breast

breast

 (brĕst)

n.

1.

a. Either of two milk-secreting, glandular organs on the chest of a woman; the female mammary gland.

b. A corresponding rudimentary gland in a human male, especially when enlarged by exposure to estrogen or appearing to be enlarged by overlying body fat.

2.

a. The superior ventral surface of the human body, extending from the neck to the abdomen.

b. A corresponding part in other animals.

c. A cut of meat taken from this part of an animal, especially from poultry.

d. The part of a garment that covers the chest.

e. The seat of affection and emotion: "Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast" (Shakespeare).

3. Something likened to the human breast, as in being in round or broad: the breast of a hill; the breast of the sea.

4. The face of a mine or tunnel.

5. Sports Breaststroke.

tr.v. breast·ed, breast·ing, breasts

1. To go to the top of; ascend: "He breasted a rise and looked down. He was at the head of a small valley" (Ken Follett).

2. To move forward or advance through or across: breasted the current; breasted the crowd.

3. To confront or deal with resolutely: breasted a storm of criticism.

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[Middle English brest, from Old English brēost.]

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breast

(brɛst)

n

1. (Anatomy) the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest

2. (Anatomy) either of the two soft fleshy milk-secreting glands on the chest in sexually mature human females.

3. (Zoology) a similar organ in certain other mammals

4. anything that resembles a breast in shape or position: the breast of the hill.

5. a source of nourishment: the city took the victims to its breast.

6. the source of human emotions

7. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a garment that covers the breast

8. (Architecture) a projection from the side of a wall, esp that formed by a chimney

9. (Mining & Quarrying) mining the face being worked at the end of a tunnel

10. beat one's breast to display guilt and remorse publicly or ostentatiously

11. make a clean breast of to make a confession of

vb (tr)

12. to confront boldly; face: breast the storm.

13. to oppose with the breast or meet at breast level: breasting the waves.

14. to come alongside of: breast the ship.

15. to reach the summit of: breasting the mountain top.

[Old English brēost; related to Old Norse brjōst, Old High German brust, Dutch borst, Swedish bräss, Old Irish brū belly, body]

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breast

(brɛst)
n.

1. either of the pair of mammae occurring on the chest of human beings and other primates, esp. of the female after pubertal development.

2. the outer, front part of the body from neck to midsection; chest.

3. the bosom conceived of as the center of emotion.

4. a projection from a wall, as part of a chimney.

5. any surface or part resembling or likened to the human breast.

6. face (def. 18).

v.t.

7. to meet or oppose boldly; confront: to breast hostile criticism.

8. to contend with or advance against: The ship breasted the turbulent seas.

9. to climb or climb over (a mountain, obstacle, etc.).

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English brēost; c. Old Saxon briost, Old Norse brjōst]

breast′less, adj.

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breast

(brĕst)

An organ of female primates that contains milk-producing glands and usually occurs in pairs. It is present but undeveloped in the male.

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breast

– bust – bosom

1. 'breast'

A woman's breasts are the two soft, round pieces of flesh on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby.

...a beggar girl with a baby at her breast.

...women with small breasts.

2. 'bust'

A woman's breasts can be referred to as her bust, especially when you are talking about their size. Note that bust refers to both breasts together. You do not talk about a woman's 'busts'.

She has a very large bust.

Bust is also used to talk about the measurement around the top part of a woman's body at the level of her breasts.

'Bust 34' means that the garment is a size 12.

3. 'bosom'

A woman's breasts can also be referred to as her bosom /'bʊzəm/. This is an old-fashioned or literary word.

...hugging the cat to her bosom.

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breast

Past participle: breasted
Gerund: breasting

Imperative

breast

breast

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breast - the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger" chest 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
	2.	breast - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman tit, titty, boob, knocker, bosom adult female body, woman's body - the body of an adult woman lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple mammary gland, mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals ring of color, areola - small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
	3.	breast - meat carved from the breast of a fowl white meat helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food turkey - flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
	4.	breast - the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest external body part - any body part visible externally
Verb	1.	breast - meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape" converge, meet - be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
	2.	breast - reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" summit arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
	3.	breast - confront bodily; "breast the storm" front confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"

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breast

noun

1. heart, feelings, thoughts, soul, being, emotions, core, sentiments, seat of the affections Happiness flowered in her breast.

plural noun

1. bosom(s), front, chest, bust, boobs (slang), tits (slang), jugs (slang), boobies (slang), mammary glands, bristols (slang), titties (slang) a skimpy top which barely covered her breasts

Related words
adjective mammary

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breast

noun

The seat of a person's innermost emotions and feelings:

bosom, heart, soul.

Idioms: bottom of one's heart, cockles of one's heart, one's heart of hearts.

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Translations

ثَدْيثدي المرأهصدريصعد الىيواجه، يقاوم

гърда

prsprsavystoupit na vrcholvzdorovathruď

bryst

BrustBusenankämpfenbewältigen

στήθοςβυζί

senopechopechugatetaarrostrar

rind

پستان

rintarintakehäsydänponnistella

seinpoitrineaffronteratteindre le sommet deblanc

dojkagrudi

feljutmell

bringabrjóstbrjóst, faîmur, bringakoma upp ákonubrjóst

senomammellapoppatettatorace

乳房

가슴

brasaskrūtismaitintas krūtimimaitinti krūtimipasipriešinti

krūtiņakrūtiskrūtsstāties pretīuzkāpt

borst

bringebrystkomme til toppen avnå toppensette brystet mot

pierśbiust

peitoseio

piept

грудьсердцегрудка

vystúpiť na vrchol

dojkaprsi

bröst

หน้าอก

göğüsgöğüs vermekgöğüslemekmemetepesine varmak

ngựcvú

乳房挺胸面对登上顶部胸逆...而进

breast

[brest]

A. N (= chest) → pecho m; [of woman] → seno m, pecho m (Culin) [of bird] → pechuga f (fig) → corazón m
to beat one's breast → darse golpes de pecho
to make a clean breast of → confesar con franqueza
to make a clean breast of it → confesarlo todo, descargar la conciencia

B. VT

1. [+ waves] → hacer cara a, arrostrar

2. (Sport) [+ finishing tape] → romper

C. CPD breast cancer N → cáncer m de mama
breast milk N → leche f materna
breast pocket N → bolsillo m de pecho

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

breast

[ˈbrɛst]

n

[woman] → sein m

[man] → poitrine f
to make a clean breast of it (= own up) → avouer la vérité

[wild bird] → gorge f

(COOKERY) [chicken, turkey] → blanc m; [lamb] → poitrine f
chicken breast → le blanc de poulet

modif [reconstruction, reduction] → mammaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

breast

n

(= chest) → Brust f; (Cook, of chicken, lamb) → Brust (→ stück nt) f

(of woman) → Brust f; a child/baby at the breast → ein Kind/Säugling an der Brust

(fig liter) → Brust f, → Busen m (liter)

vt

to breast the waves/the storm → gegen die Wellen/den Sturm ankämpfen

to breast the tape (Sport) → durchs Ziel gehen

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breast

:

breast augmentation

n → Brustvergrößerung f

breastbone

n → Brustbein nt; (of bird) → Brustknochen m

breast cancer

n → Brustkrebs m

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breast

:

breast enlargement

n → Brustvergrößerung f

breast-fed

adj to be breast → gestillt werden; breast child → Brustkind nt

breast-feed

vti → stillen

breast-feeding

n → Stillen nt

breast milk

n → Muttermilch f

breastplate

n (on armour) → Brustharnisch m; (of high priest) → Brustplatte f → or -gehänge nt

breast pocket

n → Brusttasche f

breast reduction

n → Brustverkleinerung f

breaststroke

n → Brustschwimmen nt; to swim or do the breast → brustschwimmen

breastwork

n (Mil) → Brustwehr f

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breast

[brɛst]

1. n (Anat, Culin) → petto; (of woman) → seno, mammella
to make a clean breast of it (fig) → vuotare il sacco

2. vt (finishing tape) → toccare

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breast

(brest) noun

1. either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body. bors ثدي المرأه гърда peito prs die Brust bryst μαστόςpecho, seno, mama rind پستان rinta seinשד स्तन dojke mell payudara konubrjóst seno, mammella 乳房 유방 krūtis krūts buah dada borstbrystpierś تی peito sân грудная железа prsník, ňadro dojka, prsi grudi bröst เต้านมผู้หญิง meme 乳房 грудна залоза چھاتیاں vú 乳房

2. the front of a body between the neck and belly. He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts. bors صدر гърди peito prsa, hruď die Brust bryst στήθοςpecho, busto, pechuga rind سینه rintakehä poitrineחזה वक्षस्थल prsa mell dada brjóst, faðmur, bringa petto 胸部 가슴, 흉부 krūtinė krūtis; krūtiņa dada borstbryst, bringepierś ټټر peito piept грудь; грудка prsia, hruď prsi prsa bröst หน้าอก göğüs 胸 груди سینہ ngực 胸

verb

1. to face or oppose. breast the waves. trotseer, die hoof bied يواجه، يقاوم посрещам enfrentar vzdorovat ankämpfen gegen stille sig op imod αντιμετωπίζω, αντιτάσσομαιafrontar, arrostrar rinnaga vastu seisma مقابله کردن؛ روبرو شدن olla kohti jtk affronter לְהֵיאָבֵק, לְהִתיָיצֵב מוּל सामना करना या विरोध करना suprotstaviti se szembeszáll menghadapi mæta, takast á við, bjóða birginn affrontare 立ち向かう ...을 향해 가슴을 내밀다 sutikti, pasipriešinti stāties pretī mengharungi het hoofd biedentrasse, sette brystet mot stawiać czoło مقابله کول، مخامخ کیدل enfrentar a înfrunta бороться, стать грудью против vzdorovať kljubovati suprotstaviti se gå (simma) rätt emot, möta, trotsa เผชิญหน้า göğüslemek, göğüs vermek 挺胸面對 чинити опір مقابلہ کرنا ، سامنا کرنا đối diện 逆...而进，挺胸面对

2. to come to the top of. As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance. die kruin bereik يصعد الى качвам се на върха chegar ao topo vystoupit na vrchol bewältigen nå toppen φτάνω στην κορυφή llegar a la cumbre/cima, coronar la cumbre tippu jõudma بالای چیزی رفتن saapua jnk päälle atteindre le sommet de לְהַגִיע לַפִּסגָה चोटी पर पहुंचना ići prema opasnosti feljut sampai ke puncak koma upp á scalare 登る 오르다 užlipti (į) uzkāpt sampai ke puncak boven op ... komen nå toppen; komme til toppen avwspiąć się د یو شی له پاسه ورتلل chegar ao cume a ajunge în vârful взбираться vystúpiť na vrchol doseči vrh popeti se na vrh komma upp till (på) ถึงจุดสูงสุดของ tepesine varmak 攻頂 підніматися, сходити (на) چوٹی پر پہنچنا lên đến đỉnh... 登上顶部

ˈbreastfeed verb

to feed (a baby) with milk from the breast. borsvoed تُرضع (الطفل) кърмя amamentar kojit stillen amme; give bryst θηλάζωamamantar, dar de mamar, dar la teta rinnaga toitma شیر دادن imettää allaiter לְהֵנִיק , לְהֵינִיק स्तनपान करना dojiti (meg)szoptat, táplál menyusui hafa (barn) á brjósti allattare al seno 母乳で育てる 모유로 키우다 maitinti krūtimi barot (bērnu) ar krūti menyusu badan de borst gevenamme, gi bryst karmić piersią شیدی ورکول amamentar a alăpta кормить грудью dojčiť dojiti dojiti amma ให้ลูกดูดนมจากอก emzirmek, meme vermek 給...餵奶 годувати дитину چھاتی سے دودھ پلانا ، رضاعت nuôi bằng sữa mẹ 给...喂奶

ˈbreastfed adjective

geborsvoed مُرضع кърмен amamentado kojený gestillt ammet που έχει τραφεί με μητρικό γάλα amamantado rinnaga toidetud شیرخواره imetettävä nourri au sein יוֹנֶק स्तनपान कराया हुआ podojen anyatejen nevelt/táplált disusui á brjósti allattato al seno 母乳で育てられた 모유로 키운 maitintas krūtimi ar krūti barots susu badan die borstvoeding krijgt som blir ammet/er brystbarn karmiony piersią شیدی خوړونکی amamentado alăptat вскармливаемый грудью dojčený dojen podojen uppfödd på bröstmjölk ที่เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมจากอก emzirilmiş, meme verilerek büyütülmüş 餵母奶的 годований материнським молоком جس نے ماں کا دودھ پیا ہو được nuôi bằng sữa mẹ 用母奶喂养的

ˈbreaststroke noun

a style of swimming in which the arms are pushed out in front and then sweep backwards. borsslag سباحة على الصدر плуване бруст bruços prsa (plavecký styl) das Brustschwimmen brystsvømning πρόσθια κολύμβηση braza rinnuliujumine شنای پروانه rintauinti brasse שְׂחִייַת חָזֶה तैराकी का एक तरीका stiluplivanju, prsno mellúszás gaya dada bringusund nuoto a rana 平泳 평영 brasas brass kuak dada schoolslagbrystsvømmingstyl klasyczny په الوتونکی ډول لامبو وهل bruços (stil) bras брасс prsia (štýl plávania) prsno plavanje prsno plivanje bröstsim การว่ายน้ำท่าผีเสื้อ kurbağalama 俯泳，蛙式 брас تیرنے کا ایک طریقہ جس میں چھاتی کا زور لگایا جاتا ہے kiểu bơi ếch 俯泳，蛙式

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breast

→ ثَدْي prs bryst Brust στήθος seno rinta sein dojka seno 乳房 가슴 borst bryst pierś peito грудь bröst หน้าอก göğüs ngực 乳房

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breast

n. pecho, seno, busto, mama; slang teta;

benign ___ disease → enfermedad benigna de la mama;

caked ___ → mastitis por estasis;

v. to

___ -feed → dar el pecho, dar de mamar, dar la teta, Mex. A. criar con pecho;

___implant → implante en el seno;

___ pump → sacaleche, mamadera;

___ self-examination → autoexamen de los senos.

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breast

n (chest) pecho; (female) mama, seno, pecho

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