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Meanings of suspenders in English

Russian
подтяжки
Portuguese
suspensório
Spanish
tirantes
Catalan
elàstics
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Straps worn over the shoulder to hold up trousers.

подтяжки
Synonyms
Examples for "braces"
Examples for "braces"
1
No braces, which I'd guess are fairly common in that age group.
Bones Never Lie
2
Round in the weather braces. Down came the yards on the caps.
The Three Midshipmen
3
All the items within the braces apply only to this particular interface.
Essential system administration, 3rd edition
4
The same method of procedure is carried out in selecting the braces.
Kitchener's Mob: Adventures of an American in the British Army
5
Apply the above treatment: it checks the flooding, and braces the parts.
Papers on Health
Usage of suspenders in English
1
Mr Adelson answered the door in shirtsleeves and suspenders, unshaved and bleary.
A Place so Foreign
2
The suspenders worn by men have also an influence of this sort.
Vitality Supreme
3
He came to me and bought his collars and ties and suspenders.
The Voice in the Fog
4
Joe reached behind her and flipped her suspenders back over her shoulders.
It Must Be Love
5
The Anglo-Saxon man wants him to learn to conjugate and wear suspenders.
Rolling Stones
6
I don't actually own a pair of suspenders, it should be noted.
The Irish Times
7
He unbuttoned his suspenders, put them in his pocket and continued reading.
The new yorker
8
Locals don fancy frocks, bowties and suspenders and dance the night away.
The Guardian
9
Could you abide an Angel in an unclean shirt and no suspenders?
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
10
But the trout was saved, though my friend's buttons and suspenders suffered.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
11
At October's close, I dressed in cranberry-red sweatpants, suspenders, and rubber galoshes.
Mysterious Skin
12
He chose a paisley cummerbund and matching suspenders to complete the outfit.
In the hat: a novel of suspense
13
His suspenders were loose and his pants ended well above his ankles.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
14
His shirt is filthy and untucked, puffing out from behind his suspenders.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
15
He was wearing polka-dot suspenders with his yellow shirt and red pants.
We are all welcome here
16
At least he said 'necess'ry' and 'dysent'ry' and called his suspenders 'braces'.
One of Ours
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Translations for suspenders
Portuguese
suspensório
Suspenders through the time
Suspenders across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common