brace
verb
1 verb prepare emotionally TRANSITIVEto brace yourself tú féin a réiteach, tú féin a ullmhú, fáil faoi réirthe soldiers are bracing themselves for an attack tá na saighdiúirí á réiteach féin d'ionsaíhe braced himself to speak d'ullmhaigh sé é féin chun labhairt, fuair sé faoi réir le labhairt 2 verb support yourself TRANSITIVEtaca a bhaint as she was bracing herself against the door bhí sí ag baint taca as an dorasShow full entry
3 verb stiffen to resist force
INTRANSITIVEdo cholainn a theannadhhe braced before he hit the wall theann sé a cholainn sular bhuail sé faoin mballa
4 verb support object TRANSITIVEdaingnigh verb they braced the load with wood dhaingnigh siad an t-ualach le hadhmadnoun
5 noun for supporting limb etcteanntán masc1 he wore leg braces chaitheadh sé teanntáin choise 6 noun for straightening teethteanntán masc1 to wear braces on your teeth teanntáin fiacla a chaitheamh 7 noun structural supportsnaidhmeán masc1 snaidhm fem2 8 noun tool for boringbíomal masc1 9 noun pair of game birds etcpéire masc4 he shot a brace of partridges scaoil sé péire patraiscí 10 noun curly bracketlúibín masc4