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bra
(brɑː)
Word forms: plural bras
countable noun
A bra is a piece of underwear that women wear to support their breasts.
bra in British English 1
(brɑː)
noun
short for brassiere
bra in British English 2
(brɑː)
noun
South Africa informal another word for bro2
bra in American English
(brɑ)
US
noun
an undergarment worn by women to support the breasts or give a desired contour to the bust
Word origin
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British English: bra /brɑː/ NOUN
A bra is a piece of underwear that a woman wears to support her breasts.
- American English: bra
- Arabic: حَمَّالة الصَدْر
- Brazilian Portuguese: sutiã
- Chinese: 胸罩
- Croatian: grudnjak
- Czech: podprsenka
- Danish: bh
- Dutch: beha
- European Spanish: sujetador
- Finnish: rintaliivit
- French: soutien-gorge
- German: Büstenhalter
- Greek: σουτιέν
- Italian: reggiseno
- Japanese: ブラジャー
- Korean: 브래지어
- Norwegian: bh
- Polish: biustonosz
- European Portuguese: sutiã
- Romanian: sutien
- Russian: бюстгальтер
- Latin American Spanish: brasier
- Swedish: bh
- Thai: เสื้อชั้นในสตรี
- Turkish: sutyen
- Ukrainian: бюстгальтер
- Vietnamese: xu chiêng
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Chinese translation of 'bra'
bra
(brɑː)
n (c)
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胸罩
(xiōngzhào) (件, jiàn)