Significado
suspender, strap, bypass
- (usually plural) straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers; braces or suspenders
- a shoulder strap on a garment or backpack
- a connecting road or bypass linking two main highways
En una frase
Mio nonno preferisce portare le bretelle invece della solita cintura.
My grandfather prefers wearing suspenders instead of the usual belt.
Una bretella dell'abito le è scivolata delicatamente sulla spalla.
A strap of her dress slipped gently off her shoulder.
Hanno aperto una nuova bretella per aggirare il traffico della città.
They opened a new bypass road to avoid city traffic.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| bretella | feminine · singular |
| bretelle | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- When referring to clothing accessories that hold trousers up, it is almost always used in the plural: 'le bretelle'.