suspender
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sus·pend·er
(sə-spĕn′dər)n.
1. One, such as a hook, that suspends something else.
2.
a. An often elastic strap worn over the shoulder, usually in pairs, to hold up a pair of pants.
b. suspenders A pair of such straps.
3. Chiefly British A garter.
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suspender
(səˈspɛndə)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) (often plural)
a. an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
b. a similar fastener attached to a garter worn by men in order to support socks. US and Canadian equivalent: garter
2. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) US and Canadian a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousers. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): braces
3. (Civil Engineering) a person or thing that suspends, such as one of the vertical cables that carries the deck in a suspension bridge
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sus•pend•er
(səˈspɛn dər)n.
1. Usu., suspenders. Also called, esp. Brit., braces. adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends secured to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt to support it.
2. Brit. a garter.
3. a person or thing that suspends.
[1515–25]
sus•pend′ered, adj.
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Noun | 1. | suspender - elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) man's clothing - clothing that is designed for men to wear shoulder strap, strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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Translations
suspender
[səsˈpendəʳ]A. N (for stocking, sock) → liga f
suspenders (US) (= braces) → tirantes mpl, tiradores mpl (S. Cone)
suspenders (US) (= braces) → tirantes mpl, tiradores mpl (S. Cone)
B. CPD suspender belt N → portaligas m inv, liguero m
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suspender
[səˈspɛndər] n (British) (for stocking) → jarretelle f
suspenders npl (US) (= braces) → bretelles fplsuspender belt n (British) → porte-jarretelles m inv
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
suspender
n usu pl
(Brit, for stockings) → Strumpfhalter m, → Straps m; (for socks) → Sockenhalter m; suspender belt → Strumpf(halter)gürtel m
(US) suspenders pl → Hosenträger pl
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