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Dictionary: brunt   (brŭnt) pronunciation
n.
  1. The main impact or force, as of an attack.
  2. The main burden: bore the brunt of the household chores.

[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: main force of a blow etc


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hovedbyrde, skraldet

Nederlands (Dutch)
eerste/ergste effect van iets

Français (French)
n. - le plus gros du choc, le poids (d'un déplaisir)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hauptlast

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ορμή, φόρα, κύριος όγκος ή βάρος (επίθεσης κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
scontro, urto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ímpeto (m) de ataque, violência (f)

Русский (Russian)
сильный удар, основная тяжесть

Español (Spanish)
n. - fuerza, impacto (de un golpe), choque

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - angrepp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
主力, 冲力

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 主力, 衝力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 공격의 주력

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 主力

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شدة الصدمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחץ (ההתקפה), כובד‬


 
 
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