Brandt

[ brant; German brahnt ]

/ brænt; German brɑnt /

noun

Wil·ly

[wil-ee; German vil-ee], /ˈwɪl i; German ˈvɪl i/, Karl Herbert Frahm, 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.

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Brando, Brando, Marlon, Brandon, brandreth, brand stretching, Brandt, Brandt-Andrews maneuver, Brand X, brandy, brandy bottle, brandy butter

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Example sentences from the Web for Brandt

He played Brandt, the happy-go-lucky assistant/boy Friday to millionaire Jeffrey Lebowski (David Huddleston).
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Best Performances: ‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘Capote,’ and More|Marlow Stern|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brandt is creepily affable, and Hoffman knocks the tiny supporting turn out of the park.
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Best Performances: ‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘Capote,’ and More|Marlow Stern|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The Masai who live around the lake are used to these creatures washing up—they think of them as junk,” said Brandt, 47.
Frozen in Time: An Elegy to Africa’s Disappearing Species|Nico Hines|October 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Brandt, who grew up in London, continued to direct for a few more years, but he was increasingly dissatisfied.
Frozen in Time: An Elegy to Africa’s Disappearing Species|Nico Hines|October 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Betsy Brandt (Marie Schrader) Brandt is currently the female lead on the critically acclaimed NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show.
What’s Next For The ‘Breaking Bad' Cast: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, and More|Marlow Stern|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The copious history of Brandt is perhaps the best authority; though we must own that the opposite party have a right to be heard.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
Captain Brandt picked up the glass that the keeper had dropped.
Caleb West, Master Diver|F. Hopkinson Smith
Soon after, Brandt made a formal demand for the hand of this dashing maid, but the stubborn general refused to consider it.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete|Charles M. Skinner
Miss Brandt, you see, was always most graciously kind and charming whenever they met.
Pearl of Pearl Island|John Oxenham
The owner of the saw-mill furnished them with a wagon, and soon after breakfast they started for Brandt Lake.
Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Brandt

Brandt

/ (brænt) /

noun

Bill, full name William Brandt . 1905–83, British photographer. His photographic books include The English at Home (1936) and Perspectives of Nudes (1961)

Georg (ˈɡeɪɔːɡ). 1694–1768, Swedish chemist, who isolated cobalt (1742) and exposed fraudulent alchemists

(German brant) Willy (ˈvɪli). 1913–92, German statesman; socialist chancellor of West Germany (1969–74); chairman of the Social Democratic party (1964–87). His policy of détente and reconciliation with E Europe brought him international acclaim. Nobel peace prize 1971

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