Officials on Hawaii's Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing huge amounts of lava for months, are bracing for the possibility that frequent earthquakes will cut off a major highway.
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Bracing
//ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ//
Synonyms for "bracing" (90 found)
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12 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- здравословен adj (stimulating)
- ободрителен adj (stimulating)
Finnish
3 entries- elvyttävä adj (stimulating)
- innostava adj (stimulating)
- virkistävä adj (stimulating)
German
3 entries- anregend adj (stimulating)
- belebend adj (stimulating)
- erfrischend adj (stimulating)
Russian
1 entries- бодря́щий adj (stimulating)
Swedish
3 entries- stärkande adj (stimulating)
- uppfriskande adj (stimulating)
- uppiggande adj (stimulating)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In its 3,000-year history Istanbul has faced plagues and invasions. It is now bracing itself for this latest challenge.
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We're bracing ourselves for another attack.
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We're bracing for more heavy rain.
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