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brew
(bro͞o)v. brewed, brew·ing, brews
v.tr.
1. To make (ale or beer) from malt and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation.
2. To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients: brew tea.
3. To concoct; devise: brew a plot to overthrow the government.
v.intr.
1. To make ale or beer as an occupation.
2. To be made by boiling or steeping: As the coffee brewed, I paced in the kitchen.
3. To be imminent; impend: "storms brewing on every frontier" (John Dos Passos).
n.
1.
a. A beverage made by brewing.
b. A serving of such a beverage.
2. Something produced as if by brewing; a mix: Their politics were a strange brew of idealism and self-interest.
brew′age n.
brew′er n.
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Noun | 1. | brewer - someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water |
2. | brewer - the owner or manager of a brewery producer, manufacturer - someone who manufactures something |
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Translations
صانِعُ البيرَه
sládek
brygger
sörfõzõ
bruggari
pivovarník
bira yapımcısı
brewer
[ˈbruːəʳ] N → cervecero/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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brewer
n → Brauer m
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
brew
(bruː) verb1. to make (beer, ale etc). He brews beer at home.
2. to make (tea etc). She brewed another pot of tea.
3. to prepare. There's a storm brewing.
ˈbrewer nounˈbrewery – plural ˈbreweries – noun
a place for brewing beer etc.
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