brr

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English

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brr

  1. Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
    • 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page x. 83:
      The teeth chattered faster, stopped, and began again twice before the man could master his shiver sufficiently to say, "Ju-ju-st in ti-ti-me....Brrrr."
    • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 1, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 7:
      'Brrrrr,' said Lieutenant Dubosc, realizing to the full how cold he was.
  2. An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering.
    • 1996, Neil Gaiman, chapter 8, in Neverwhere, London: Headline Review, published 2005:
      Brrr. Even the thought of going underground made Old Bailey shudder.

Translations

Dutch

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Interjection

brr

  1. brr (exclamation of cold)
  2. an exclamation of disgust or aversion

Synonyms

  • (both senses) hu

German

Pronunciation

Interjection

brr

  1. brr (exclamation of cold)
  2. an exclamation of disgust or aversion

Further reading

  • “brr” in Duden online

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

Interjection

brr

  1. brr (used to express being cold, to show shivering)
  2. brr (an exclamation of disgust or aversion)

References

  1. ^ brr in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • brr in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • brr in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Italian

Interjection

brr

  1. brr

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

brr

  1. brr (in reaction to the cold or something gross)
    Synonym: pru

Further reading

  • brr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brr in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

brr

  1. brr
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