bretelle
English
Etymology
French bretelle
Noun
bretelle (plural bretelles)
- (dated, chiefly in the plural) braces; suspenders (to hold up trousers)
Derived terms
- bretelled
Anagrams
- bell tree
French
Etymology
From Old High German brittil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁə.tɛl/
Audio (file)
Noun
bretelle f (plural bretelles)
- strap
- sling
- braces (UK), suspenders (US)
- slip road; access road; ramp
Derived terms
- remonter les bretelles
Descendants
- → English: bretelle
- → Italian: bretella
Further reading
- “bretelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /breˈtɛl.le/
- Rhymes: -ɛlle
- Hyphenation: bre‧tèl‧le
Noun
bretelle f
- plural of bretella