briste — meaning in English
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English meaning
- broken adj Separated into pieces; fractured or shattered.
- discontinuous adj having breaks or interruptions; intermittent
- pants noun An outer garment covering the body from the waist down, with separate legs; trousers.
- slacks noun Casual or semi-formal trousers, less formal than a suit.
Senses
briste is used for these senses in English:
- discontinuous having breaks or interruptions; intermittent
- pants (chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]
- slacks (dated) Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.)
broken — full definition
- adj Separated into pieces; fractured or shattered.
- adj Not working properly; out of order.
- adj Emotionally devastated or defeated.
discontinuous — full definition
- adj having breaks or interruptions; intermittent
- adj having at least one discontinuity