bra
Translingual
[edit]Symbol
[edit]bra
English
[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Modern_bra_plunge.jpg/220px-Modern_bra_plunge.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: brä, IPA(key): /bɹɑː/
- (Ireland, Ottawa Valley) IPA(key): /bɹæ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
Etymology 1
[edit]Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.
Noun
[edit]bra (plural bras)
- An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]
- 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 12:
- Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties and bra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing.
Derived terms
[edit]- balconette bra
- balcony bra
- bra burner
- bra-burning
- bra chain
- bra insert
- bra-ket
- braless
- bralette
- brami
- bullet bra
- cage bra
- cantilever bra
- car bra
- cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra
- demibra
- handbra
- jog bra
- jogging bra
- long-line bra
- maternity bra
- nursing bra
- peek-a-boo bra
- peekaboo bra
- plunge bra
- pocket bra
- push-up bra
- shelf bra
- sports bra
- starter bra
- trainer bra
- training bra
- T-shirt bra
- underwired bra
- Wonderbra
- wonderbra
Translations
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Etymology 2
[edit]From bracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 by Paul Dirac.
Noun
[edit]bra (plural bras)
- (physics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.
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[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Representing a different pronunciation of bro (“brother”).
Noun
[edit]bra (plural bras)
- (slang) Alternative form of bro; friend, mate
- Take it easy, bra!
- 2009, Todd Johnson, Influence:
- “Famalam, I ain't even gon lie to ya man, I am super happy to be finally maxing out on parole my real. This violation was definitely a reality check Bra!” Influence replied to his comrade.
Further reading
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[edit]Afrikaans
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[edit]Noun
[edit]bra (plural bra's)
Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English bra, shortened from brassiere, from French brassière.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: bra
Noun
[edit]bra
- a bra; a brassiere
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:bra.
Garo
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]bra
Haitian Creole
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[edit]bra
Javanese
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[edit]bra
- Romanization of ꦧꦿ
Khotanese
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[edit]bra
Norman
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French bras, from Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).
Noun
[edit]bra m (plural bras)
Norwegian Bokmål
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[edit]bra (indeclinable, comparative bedre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)
Derived terms
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[edit]bra
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “bra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
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[edit]bra (indeclinable, comparative betre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “bra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Javanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit वर (vara, “best; excellent; foremost; holy; precious; top; valuable; etc.”) (Doublet of awara (“screen”) and wara (“favour, gift”)). Compare Khmer ព្រះ (prĕəh), Thai พระ (prá).
Prefix
[edit]bra
- prefix for royalty name
Scots
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.
Adjective
[edit]bra (comparative mair bra, superlative maist bra)
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from bra, shortened from brassiere.
Noun
[edit]bra (plural bras)
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[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Since at least 1621, from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.
Pronunciation
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[edit]bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)
- good (having pleasing or suitable qualities)
- Synonym: (jocular, childish) braig
- en bra film
- a good movie
- – Ska vi måla den blå? – Ja, det blir bra.
- – Should we paint it blue? – Yeah, that'll be good.
- Han är bra på tennis
- He is good at tennis
- Hon är en bra människa
- She is a (morally) good person (see the usage notes below)
- healthy or recovered (from an illness or injury or the like), well
- Jag är inte riktigt bra i benet än
- My leg hasn't quite recovered yet ("I'm not quite well in the leg yet")
- – Känner du dig bättre idag? – Ja, men inte helt bra.
- – Are you feeling better today? – Yeah, but not completely well.
- quite large in extent or degree, good, goodly
- Synonym: (often a bit old-fashioned, but idiomatic in some cases where "bra" is not) god
- Det här kommer ta ett bra tag
- This is going to take a good while
- Det är en bra bit att åka
- It's quite a distance to drive
- De tjänade en bra slant
- They made a pretty penny ("made a sizable coin," "tjäna en slant" is idiomatic)
Usage notes
[edit]- "Good" as in morally good is more specifically god, but some overlap occurs since someone morally good can also be considered to have good qualities (be considered to be a "good kind of person").
- In informal (often jocular or childish) contexts, bäst may be inflected further and given the comparative bästare (bester) and the superlative bästast, bästaste (bestest); these forms are also nonstandard.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of bra | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | bra | bättre | bäst |
Neuter singular | bra | bättre | bäst |
Plural | bra | bättre | bäst |
Masculine plural3 | bra | bättre | bäst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | bra | bättre | bäste |
All | bra | bättre | bästa |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Adverb
[edit]bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)
- well
- Mår du bra?
- Are you feeling well? / Are you okay?
- Han spelade bra idag
- He played well today
- a good deal, quite (to quite a large extent or degree)
- Rattfylla är bra mycket vanligare bland män
- Drunk driving is a good deal more common among men
- Den där älgen är bra stor!
- That moose is quite the big one!
- Filmen var bra kass
- The movie was quite the stinker
- bra dålig
- substantially bad (literally also "good bad")
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[edit]Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbɾa/ [ˈbɾa]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: bra
Noun
[edit]bra (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇ)
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[edit]Yola
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]bra
- brave, pretty well
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:
- Many a bra draught by Tommeen was ee-maate;
- Many a brave stroke by Tommy was made;
References
[edit]- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 27
Zazaki
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Persian برادر (barâdar).
Noun
[edit]bra
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