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bra

 (brä)
n.
A woman's undergarment worn to support the breasts.
[Short for brassiere.]
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bra

(brɑː)
n
(Clothing & Fashion) short for brassiere

bra

(brɑː)
n
informal South African another word for bro2
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bras•siere

or bras•sière

(brəˈzɪər)

n.
a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.
[1910–15; < French brassière bodice, Middle French bracieres camisole, Old French: armor for the arms]
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bra

(braː)
short for brassière.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bra - an undergarment worn by women to support their breastsbra - an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
bandeau, brassiere
shoulder strap, strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments
uplift - a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
woman's clothing - clothing that is designed for women to wear
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Translations
сутиен
podprsenka
bh
mamzono
rinnahoidja
پستان بند
rintaliivit
grudnjak
melltartó
kutang
ブラジャーブラ
브래지어
behabustenhouder
podprsenka
nedrček
behåbh
เครื่องยกทรงเสื้อชั้นในสตรี
xu chiêng

bra

[brɑː] N → sostén m, sujetador m, corpiño m (Arg)
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bra

[ˈbrɑː] n → soutien-gorge m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bra

n abbr of brassière → BH m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bra

[brɑː] n → reggiseno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bra

→ حَمَّالة الصَدْر podprsenka bh Büstenhalter σουτιέν brasier, sujetador rintaliivit soutien-gorge grudnjak reggiseno ブラジャー 브래지어 beha bh biustonosz sutiã бюстгальтер bh เสื้อชั้นในสตรี sutyen xu chiêng 胸罩
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

bra

(fam) V. brassiere.
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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