brace up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de se préparer mentalement ou émotionnellement à quelque chose de difficile ou de désagréable, ou pour devenir plus résistant.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preparing oneself mentally or emotionally for something difficult or unpleasant, or to become more resilient.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Prepare for difficultyinformal

   To prepare oneself mentally or emotionally for something difficult or unpleasant.

   se préparer (mentalement) à une difficulté

   • You need to brace up for the tough exam ahead.
   • She braced up before delivering the bad news.
   • He braced himself up for the long journey.

   Antonymescollapsesuccumbwaverweakenyield

2. Strengthen or supportinformal

   To make something stronger or more stable, or to become more resilient.

   consolider, affermir

   • The team braced up their defense before the final match.
   • We need to brace up the old fence before the storm.
   • She braced up her resolve to face the challenge.

   Synonymesbolsterbuttressfortifyreinforceshore upsteadystrengthensupport

   Antonymesdestabilizeundermineweaken

Verbe de basebrace