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bracket

UK
/ˈbrækɪt/
US
/ˈbrækɪt/

Translations

bracketnoun
brackets
pl
UK
/ˈbrækɪt/
US
/ˈbrækɪt/
supportAu sens de pièce de fixation murale.
The shelf was held up by a sturdy metal bracket.
L'étagère était maintenue par un solide support métallique.
polyporeEn mycologie.
Foresters noted several large brackets growing on the dying oak.
Les forestiers ont remarqué plusieurs grands polypores poussant sur le chêne mourant.
crochetPour les signes [ ].
The editor added a note in brackets to clarify the text.
Le rédacteur a ajouté une note entre crochets pour clarifier le texte.
tranchePour une catégorie de revenus, d'âge, etc.
She falls into the highest income bracket.
Elle appartient à la tranche de revenus la plus élevée.
Additional translations
tableauAu sens de tableau de tournoi.
consoleSurtout en architecture ou pour un support décoratif.
Synonyms
shelf
clamp
holder
mount
support
bracketverb
bracketed
Past Simple
bracketed
Past Participle
bracketing
Gerund
UK
/ˈbrækɪt/
US
/ˈbrækɪt/
regrouperAu sens de classer ou réunir dans une même catégorie.
The teacher decided to bracket the students based on their reading levels.
L'enseignant a décidé de regrouper les élèves selon leur niveau de lecture.
mettre entre crochetsPour enclore un élément par des crochets.
The editor decided to bracket the additional information for clarity.
Le rédacteur a décidé de mettre les informations supplémentaires entre crochets pour plus de clarté.
Additional translations
fixer avec des consolesPour soutenir au moyen de pièces de fixation.
rapprocherAu sens de considérer comme proches ou apparentés.
faire un bracketingPhotographie.
Synonyms
sort
label
classify
group
categorize
bracketadjective
more bracket
Comp.
most bracket
Super.
Used attributively to describe objects designed to be fixed to a wall by a bracket, e.g., 'bracket lamp'.
à consoleRelatif à un support fixé par une console.
They replaced the old light with a new bracket lamp.
Ils ont remplacé l'ancien luminaire par une nouvelle lampe à console.

Definitions

bracketnoun
A support or fixture projecting from a wall to hold a shelf, lamp, or other object.
The shelf was held up by a sturdy metal bracket.
A category or group of people or things that are similar in some way.
She falls into the highest income bracket.
A pair of marks [ ] used to enclose words or figures to separate them from the context.
The editor added a note in brackets to clarify the text.
A tournament format in which competitors are divided into pairs, with the winners advancing to the next round.
The team was excited to see their position in the tournament bracket.
A shelf fungus that forms hoof- or shelf-shaped growths on trees.
Foresters noted several large brackets growing on the dying oak.
bracketverb
To enclose something in brackets.
The editor decided to bracket the additional information for clarity.
To classify or group together.
The teacher decided to bracket the students based on their reading levels.
To support or strengthen with brackets.
The carpenter bracketed the shelf to ensure it could hold more weight.
To consider or treat as similar or related.
The study brackets these two phenomena as part of the same trend.
To take two or more photographs of the same subject using different exposure settings.
To be safe, she bracketed every shot by one stop over and under the meter reading.
bracketadjective
Designed to be fixed to or supported by a bracket; relating to a bracket.
They replaced the old light with a new bracket lamp.
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