breast

US /brest/
UK /brest/
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borst, boezem

either of the two soft, fleshy parts of the front of a woman's body that produce milk after she has a baby

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The baby nursed from its mother's breast.
De baby zoog aan de borst van zijn moeder.
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She felt a lump in her breast and went to the doctor.
Ze voelde een knobbeltje in haar borst en ging naar de dokter.
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bosomchestbust
2.

borst

the upper front part of the body of a human or other animal, between the neck and the abdomen

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He beat his breast in frustration.
Hij sloeg zich op de borst van frustratie.
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The bird puffed out its breast.
De vogel zette zijn borst op.
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chestthorax
1.

trotseren, doorbreken

to face and deal with (a difficult situation or problem)

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They had to breast the storm to reach the shore.
Ze moesten de storm trotseren om de kust te bereiken.
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She breasted the tape to win the race.
Ze brak het lint om de race te winnen.
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faceconfronttacklemeetovercome
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breast cancerbreast augmentationmake a clean breast of