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brunt Noun the main force or shock of a blow, attack, etc.: the town bore the brunt of the earthquake
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brunt Translations 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 tuntea nahoissaan 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 견디다 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To ensure that your whole host may withstand the brunt of the enemy's attack and remain unshaken-- this is effected by maneuvers direct and indirect. From thence it is the storm of God's quick wrath is first descried, and the bow must bear the earliest brunt. The Connecticut settlers, assisted by a celebrated Indian chief named Uncas, bore the brunt of this war, with but little aid from Massachusetts. |
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