brace

se préparer

Se préparer à affronter quelque chose de difficile, de désagréable ou de dangereux.

En anglais simple : To prepare yourself for something difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous.

• Brace yourself for a shock.
• We braced for a difficult winter.
• He braced himself before opening the exam results.

Comment l'utiliser : brace for something (Coastal towns are bracing for the storm.); brace yourself for something (She braced herself for bad news.)

Synonymes : prepare, steel

Expressions courantes : brace for something, brace yourself, brace yourself for

caler, arc-bouter

Caler son corps ou un objet pour résister à une poussée ou à une force.

En anglais simple : To hold your body or something else firmly so it can resist a push or force.

• He braced his legs before lifting.
• She braced herself against the sudden push.
• I braced my hands against the door as the crowd pressed forward.

Comment l'utiliser : brace something against something (He braced his feet against the wall.); brace yourself against something (She braced herself against the wind.)

Synonymes : steady, set

Expressions courantes : brace your feet, brace against something, brace something against

étayer, renforcer

Ajouter des supports pour rendre quelque chose plus solide ou plus stable.

En anglais simple : To make something stronger or steadier by adding supports.

• We need to brace that wall.
• Workers braced the damaged beams with timber.
• The frame was braced before the roof was added.

Comment l'utiliser : brace something with something (They braced the roof with steel supports.)

Synonymes : support, reinforce, prop

Expressions courantes : brace a wall, brace a beam, brace with something

appareil dentaire

Appareil porté dans la bouche pour remettre les dents dans une position plus régulière.

En anglais simple : A device worn in the mouth to move teeth into a straighter position.

• She wears a brace on her teeth.
• The dentist fitted my brace yesterday.
• He felt uncomfortable when his brace was tightened.

Synonymes : orthodontic appliance

Expressions courantes : wear a brace, dental brace, brace fitted

paire

Deux choses de même sorte, surtout deux oiseaux ou autres animaux chassés pour être mangés.

En anglais simple : Two things of the same kind, especially birds or other animals hunted for food.

• He brought home a brace of rabbits.
• A brace of pheasants hung by the door.
• The striker scored a brace of goals before half-time.

Comment l'utiliser : a brace of something (The hunter returned with a brace of ducks.)

Synonymes : pair, couple

Expressions courantes : a brace of, brace of pheasants, brace of goals

vilebrequin

Outil à poignée coudée que l’on tourne à la main pour percer des trous.

En anglais simple : A tool with a bent handle that you turn by hand to drill holes.

• He used a brace to drill the hole.
• The carpenter turned the brace slowly.
• This old brace still works well with a sharp bit.

Synonymes : bitstock

Expressions courantes : brace and bit, hand brace