brunt

brunt  (brnt)

n.

1. The main impact or force, as of an attack.

2. The main burden: bore the brunt of the household chores.

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[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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brunt [brʌnt]

n

the main force or shock of a blow, attack, etc. (esp in the phrase bear the brunt of)

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

brunt - main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack" forcefulness, strength, force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

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brunt

noun full force, force, pressure, violence, shock, stress, impact, strain, burden, thrust A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.

Translations

brunt [brʌnt] N the brunt of the attack → lo más fuerte del ataque
the brunt of the work → la mayor parte del trabajo
to bear the brunt of sth → aguantar lo más recio or duro de algo

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brunt [ˈbrʌnt] n
to bear the brunt of, to take the brunt of (= suffer the main force of) [+ attack] → recevoir le plus fort de; [+ criticism] → être l'objet or la cible de l'essentiel de; [+ sanctions, unemployment] → payer les frais de

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brunt

n to bear the (main) brunt of the attack → die volle Wucht des Angriffs tragen; to bear the (main) brunt of the work/costs → die Hauptlast der Arbeit/Kosten tragen; to bear the brunt → das meiste abkriegen

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brunt [brʌnt] n to bear the brunt of sth (of attack, criticism) → sostenere l'urto di qc; (of work, cost) → sostenere il peso di qc

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brunt [brʌnt] n to bear the brunt of sth (of attack, criticism) → sostenere l'urto di qc; (of work, cost) → sostenere il peso di qc

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brunt [brant]

to bear the worst of the effect of (a blow, attack etc) I bore the brunt of his abuse / the storm. ergste aanval, ergste/felste toppunt يَتَحَمَّلُ العِب ء الأكْبَر ефект nést hlavní nápor stå for skud; tage skraldet die Hauptlast tragen von υφίσταμαι τις σοβαρότερες συνέπειες μιας κατάστασης lo más duro (pea)lööki vastu võtma, lööki endale võtma بیشتر بار چیزی را متحمل شدن kestää jnk voimakkain vaihe le (plus) gros de לִסבּוֹל धक्का, आवेग biti izložen glavnom udarcu viseli vminek a nehezét, elviszi a balhét menanggung akibat urto; sostenere l'urto di ～の矢面に立つ 정면으로 맞서다 pakelti pagrindinį smūgį izturēt galveno triecienu; iznest galveno smagumu menerima bahagian yang paling hebat het zwaarst te verduren hebben ta støyten, bære hovedbyrden impet, lwia część, wziąć na siebie cały impet impacto a duce greul выдержать главный удар niesť nápor največji del udar angrepp, klä skott, vara den som får ta emot stöten มีผลกระทบที่รุนแรง asıl sıkıntısını çekmek 首當其衝 витримувати головний удар شدید حملہ ، ضرب یا چوٹ mang gánh nặng 首当其冲