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brawn
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brawn  (brôn)
n.
1. Solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs.
2. Muscular strength and power.
3. Chiefly British The meat of a boar.
4. Headcheese.

[Middle English, muscle, from Old French braon, meat, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

brawn [brɔːn]
n
1. strong well-developed muscles
2. physical strength, esp as opposed to intelligence
3. (Cookery) Brit a seasoned jellied loaf made from the head and sometimes the feet of a pig or calf
[from Old French braon slice of meat, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brāto, Old English brǣd flesh]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brawn - possessing muscular strength
strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"

brawn
noun muscle, might, power, strength, muscles, beef (informal), flesh, vigour, robustness, muscularity, beefiness (informal), brawniness He's got plenty of brains as well as brawn.
Translations
brawn [brɔːn] N
1. (Brit) (Culin) → carne f en gelatina
2. (= strength) → fuerza f muscular

brawn [ˈbrɔːn] n
(= strength) → muscle m
(= meat) → fromage m de tête

brawn
n
(Cook) → Presskopf m, → Sülze f
Muskeln pl, → Muskelkraft f; to have plenty of brawnstarke Muskeln haben, ein Muskelpaket or Muskelprotz sein (inf); he’s all brawn and no brains(er hat) Muskeln, aber kein Gehirn

brawn [brɔːn] nmuscoli mpl (Culin) → soppressata

brawn
n brawn [broːn]
muscle or physical strength. spier, spierkrag قوة عضليه мускулна сила síla muskler; muskelkraft die Muskelkraft μυϊκή, σωματική δύναμη fuerza muscular lihasejõud زور بازو lihasvoima muscle(s) כֹּח @@@כּוֹח$$$ मांसपेशी mišić izom(erő) tenaga fisik, kekuatan vöðvar; kraftar muscolo 筋力 억센 근육 raumenys, fizinė jėga muskulis; muskuļu spēks oto spierkracht muskler, muskelkraft mięsień, tężyzna músculo muşchi мускулы telesná sila mišice mišić muskler, []styrka กล้ามเนื้อ adale kuvveti, kas gücü 肌力, 體力 м'язи; мускульна сила جسمانی طاقت bắp thịt 膂力
adj brawny
gespierd مفتول العضلات، متين البنيه мускулест silný, svalnatý muskelstærk muskulös γεροδεμένος lihaseline نیرومند musclé חָזַק, שְׁרִירִי गठीला snažan, jak izmos berotot sterkur; vöðvamikill muscolo 筋骨たくましい 근육의 raumeningas muskuļains berotot gespierd muskelsterk, muskuløs krzepki muscular musculos мускулистый svalnatý mišičast mišićav muskulös, stark ซึ่งมีกล้ามเนื้อแข็งแรง adaleli, güçlü kuvvetli 強壯的 мускулистий, дужий جسمانی طاقت والا rắn chắc


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