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

Noun

the main force or shock of a blow, attack, etc.: the town bore the brunt of the earthquake

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

Translations

brunt [brʌnt] n to bear the brunt of → llevar el peso de

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brunt [brʌnt] n the brunt of [attack, criticism etc] → le plus gros de

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brunt [brʌnt] n to bear the brunt of → die volle Wucht +gen tragen

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brunt [brʌnt] n the brunt of [+ attack, criticism etc] → il peso maggiore di

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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 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