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bra

(brä)

A woman's undergarment worn to support the breasts.

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bra

(brɑː)

(Clothing & Fashion) short for brassiere

bra

(brɑː)

informal South African another word for bro²

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bras•siere

or bras•sière

(brəˈzɪər)

n.

a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.

[1910–15; < French brassière bodice, Middle French bracieres camisole, Old French: armor for the arms]

bra

(braː)

short for brassière.

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Noun

bra - an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

bandeau, brassiere

shoulder strap, strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments

uplift - a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

woman's clothing - clothing that is designed for women to wear

Translations

حمالة صدرحَمَّالة الصَدْر

сутиен

podprsenka

Büstenhalter BH

σουτιέν

mamzono

brasier sujetador

rinnahoidja

پستان بند

rintaliivit

soutien-gorge

חזייה

grudnjak

melltartó

kutang

reggiseno acquavite reggipetto

ブラジャーブラ

브래지어

behabustenhouder

biustonosz

sutiã

бюстгальтер лифчик

podprsenka

nedrček

behåbh

เครื่องยกทรงเสื้อชั้นในสตรี

sutyen

xu chiêng

胸罩

bra

[brɑː] N → sostén m, sujetador m, corpiño m (Arg)

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bra

[ˈbrɑː] n → soutien-gorge m

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bra

n abbr of brassière → BH m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bra

[brɑː] n → reggiseno

bra

→ حَمَّالة الصَدْر podprsenka bh Büstenhalter σουτιέν brasier, sujetador rintaliivit soutien-gorge grudnjak reggiseno ブラジャー 브래지어 beha bh biustonosz sutiã бюстгальтер bh เสื้อชั้นในสตรี sutyen xu chiêng 胸罩

bra

(fam) V. brassiere.

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I met her yesterday with Alexey Vronsky, bras dessous, bras dessous, in the Morsky."

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His majesty was arrayed in a magnificent military uniform, stiff with gold lace and embroidery, while his shaven crown was concealed by a huge chapeau bras, waving with ostrich plumes.

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When Ney dashed upon the advance of the allied troops, carrying one position after the other, until the arrival of the great body of the British army from Brussels changed the aspect of the combat of Quatre Bras, the squadrons among which Regulus rode showed the greatest activity in retreating before the French, and were dislodged from one post and another which they occupied with perfect alacrity on their part.

Stragglers had come in from the army bringing reports more and more favourable: at last an aide-de-camp actually reached Brussels with despatches for the Commandant of the place, who placarded presently through the town an official announcement of the success of the allies at Quatre Bras, and the entire repulse of the French under Ney after a six hours' battle.

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2 HALTER-NECK DRESSES A 'MULTI-WAY' bra is best for halterneck dresses according to Debby: "With an adjustable clip, it can be worn as a regular bra, halter-neck or racer back and comes with a low back converter, so it's good if the dress has a really low back as well as a halterneck."

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