Brücke — meaning in English

English meaning

• bridge noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
• fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
• Rug noun A piece of thick fabric used to cover part of a floor.

Senses

Brücke is used for these senses in English:

• bridge (dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
• bridge (anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
• bridge (card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
• bridge (music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
• fault (technology) An abnormal connection within an electric circuit.
• rug A partial covering for a floor. [1624]

bridge — full definition

1. noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
2. noun The bony or cartilaginous ridge along the top of the nose.
3. noun A raised platform on a ship from which the captain and crew control and observe the vessel.
4. noun A section of a song that connects two other parts, often building tension before a chorus returns.
5. noun A trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships.

fault — full definition

1. noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
2. noun A flaw, weakness, or shortcoming in a person, object, or system.
3. noun (geology) A fracture in rock along which the two sides have shifted relative to each other.
4. verb To find something wrong with, or blame, someone or something.

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