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He seemed to brace himself for a great effort, and then started on the queerest rigmarole.
Il parut se recueillir pour un grand effort, et puis entama un récit des plus abracadabrants.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
And the brace of revellers went staggering over the azotea, delivering their stomachs, and ejaculating in extreme terror as the thought struck them that there might be poison in the pickle.
Et les deux ivrognes marchèrent avec agitation sur l'azotea, se débarrassant l'estomac, crachant tant qu'ils pouvaient, remplis de terreur, et pensant qu'ils devaient être empoisonnés.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Then the elder woman seemed to brace herself up for a great effort.
Alors, Mme Correur parut se décider à un grand effort. Elle baissa encore la voix.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
"What they call explaining away; but unluckily I saw the gentleman returning with his gun on his shoulder, and followed by a brace of pointers."
Sans doute, mais par malheur j’ai rencontré le capitaine qui revenait le fusil sur l’épaule, et suivi d’une meute de chiens.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
"There's the longitude found out for you, Sergeant, in the rattling of a brace-block!
– Voilà une longitude promptement calculée pour vous, sergent.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
A brace or split cables are permitted, provided they do not consistently touch the athlete's hand, wrist or bow arm.
Des renforts ou câbles dédoublés sont autorisés pourvu qu 'ils ne touchent pas constamment ni la main ni le poignet ni le bras d'arc de l'athlète.
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
A brace of black-game, which are not usually garden birds, rose at my approach.
Un couple de coqs de bruyère, oiseaux qu'on voit peu dans les jardins, s'envola à mon approche.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
To my joy, not one antelope, but a brace of those beautiful animals were quietly grazing beyond; but, alas! too far off for the range of my rifle.
À ma grande joie, j'aperçus, non pas une antilope, mais un couple de ces charmants animaux, qui broutaient tranquillement, malheureusement trop loin pour que ma balle pût les atteindre.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
A open brace ©without a corresponding close brace (j) indicates that a list is too long to be displayed in its entirety.
Une accolade ouverte ({) sans sa correspondante fermée indique qu'une liste est trop longue pour être entièrement affichée.
© Copyright 1995-2010 Texas Instruments Incorporated.
© Copyright 1995-2010 Texas Instruments Incorporated.
'By the Lord Harry,' I heard Sandy say, 'if we had a brace of machine-guns we could hold this place against a division.'
– Seigneur, s’écria Sandy, si seulement nous avions deux mitrailleuses, nous pourrions résister à une division.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Other molecules familiar with this journey brace themselves.
Les autres molécules qui connaissent bien cette partie du voyage se préparent mentalement à la prochaine étape.
© Sa Majeste la Reine du chef du Canada, 2006
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2006
Yes, it is high time I should find a little comfort, for my sojourn here is hardly calculated to brace my soul."
Oui, il est temps que j’aie un peu de réconfort, car mon séjour ici n’est pas fait pour m’assainir l’âme. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Brace F. Bonney and G. Bruce Gammon, for the appellant.
Bruce F. Bonney et G. Bruce Gammon, pour l'appelant.
Perhaps there were yet other ailing ones present who could not be distinguished among all those noisy appetites, ailing ones whom the journey had braced, and who were eating as they had not eaten for a long time past.
Peut-être se trouvait-il encore d’autres malades, noyés au milieu de ces faims bruyantes, des malades que le voyage fouettait, qui mangeaient comme ils n’avaient pas mangé depuis longtemps.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
"Without them, to make your braces stick to your breeches, the game's up."
Sans ça pour faire t’nir les bertelles au froc, c’est pas vrai.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

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Collocations

closing brace
accolade droit
opening brace
accolade gauche
foot brace
barre à pieds
bib and brace overall
salopette à bretelles

Word forms

brace

verb
Basic forms
Pastbraced
Imperativebrace
Present Participle (Participle I)bracing
Past Participle (Participle II)braced
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I bracewe brace
you braceyou brace
he/she/it bracesthey brace
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am bracingwe are bracing
you are bracingyou are bracing
he/she/it is bracingthey are bracing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have bracedwe have braced
you have bracedyou have braced
he/she/it has bracedthey have braced
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been bracingwe have been bracing
you have been bracingyou have been bracing
he/she/it has been bracingthey have been bracing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I bracedwe braced
you bracedyou braced
he/she/it bracedthey braced
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was bracingwe were bracing
you were bracingyou were bracing
he/she/it was bracingthey were bracing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had bracedwe had braced
you had bracedyou had braced
he/she/it had bracedthey had braced
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been bracingwe had been bracing
you had been bracingyou had been bracing
he/she/it had been bracingthey had been bracing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will bracewe shall/will brace
you will braceyou will brace
he/she/it will bracethey will brace
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be bracingwe shall/will be bracing
you will be bracingyou will be bracing
he/she/it will be bracingthey will be bracing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have bracedwe shall/will have braced
you will have bracedyou will have braced
he/she/it will have bracedthey will have braced
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been bracingwe shall/will have been bracing
you will have been bracingyou will have been bracing
he/she/it will have been bracingthey will have been bracing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would bracewe should/would brace
you would braceyou would brace
he/she/it would bracethey would brace
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be bracingwe should/would be bracing
you would be bracingyou would be bracing
he/she/it would be bracingthey would be bracing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have bracedwe should/would have braced
you would have bracedyou would have braced
he/she/it would have bracedthey would have braced
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been bracingwe should/would have been bracing
you would have been bracingyou would have been bracing
he/she/it would have been bracingthey would have been bracing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am bracedwe are braced
you are bracedyou are braced
he/she/it is bracedthey are braced
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being bracedwe are being braced
you are being bracedyou are being braced
he/she/it is being bracedthey are being braced
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been bracedwe have been braced
you have been bracedyou have been braced
he/she/it has been bracedthey have been braced
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was bracedwe were braced
you were bracedyou were braced
he/she/it was bracedthey were braced
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being bracedwe were being braced
you were being bracedyou were being braced
he/she/it was being bracedthey were being braced
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been bracedwe had been braced
you had been bracedyou had been braced
he/she/it had been bracedthey had been braced
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be bracedwe shall/will be braced
you will be bracedyou will be braced
he/she/it will be bracedthey will be braced
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been bracedwe shall/will have been braced
you will have been bracedyou will have been braced
he/she/it will have been bracedthey will have been braced

brace

noun
SingularPlural
Common casebracebraces
Possessive casebrace'sbraces'