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breis 1. noun1) (something that draws together and holds tightly: a brace to straighten teeth.) bøyle; tannregulering2) (a pair usually of game-birds: a brace of pheasants.) (fugle)par2. verb(to make (often oneself) firm or steady: He braced himself for the struggle.) manne/stramme seg opp- braces- bracingbinde--------parIsubst. \/breɪs\/1) spenne, krampe, bånd2) støtte, skråstøtte, (skrå)stiver, stag3) ( typografi) klamme, sammenfatningstegn4) hengerem, fjærrem5) ( sjøfart) bras6) ( samme i flertall) par (særlig om dyr som jages), kobbel (om hunder)braces bukseseler hengsler tannregulering (teknikk, også brace and bit) borvinde (med bor) ( medisin) skinne(r)IIverb \/breɪs\/1) binde rundt, binde sammen, dra til, trekke til2) spenne fast3) forsterke, styrke, støtte (også moralsk)4) ( sjøfart) brasebrace oneself against presse seg motbrace oneself (up) samle krefter, stålsette seg, ta seg sammen, stramme seg oppbrace one's feet against ta spenntak mot, spenne føttene motbrace up samle mot, ta seg sammen, stramme seg opp sette mot i, støtte (moralsk) ( hverdagslig) ta en styrkedråpe, styrke seg ( sjøfart) brase bidevind
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Braced — Brace Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brace — Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bracing — Brace Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To brace a yard — Brace Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To brace about — Brace Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To brace in — Brace Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To brace one's self — Brace Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To brace to — Brace Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To brace up — Brace Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To brace up sharp — Brace Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brace — I UK [breɪs] / US verb Word forms brace : present tense I/you/we/they brace he/she/it braces present participle bracing past tense braced past participle braced 1) [intransitive/transitive] to get ready for something unpleasant brace yourself for … English dictionary