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bra·zen  (brzn)

adj.

1. Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity. See Synonyms at shameless.

2. Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound: "sudden brazen clashes of the soldiers' band" (James Joyce).

3. Made of brass.

4. 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.

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[Middle English brasen, made of brass, from Old English bræsen, from bræs, brass.]

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brazen·ly adv.

brazen·ness n.

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brazen [ˈbreɪz^ən]

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)

1. (usually foll by out or through) to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions

2. to make (oneself, etc.) bold or brash

[Old English bræsen, from bræs brass]

brazenly  adv

brazenness  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	brazen - face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out" dare, defy - challenge; "I dare you!"
Adj.	1.	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 brazen-faced, insolent, audacious, bald-faced, barefaced, bodacious, brassy 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

adjective

bold, forward, defiant, brash, saucy, audacious, pushy (informal), shameless, unabashed, pert, unashamed, insolent, impudent, immodest, barefaced, brassy (informal) She's just a brazen hussy.
bold modest, reserved, mannerly, shy, cautious, timid, respectful, reticent, diffident, stealthy, secretive, decorous

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.

Translations

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)

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brazen [ˈbreɪz^ən]

adj → impudent(e), effronté(e)

vt
to brazen it out → la jouer au culot, la jouer au bluff

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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)

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brazen [ˈbreɪzn]

1. adj (shameless) → sfacciato/a

2. vt to brazen it out → continuare con la massima faccia tosta

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brazen [ˈbreɪzn]

1. adj (shameless) → sfacciato/a

2. vt to brazen it out → continuare con la massima faccia tosta

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brazen

adj brazen [ˈbreizn]

impudent or shameless a brazen young woman. astrant, onbeskaamd, parmantig وقح، قليل الحياء безсрамен nestoudný fræk; skamløs schamlos 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 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 tvářit se jakoby nic lade som ingenting; spille uskyldig durchziehen 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 ir até ao fim a se purta cu neruşinare нагло выкручиваться, держаться вызывающе zapierať (drzo) predrzno nastopiti drsko poricati fräckt låtsas som ingenting เผชิญหน้าอย่างกล้าหาญ pişkinliğe vurmak 厚著臉皮面對 поводитися безсоромно سہنا ، جھیلنا trơ ra 厚着脸皮干下去