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See also:břa,brá,brà,Brá,-bra,brå,Bra,andBRA

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Symbol

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bra

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-2 &ISO 639-3language code forBraj.

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English

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Bra

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Clipping ofbrassiere, borrowed fromFrenchbrassière, fromOld Frenchbraciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), fromOld Frenchbrace(“arm”), fromLatinbracchia, plural ofLatinbracchium(“forearm”), fromAncient Greekβραχίων(brakhíōn,“forearm”), fromProto-Hellenic*brəkʰús(“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited fromProto-Indo-European*mréǵʰus.

Noun

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bra (pluralbras)

  1. An item of clothing, usuallyunderwear worn to support thebreasts.[from 1920s]
    • 1968, Carl Ruhen,The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page12:
      Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties andbra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing.
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brassiere

Etymology 2

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Frombracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 byPaul Dirac.

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bra (pluralbras)

  1. (linear algebra, quantum mechanics) One of the twovectors in the standardnotation for describingquantum states inquantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being itscomplex conjugate, theket.
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Etymology 3

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Representing a different pronunciation ofbro(“brother”).

Noun

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bra (pluralbras)

  1. (slang)Alternative form ofbro;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 checkBra!” Influence replied to his comrade.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishbra.

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Noun

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bra (pluralbra's)

  1. bra,brassiere
  2. (Cape Afrikaans)bro,brah,bruh

Cebuano

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Etymology

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FromEnglishbra, shortened frombrassiere, fromFrenchbrassière.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation:bra

Noun

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bra

  1. abra; abrassiere
    • 2011 — Monternel, Fred Fuentes,Isla (31 August), From Junquera with Love, SuperBalita
      “Nya, mora tag si Adan ug Eba ning kalakiha, Rael, kon hubuon ta ang basa tang mga sapot,” ni Emma nga misanong dayon sa gisugyot ni Israel ug paspas nga mihubo sa basa niyang blawos,bra, sayal ug panti. Ug nabantang ang bigot niyang lawas ug ang hamis ug puti niyang kutis sa atubangan ni Israel.
      (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

Garo

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Etymology

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FromProto-Sino-Tibetan*mV-la(k). Cognate withOld Chinese射 (OC*ɢljaːɡs, *laːɡs, *ɢljaːɡ, *laːɡ, “to shoot (an arrow, etc.)”),Burmeseမြား(mra:,“arrow”),Newarबला(balā).

Noun

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bra

  1. arrow

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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FromFrenchbras(“arm”).

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bra

  1. arm

Italian

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Etymology 1

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ItalianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediait

From the city ofBra inPiedmont.[2]

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bra m (usuallyuncountable,invariable)

  1. Bra cheese

Etymology 2

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ItalianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediait

Noun

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bra m (invariable)

  1. (quantum mechanics)bra
    Antonym:ket

Further reading

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  • bra in Treccani.it –Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • bra in Treccani.it –Dizionario delle Scienze Fisiche (1996), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

References

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  1. ^Bra inBruno Migliorini et al.,Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  2. ^bra in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Javanese

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Romanization

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bra

  1. romanization ofꦧꦿ

Khotanese

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Adjective

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bra

  1. dear

Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchbras, fromVulgar Latin*bracium, from ClassicalLatinbracchium, fromAncient Greekβραχίων(brakhíōn).

Noun

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bra m (pluralbras)

  1. (Sark, anatomy)arm

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchbrave.

Pronunciation

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This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with theIPA then please add some!

Adjective

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bra (indeclinable,comparativebedre,indefinite superlativebest,definite superlativebeste)

  1. good,fine

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Adverb

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bra

  1. well

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchbrave.

Adjective

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bra (indeclinable,comparativebetre,indefinite superlativebest,definite superlativebeste)

  1. good,fine

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Old Czech

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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bra

  1. second-person andthird-personsingular ofbráti

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromSanskritवर(vara,“best; excellent; foremost; holy; precious; top; valuable; etc.”) (Doublet ofawara(“screen”) andwara(“favour, gift”)). CompareKhmerព្រះ(prĕəh),Thaiพระ(prá).

Prefix

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bra

  1. prefix for royalty name

Scots

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed frombraf(“good, brave”); fromLow Germanbrav; fromFrenchbrave, borrowed fromItalianbravo.

Adjective

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bra (comparativemair bra,superlativemaist bra)

  1. Verygood oragreeable.

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed frombra, shortened frombrassiere.

Noun

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bra (pluralbras)

  1. An item ofunderwear worn to support thebreasts.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Since at least 1621, frombraf(“good, brave”); fromLow Germanbrav; fromFrenchbrave, borrowed fromItalianbravo.

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Adjective

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bra (comparativebättre,superlativebäst)

  1. good (having pleasing or suitable qualities)
    Synonym:(jocular, childish)braig
    enbra film
    agood movie
    – Ska vi måla den blå? – Ja, det blirbra.
    – Should we paint it blue? – Yeah, that'll begood.
    Han ärbra på tennis
    He isgood at tennis
    Hon är enbra människa
    She is a (morally)good person (see the usage notes below)
  2. healthy orrecovered (from an illness or injury or the like),well
    Jag är inte riktigtbra i benet än
    My leg hasn't quite recovered yet ("I'm not quite well in the leg yet")
    – Känner du digbättre idag? – Ja, men inte heltbra.
    – Are you feelingbetter today? – Yeah, but not completelywell.
  3. quitelarge inextent ordegree,good,goodly
    Synonym:(often a bit old-fashioned, but idiomatic in some cases where "bra" is not)god
    Det här kommer ta ettbra tag
    This is going to take agood while
    Det ären bra bit att åka
    It'squite a distance to drive
    De tjänade enbra slant
    They made apretty penny ("made a sizable coin," "tjäna en slant" is idiomatic)

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  • "Good" as in morally good is more specificallygod, 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 comparativebästare (bester) and the superlativebästast,bästaste (bestest); these forms are also nonstandard.

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Inflection ofbra
Indefinitepositivecomparativesuperlative1
common singularbrabättrebäst
neuter singularbrabättrebäst
pluralbrabättrebäst
masculine plural2brabättrebäst
Definitepositivecomparativesuperlative
masculine singular3brabättrebäste
allbrabättrebästa

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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bra (comparativebättre,superlativebäst)

  1. well
    Mår dubra?
    Are you feelingwell? / Are youokay?
    Han speladebra idag
    He playedwell today
  2. a good deal,quite (to quite a large extent or degree)
    Rattfylla ärbra mycket vanligare bland män
    Drunk driving isa good deal more common among men
    Den där älgen ärbra stor!
    That moose isquite the big one!
    Filmen varbra kass
    The movie wasquite the stinker
    bra dålig
    substantially bad (literally also "good bad")

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishbra.

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Noun

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bra (Baybayin spellingᜊ᜔ᜇ)

  1. brassiere;bra
    Synonym:(uncommon)salungso

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Yola

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Frenchbrave, borrowed fromItalianbravo, itself of uncertain origin. Cognate withScotsbraa(“fine”).

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Adjective

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bra

  1. brave, prettywell[2]
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page86:
      Many abra draught by Tommeen was ee-maate;
      Many abrave stroke by Tommy was made;

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  1. ^Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, inlrish University Review‎[1], volume20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page154
  2. ^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, published1867,page27

Zazaki

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Etymology

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ComparePersianبرادر(barâdar).

Noun

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bra

  1. brother
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