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Meanings of brawn in English

Portuguese
músculo
Catalan
força muscular
Spanish
nervio

Possessing muscular strength.

        músculo
        Usage of brawn in English
        1
        He'd taken thousands of endowments of brawn, wit, and stamina, of course.
        The Wyrmling Horde
        2
        We really need stamina, grace, and brawn. He listed the greater endowments.
        The Lair of Bones
        3
        But in silence he took the brawn and oat-cake Humphrey gave him.
        A Boy's Ride
        4
        Shadoath had taken hundreds of endowments of stamina, brawn, grace, and will.
        Sons of the Oak
        5
        Without his brawn, he could hardly hold himself upright in the saddle.
        Brotherhood of the Wolf
        6
        Hundreds of people gave him their brawn, grace, stamina, wit, and sight.
        Sons of the Oak
        7
        The brawn and brain of six tribes are collected here before you.
        Montlivet
        8
        Strength left him as his three endowments of brawn were stripped away.
        Brotherhood of the Wolf
        9
        Ehlinger separates the brawn involved in computer animation from the designer talent.
        The Guardian
        10
        We'll have brawn, metabolism, stamina, and grace blanked out within the hour.
        Worldwinder
        11
        Lifting five hundred pounds was difficult, even with two endowments of brawn.
        Wizardborn
        12
        With his speed and brawn, the smallest push sent the wyrmlings toppling.
        The Wyrmling Horde
        13
        But I do not attribute its failure to its lack of brawn.
        The Lighted Match
        14
        His character and appearance were brutal, nor did they belie his brawn.
        The Son of Tarzan
        15
        Even without endowments of brawn, the green woman matched his expert maneuvers.
        Wizardborn
        16
        Those who have brawn use it, those without fall back on brain-sometimes.
        Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 / Little J...
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        Portuguese
        músculo
        Brawn through the time
        Brawn across language varieties
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