brace

1. A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.

   a brace and bit

2. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

   Klammer, Spange, Klemme

   скоба́skobá, скре́паskrépa

   скобаskoba

3. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.

4. A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.

5. The state of being braced or tight; tension.

   Spanner, Spannband, Zwinge

   распо́ркаraspórka

6. Harness; warlike preparation.

7. A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.

8. (збірне)A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.)

   Coordinate term: leash

   Paar

9. A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.

   Zange, Strebe, Versteifung

   подпо́ркаpodpórka, раско́сraskós, упо́ркаupórka

10. A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.

    Brasse

    брасbras

11. (Cornwall, Британія)The mouth of a shaft.

12. (Британія, у множині)Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.

    Hosenträger

    подтяжкаpodtjažka

    elastic straps that hold trousers up

1. My daughter has braces.

   У моєї доньки брекети. — deniko

   ruУ моей дочери брекеты. — marafon

   deMeine Tochter hat eine Zahnspange. — Manfredo

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2. Now brace yourself.

   А тепер приготуйтеся. — deniko

   ruТеперь готовьтесь. — odexed

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3. Tom has braces.

   Том має підтяжки. — deniko

   ruУ Тома брекеты. — marafon

   deTom hat Hosenträger. — freddy1

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4. Braces aren't just for children.

   Брекети не лише для дітей. — deniko

   ruБрекеты - это не только для детей. — marafon

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5. Tom just got his braces off.

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