English to French Meaning of buttress - contrefort

Buttress :

contrefort

noun

soutien, contrefort, soutenir, rester, Personnel, rive

verb

renforcer, contrefort, ligne, protéger l'arrière

Buttress :: contrefortButtressed :: étayéeButtresses :: contrefortsButtressing :: étayage

← Button

buy →

Share This

Definitions of buttress in English

Noun(1) a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
Verb(1) reinforce with a buttress(2) make stronger or defensible

Examples of buttress in English

(1) Property and financial prosperity were powerful testimonies to the strength of each of these categories and a buttress to weak claims to either.(2) I leaned against the damp stone of the buttress , tilting my head to follow the line of the sheer wall up to where the ghosts of clouds raced before the moon.(3) Stallman thus launched his movement to build a buttress against this trend, by developing a free operating system within which the freedoms he had known could continue.(4) For the first time in human history the inferior man has no ready buttress for his self-regard.(5) When analysts can cite other experts, whether private sector or foreign liaison, they add to their own credibility - experts talk to other experts - as well as buttress their argument.(6) It means he can defend his own defence, with Nerlinger providing the buttress to protect the centre-backs.(7) The main buttress of state security is the national defense capability and only after it comes the economic might.(8) A big drop followed, down over rough rock and scree to the Bealach an Fhuarian from where a great greyish-white buttress reared alarmingly.(9) Hiking out, we talked about our ascent of the northwest buttress of Cloud Peak, trying to sound congratulatory.(10) The ├ö├ç├┐truth├ö├ç├û becomes another buttress in the society's ideological infrastructure.(11) And small-world experiences that we encounter naturally buttress people's religious faith as evidence of ├ö├ç├┐design.├ö├ç├û(12) A protective structure adapted to buttress opposed upright walls of an excavation.(13) I was expecting at least a stout defence, and probably new evidence that would help buttress his case, but he barely rated a mention in Trevor Mallard's speech, and I will tell the members why.(14) Even ├ö├ç├┐reverence for the emperor, the most important ideological buttress of the old order, was evidently giving way├ö├ç├û.(15) It is more economical to buttress it at certain intervals than to make the entire wall thicker.(16) there was a demand for a new stable order as a buttress against social collapse

Related Phrases of buttress

(1) flying buttress ::

arc boutant

Related Phrases of buttress

(1) flying buttress ::

arc boutant

Synonyms

Noun

1. prop ::

soutenir

2. support ::

soutien

3. abutment ::

butée

4. brace ::

entretoise

5. shore ::

rive

6. pier ::

jetée

7. reinforcement ::

renforcement

8. stanchion ::

montant

Verb

9. strengthen ::

renforcer

10. reinforce ::

renforcer

11. fortify ::

fortifier

12. support ::

soutien

13. bolster ::

traversin

14. shore up ::

consolider

15. underpin ::

étayer

16. cement ::

ciment

17. uphold ::

défendre

18. prop up ::

soutenir

19. defend ::

défendre

20. sustain ::

soutenir

Different Forms

buttress, buttressed, buttresses, buttressing

Word Example from TV Shows

$We need to get some poles\Nto make a buttress. Hurry!$

We need to get some poles
to make a BUTTRESS. Hurry!

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 12

Examples of buttress from TV Shows

$We need to get some poles\Nto make a buttress. Hurry!$

We need to get some poles
to make a BUTTRESS. Hurry!

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 12

English to French Dictionary: buttress

Meaning and definitions of buttress, translation in French language for buttress with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of buttress in French and in English language.

Tags for the entry 'buttress'

What buttress means in French, buttress meaning in French, buttress definition, examples and pronunciation of buttress in French language.

English to French Dictionary: buttress

Meaning and definitions of buttress, translation in French language for buttress with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of buttress in French and in English language.

Tags for the entry 'buttress'

What buttress means in French, buttress meaning in French, buttress definition, examples and pronunciation of buttress in French language.