brass hat in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for brass hat in the English»Italian Dictionary

brass hat [Am ˈbræs ˈhæt] N MIL

brass hat inf

alto ufficiale m

Translations for brass hat in the English»Italian Dictionary

hat [Brit hat, Am hæt] N

hat

cappello m

to put on, take off one's hat

mettersi, togliersi il cappello

we'll draw the winners out of a hat

estrarremo a sorte i nomi dei vincitori

to pass the hat around

fare una colletta

at the drop of a hat

senza esitazioni

hats off!

giù il cappello!

that's old hat

è una vecchia storia or sono cose trite e ritrite

I'll eat my hat (if he wins)!

scommetto la testa (che non vince)!

to keep sth under one's hat

tenere segreto qc

keep it under your hat!

acqua in bocca! or tienilo per te!

to put or throw one's hat into the ring

entrare in lizza

to take one's hat off to sb

fare tanto di cappello a qn

to talk through one's hat

parlare a vanvera or a sproposito

to wear two hats

ricoprire due funzioni

I'm wearing my legal hat now

ora sono nella mia veste di giurista

I.brass [Brit brɑːs, Am bræs] N

1. brass (metal):

brass

ottone m

brass before n button, candlestick, plaque

di ottone

2. brass + verbo sing (fittings, objects):

brass

ottoni mpl

3. brass + verbo sing o pl MUS:

brass, also brass section

ottoni mpl

4. brass (in church):

brass

targa f commemorativa

5. brass (nerve):

brass inf

sfacciataggine f

brass inf

faccia f tosta

brass inf

faccia f di bronzo

6. brass Brit (money):

brass inf

quattrini mpl

brass inf

grana f

7. brass + verbo pl MIL inf:

the top brass

gli alti ufficiali

the top brass fig

i pezzi grossi

II.brass [Brit brɑːs, Am bræs] VB trans

brass → brass off

III.brass [Brit brɑːs, Am bræs]

to get down to brass tacks

venire al sodo

it's not worth a brass farthing

non vale un soldo (bucato)

to be as bold as brass

avere la faccia tosta or di bronzo

See also brass off

brass off VB [brɑːs -] Brit inf

to brass sb off

rompere le scatole a qn

brass hat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brass hat in the English»Italian Dictionary

hat [hæt] N

hat

cappello m

to pass around the hat

fare una colletta

Phrases:

at the drop of a hat

in men che non si dica

I'll eat my hat if…

ci scommetterei che non…

to hang one's hat somewhere

fermarsi da qualche parte

to keep sth under one's hat

non dire una parola su qc

to talk through one's hat inf

parlare a vanvera

brass [bræs] N

1. brass (metal):

brass

ottone m

2. brass + sing/pl vb MUS:

the brass

gli ottoni

3. brass (plaque):

brass in a church

targa f commemorativa (di ottone)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their conduct had offended no member of the brass hat brigade.

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There are certainly plenty of spare brass hats kicking about in the hierarchy to help, so that shouldn't be too hard.

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