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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.
 brasser
  • To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
  • To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
 consolider, fortifier
  • (transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
 retenir

brace noun

  /bɹeɪs/
  • (Britain, mostly, in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
 bretelles
  • 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.
 bretelles, fiche
  • (nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
 couple, paire
  • (association football) Two goals scored by one player in a game.
 doublé
  • (obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
 toise

braces noun

  /ˈbɹeɪsɪz/
  • (orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
 appareil, appareil dentaire, appareil orthodontique, faux-palais

bracing

contreventement

bracing adjective

  /ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/
  • Invigorating or stimulating.
 analeptique
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