chest

chest

 (chĕst)

n.

1.

a. The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; the thorax.

b. The front or ventral portion of this part: has a tattoo on his chest.

2.

a. A sturdy box with a lid and often a lock, used especially for storage.

b. A small closet or cabinet with shelves for storing supplies: a medicine chest above the bathroom sink.

3.

a. The treasury of a public institution.

b. The funds kept there.

4.

a. A box for the shipping of certain goods, such as tea.

b. The quantity packed in such a box.

5. A sealed receptacle for liquid, gas, or steam.

6. A bureau; a dresser.

Idiom:

get (something) off (one's) chest

To vent one's pent-up feelings.

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[Middle English, from Old English cest, box, from West Germanic *kista, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē.]

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chest

(tʃɛst)

n

1. (Anatomy)

a. the front part of the trunk from the neck to the belly. pectoral

b. (as modifier): a chest cold.

2. get something off one's chest informal to unburden oneself of troubles, worries, etc, by talking about them

3. a box, usually large and sturdy, used for storage or shipping: a tea chest.

4. Also: chestful the quantity a chest holds

5. (Banking & Finance) rare

a. the place in which a public or charitable institution deposits its funds

b. the funds so deposited

6. (General Engineering) a sealed container or reservoir for a gas: a wind chest; a steam chest.

[Old English cest, from Latin cista wooden box, basket, from Greek kistē box]

ˈchested adj

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chest

(tʃɛst)

n.

1. the portion of the body enclosed by ribs; thorax.

2. a box, usu. with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.

3. a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for shipping.

4. chest of drawers.

5. a small cabinet, esp. one hung on a wall, for storage: medicine chest.

Idioms:

get something off one's chest, to ease anxiety by finally discussing one's problems.

[before 900; Old English cest, cist < Latin cista < Greek kístē box]

chest′ful (-fʊl) n.

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Chest

 a box; the quantity or the things contained. See also case.

Examples: chest of clothes, 1865; of tools, 1854; of viols, 1611.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chest - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates pectus, thorax craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity breastbone, sternum - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs thoracic aorta - a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries thoracic vein, vena thoracica - veins that drain the thoracic walls gall bladder, gallbladder - a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion area of cardiac dullness - a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" female chest, bust - the chest of a woman male chest - the chest of a man musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis - either of two large muscles of the chest chest cavity, thoracic cavity - the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart breast, chest - the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger" rib cage - the bony enclosing wall of the chest
	2.	chest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" ammunition chest, caisson - a chest to hold ammunition cedar chest - a chest made of cedar coffer - a chest especially for storing valuables hope chest, wedding chest - chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid" pix, pix chest, pyx, pyx chest - a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay sea chest - a sailor's storage chest for personal property tea chest - chest for storing or transporting tea tool cabinet, tool case, tool chest, toolbox - a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools toy box, toy chest - chest for storage of toys treasure chest - a chest filled with valuables
	3.	chest - the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger" breast external body part - any body part visible externally chest, pectus, thorax - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates bosom - a person's breast or chest
	4.	chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes chest of drawers, dresser, bureau chiffonier, commode - a tall elegant chest of drawers drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" highboy, tallboy - a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs lowboy - a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

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chest

noun

1. breast, front He crossed his arms over his chest.

2. box, case, trunk, crate, coffer, ark (dialect), casket, strongbox At the very bottom of the chest were his carving tools.

Related words
adjective pectoral

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Translations

صَدْرصُنْدوقصُنْدُوق

tòrax

hruďtruhlahrudníkskříňbedna

brystkassekistebryst

BrustKisteOberkörperTruheBrustkasten

στήθοςθώρακαςμπαούλοστέρνοθησαυροφυλάκιο

brusto

pechoarcabaúlcofrearcón

kirsturintakehälipastorintaarkku

coffrepoitrineseinarmoirebac

škrinjaprsaprsni koš

ládamellkas

kistabringabrjóst

toracecassapancapettotogliersi un pesocassone

収納箱胸

가슴대형 상자

pectus

krūtinė

kastekrūškurviskrūtislāde

borstkistrompthoraxtorso

brystkassekistebringebrysthule

klatka piersiowakomodaskrzyniatrumna

baúpeitotóraxcômoda

torace

грудная клеткагрудькомодсундук

hruďhrudník

omaraoprsjepredalnikprsitoraks

bröstskrin

หน้าอกหีบ ลัง กล่อง

sandıkgöğüskasakutu

ngựcrương, hòm

柜子箱子胸腔胸膛

chest

[tʃest]

A. N

1. (Anat) → pecho m
to have chest trouble → tener problemas respiratorios, padecer de los bronquios
to have a cold on the chest → tener el pecho resfriado
to get sth off one's chest → desahogarse

2. (= box) → cofre m, arca f
chest of drawers → cómoda f

B. CPD [pain] → de pecho
chest cold N → resfriado m de pecho
chest expander N → tensor m, extensor m
chest freezer N → congelador m de arcón
chest infection N → infección f de las vías respiratorias
chest measurement, chest size N → anchura f de pecho; [of clothes] → talla f (de chaqueta etc)
chest specialist N → especialista mf de las vías respiratorias
chest X-ray N → radiografía f torácica

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chest

[ˈtʃɛst]

n [person] → poitrine f
to get sth off one's chest → vider son sac

(= box) → coffre m, caisse f

(also chest of drawers) → commode f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chest

¹

n (for tea, tools etc) → Kiste f; (= piece of furniture, for clothes, money etc) → Truhe f; chest of drawers → Kommode f

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chest

²

n (Anat) → Brust f, → Brustkorb m (esp Med); the boxer’s broad chest → der breite Brustkasten des Boxers; to measure somebody’s chest → jds Brustweite or Brustumfang messen; to get something off one’s chest (fig inf) → sich (dat) → etw von der Seele reden, etw loswerden; to have a weak chest → schwach auf der Brust sein (inf); a cold on the chest (Brit) a chest cold → Bronchialkatarr(h) m; chest pains → Schmerzen pl → in der Brust

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chest

[tʃɛst] n

a. (Anat) → petto, torace m
to get sth off one's chest (fam) → togliersi un peso (dallo stomaco), alleggerirsi or scaricarsi la coscienza

b. (box) → baule m, cassa, cassapanca

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chest¹

(tʃest) noun

the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs. a severe pain in his chest. bors صَدْر гръден кош peito hruď der Brustkasten bryst; brystkasse στήθος rind قفسه سینه rinta poitrineחזה छाती prsa mellkas dada brjóst(kassi) petto 胸部 가슴 krūtinės ląsta krūškurvis; krūtis dada borstbryst, bringeklatka piersiowa سينه، ټټر: صندوق، يخدان peito piept грудная клетка hruď prsi prsa bröst[korg] หน้าอก göğüs 胸腔 груди, грудна клітка چھاتی ، سینہ ngực 胸腔

get something off one's chest

to tell the truth about something that is worrying one. hy lug sy hart يُزيحُ عَن صَدْرِهِ عِبئاً разг. казвам и ми олеква desabafar říct něco od srdce sich etwas von der Seele reden lette sit hjerte λέω κτ. και ξαλαφρώνω südamelt ära rääkima گلایه کردن keventää sydäntään dire ce qu'on a sur le coeur לְהָסִיר מְהַלֵב चिंता बातचीत करके प्रकट करवाना skinuti što sa srca kimondja, ami a szívét nyomja membuka unek-unek létta af hjarta sínu levarsi un peso dallo stomaco 打ち明ける 마음의 짐을 털어버리다 išlieti širdį atvieglot sirdi; izstāstīt patiesību cerita hal sebenar zijn hart uitstorten lette sitt hjerte for noe zrzucić ciężar z serca گیله کول desabafar a spune ce are pe inimă облегчить душу povedať si od srdca povedati, kar nekomu leži na srcu otvoriti srce lätta sitt hjärta พูดความจริง içini dökmek 講出心事 скинути, зняти тягар з душі کسی کو سچ بات بتانا nói hết ra 讲出某事的真相，讲出自己的心事

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chest²

(tʃest) noun

a large, strong wooden or metal box. The sheets were kept in a wooden chest. kis, koffer صُنْدوق ракла arca bedna, skříň die Kiste kiste σεντούκι kirst صندوق؛ قفسه arkku coffreארגז, שידה तिजोरी, पेटी škrinja láda peti kista cassa, cassapanca 大箱 궤 dėžė kaste; lāde peti kayu kistkiste, kasseskrzynia سينه، ټټر: صندوق، يخدان arca cufăr сундук skriňa zaboj, skrinja škrinja kista, låda กล่องไม้หรือเหล็กขนาดใหญ่ sandık, kasa 大木櫃，大金屬櫃 шухляда; скриня لکڑی یا دھات کا بڑا صندوق hòm, tủ 柜子

chest of drawers

a piece of furniture fitted with several drawers. laaikas صِوانُ الثياب скрин cômoda komoda die Kommode kommode συρταριέρα kummut قفسه کشودار lipasto commode שִׁידַת מְגֵרוֹת तिजोरी komoda komód lemari laci kommóða cassettone たんす (침실용) 서랍장 komoda kumode almari berlaci ladenkastkommodekomoda الماري ته ورته قفسه cómoda scrin комод bielizník predalnik komoda byrå ลิ้นชัก şifonyer, konsol 有抽屜的櫃子 комод درازوں والا فرنیچر tủ có ngăn kéo 五屉柜

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chest

→ صَدْر, صُنْدُوق hrudník, truhla brystkasse, kiste Brustkorb, Kiste μπαούλο, στήθος arcón, baúl, pecho kirstu, rintakehä coffre, poitrine prsni koš, škrinja cassapanca, torace 収納箱, 胸 가슴, 대형 상자 borst, kist brystkasse, kiste klatka piersiowa, skrzynia baú, peito грудная клетка, сундук bröst, skrin หน้าอก, หีบ ลัง กล่อง göğüs, sandık ngực, rương, hòm 箱子, 胸膛

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

chest

n. tórax, pecho;

___ cold → catarro bronquial

pop. catarro al pecho;

___ respirator → respirador torácico;

___ surgery → cirugía torácica;

___ wall → pared torácica.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• I have a pain in my chest → أُعاني مِنْ ألمٍ في صَدْرِي → Mám bolest na hrudi → Jeg har smerter i brystet → Ich habe Schmerzen in der Brust → Έχω έναν πόνο στο στήθος → Me duele el pecho → Rintaani koskee → J'ai une douleur à la poitrine → Osjećam bol u prsima → Mi fa male il petto → 私は胸に痛みがあります → 가슴이 아파요 → Ik heb pijn op de borst → Jeg har smerter i brystet → Czuję ból w klatce piersiowej → Eu estou com uma dor no peito → Я чувствую боль в груди → Jag har ont i bröstet → ฉันเจ็บหน้าอก → Göğsümde bir ağrı var → Tôi bị đau ngực → 我胸口疼

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chest

n tórax m (form), pecho

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