Brace

bretelles

(straps or bands to sustain trousers)

couple

(a pair)

doublé

(two goals in one game)

fiche

(structural piece used for support, often diagonal)

paire

(a pair)

toise

(measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms — see also fathom, toise)

brasser

(to swing round the yards)

consolider

(to furnish with braces; to support; to prop)

fortifier

(to furnish with braces; to support; to prop)

retenir son souffle

(intransitive: to prepare for something bad)