Opfern übergehen.«Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
"I don't think the bait cases would be as important anymore," Brass said.»Ich glaube nicht, daß die Ködermorde noch so wichtig sind«, sagte Brass.Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
"Brass, you there?"»Brass, Sind Sie da?«Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
There was a long period of quiet while I thought Backus and the others waited to see if Brass would continue.Es folgte eine lange Stille, und ich hatte den Eindruck, daß Backus und die anderen darauf warteten, daß Brass weitersprach.Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
Add to my dictionary
Not foundUser translations
No translations for this text yet.
Be the first to translate it!
Collocations
admiralty brass
Admiralitätsmessing
free-cutting brass
Automatenmessing
beta brass
Betamessing
cast brass
Gussmessing
naval brass
Marinemessing
yellow brass
Messing
brass sheet
Messingblech
sheet brass
Messingblech
brass wire brush
Messingdrahtbürste
brass solder
Messinglot
red brass
Rotguss
brass-plated
vermessingt
music for brass instruments
Blasmusik
playing of a brass band
Blasmusik
brass hammer
Messinghammer
Word forms
brass
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | brass | brasses |
| Possessive case | brass', brass's | brasses' |
brass
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | brassed |
| Imperative | brass |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | brassing |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | brassed |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I brass | we brass |
| you brass | you brass |
| he/she/it brasses | they brass |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am brassing | we are brassing |
| you are brassing | you are brassing |
| he/she/it is brassing | they are brassing |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have brassed | we have brassed |
| you have brassed | you have brassed |
| he/she/it has brassed | they have brassed |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been brassing | we have been brassing |
| you have been brassing | you have been brassing |
| he/she/it has been brassing | they have been brassing |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I brassed | we brassed |
| you brassed | you brassed |
| he/she/it brassed | they brassed |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was brassing | we were brassing |
| you were brassing | you were brassing |
| he/she/it was brassing | they were brassing |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had brassed | we had brassed |
| you had brassed | you had brassed |
| he/she/it had brassed | they had brassed |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been brassing | we had been brassing |
| you had been brassing | you had been brassing |
| he/she/it had been brassing | they had been brassing |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will brass | we shall/will brass |
| you will brass | you will brass |
| he/she/it will brass | they will brass |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be brassing | we shall/will be brassing |
| you will be brassing | you will be brassing |
| he/she/it will be brassing | they will be brassing |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have brassed | we shall/will have brassed |
| you will have brassed | you will have brassed |
| he/she/it will have brassed | they will have brassed |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been brassing | we shall/will have been brassing |
| you will have been brassing | you will have been brassing |
| he/she/it will have been brassing | they will have been brassing |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would brass | we should/would brass |
| you would brass | you would brass |
| he/she/it would brass | they would brass |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be brassing | we should/would be brassing |
| you would be brassing | you would be brassing |
| he/she/it would be brassing | they would be brassing |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have brassed | we should/would have brassed |
| you would have brassed | you would have brassed |
| he/she/it would have brassed | they would have brassed |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been brassing | we should/would have been brassing |
| you would have been brassing | you would have been brassing |
| he/she/it would have been brassing | they would have been brassing |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am brassed | we are brassed |
| you are brassed | you are brassed |
| he/she/it is brassed | they are brassed |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being brassed | we are being brassed |
| you are being brassed | you are being brassed |
| he/she/it is being brassed | they are being brassed |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been brassed | we have been brassed |
| you have been brassed | you have been brassed |
| he/she/it has been brassed | they have been brassed |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was brassed | we were brassed |
| you were brassed | you were brassed |
| he/she/it was brassed | they were brassed |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being brassed | we were being brassed |
| you were being brassed | you were being brassed |
| he/she/it was being brassed | they were being brassed |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been brassed | we had been brassed |
| you had been brassed | you had been brassed |
| he/she/it had been brassed | they had been brassed |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be brassed | we shall/will be brassed |
| you will be brassed | you will be brassed |
| he/she/it will be brassed | they will be brassed |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been brassed | we shall/will have been brassed |
| you will have been brassed | you will have been brassed |
| he/she/it will have been brassed | they will have been brassed |