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brace noun

  /bɹeɪs/
  • (Britain, mostly, in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
 Hosenträger
  • A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
 Hosenträger, Anker, Band, Knagge, Kopfband, Spannband
  • (obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
 Armspanne, Klafter
  • That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
 Band, Befestigung, Halter, Klammer, Klemme, Schiene
  • A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
 Bandage, Federzug, Spannband, Spanner, Spanngummi, Spannzwinge
  • (nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
 Brasse, Paar
  • (association football) Two goals scored by one player in a game.
 Doppelpack, Doppelschlag, Spange

braces noun

  /ˈbɹeɪsɪz/
  • (orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
 Zahnspange

brace verb

  /bɹeɪs/
  • (nautical) To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
 brassen
  • To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
 anspannen, ausstreben, bereit machen, einstellen, gefasst machen, spannen
  • To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
 ausstreben, verstreben
  • (transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
 bereit machen, einstellen, gefasst machen, wappnen
  • To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
 entgegenstemmen, stemmen
  • To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
 verschnüren, zusammenschnüren

bracing adjective

  /ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/
  • Invigorating or stimulating.
 anregend, belebend, erfrischend
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