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Meanings of brace in English

Portuguese
par
Catalan
parella
Spanish
par
Wikidata

Two items of the same kind.

par
Portuguese
suspensório
Catalan
elàstics

Elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

suspensório
Portuguese
alças
Catalan
ferros
Spanish
aparatos

An appliance that corrects dental irregularities.

alças
Portuguese
excitar
Catalan
vigoritzar
Spanish
estimular

Cause to be alert and energetic.

excitar
Usage of brace in English
1
Severe storm damage in Buller as locals brace for ongoing power cuts.
Radio NZ
2
With Trump, businesses should brace themselves for further battles ahead, King said.
The Guardian
3
John Mayer should brace himself for Jessica Simpson's forthcoming memoir, Open Book.
News.com.au
4
Lerato Lamola scored a brace, having helped Arrows take the early lead.
The South African
5
All told, short-term investors should brace for a rocky summer, Gundlach said.
Reuters
6
Germany's Lufthansa AG LHAG.DE also told passengers to brace for higher prices.
Reuters
7
Some other AMD employees will, however, have to brace themselves for layoffs.
Wired
8
You are in a rigid brace which limits your upper body movement.
While galileo preys
9
Paul had suggested I look into either a trainer, or a brace.
The klone and i: a high-tech love story
10
His time in charge beginning with a brace of victories in Argentina.
The South African
11
A dirk and a brace of pistols were stuck in her belt.
Manasseh: A Romance of Transylvania
12
Mr. Monday is just splicing the main-brace with one of the rascals.
Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea
13
This would have happened but for the brace of the White Sox.
Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913
14
Now transfer these lines down the edges of the lower brace pieces.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
15
A brace of cudgel-wielding metal men moved forward to greet the visitors.
Logos Run
16
I love the churches there, and the air will brace my nerves.
Great Possessions
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Brace through the time
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Common
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Common
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