soutien

See also: Soutien

French

Etymology

Deverbal from soutenir.

(soutien-gorge): Compare typologically Russian подтя́жки (podtjážki) (distantly cognate vie Proto-Indo-European *ten-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.tjɛ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

soutien m (plural soutiens)

  1. support (physical)
  2. support (psychological/emotional)
  3. (informal) ellipsis of soutien-gorge
    Synonym: soutif

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French soutien.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.t͡ʃiˈẽj̃/ [su.t͡ʃɪˈẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /suˈt͡ʃjẽj̃/ [suˈt͡ʃjẽɪ̯̃]

Noun

soutien m (plural soutiens)

  1. alternative form of sutiã

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French soutien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈtjen/ [suˈt̪jẽn]
  • Rhymes: -en
  • Syllabification: sou‧tien

Noun

soutien m (plural soutiens)

  1. (Rioplatense) bra; brassiere
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sostén

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