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1 brace
[breis] 1. noun1) (something that draws together and holds tightly: a brace to straighten teeth.) spona2) (a pair usually of game-birds: a brace of pheasants.) par2. verb(to make (often oneself) firm or steady: He braced himself for the struggle.) pripraviti se (duševno)- braces- bracing* * *I [breis]nounspona, vez; obveza; nosilni jermen; opornik; plural naramnice; plural oklepaj (); opora, proteza; vhod v jamo (rudnik); par, dvojicain a brace of shakes — takoj, kakor bi trenilnautical slang to splice the main brace — popivatibrace and hit technical vrtaloII [breis]transitive verbzvezati, speti; figuratively ojačiti, okrepiti; napetito be braced — biti srečen, dobre voljeto brace o.s. for — zbrati moči zato brace o.s. up to — opomoči se -
2 pheasant
['feznt]plurals - pheasants, pheasant; noun1) (a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport: a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants.) fazan2) ((the flesh of) the bird as food: We had roast pheasant for dinner.) fazan* * *[féznt]nounzoology fazanpheasant's eye — narcisa, adonis
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Brace — Brace, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.] 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Angle brace — Brace Brace, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.] 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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