truss

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noun/verbpl: trusses

treliça; enfaixar

1. (noun) A framework of beams or other elements arranged in a triangular pattern to provide support and strength

The roof truss is made of steel beams.

A treliça do telhado é feita de vigas de aço.

2. (noun) A medical support device worn to keep a hernia in place

He wears a truss to manage his hernia.

Ele usa uma cinta de hérnia para controlar sua hérnia.

3. (verb) To tie up or bind securely; to fasten with rope or straps

Truss the chicken before roasting it.

Amarrar o frango antes de assá-lo.

4. (verb) To support or brace with a truss

The engineers had to truss the damaged bridge.

Os engenheiros tiveram que reforçar a ponte danificada com uma treliça.

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General Brazilian

treliça; cinta (médica); amarrar

Most common usage across Brazil

Portugal

treliça; faixa (médica); amarrar

European Portuguese tends to use 'faixa' for medical support

Technical/Engineering

treliça estrutural

Specific term used in construction and engineering contexts

truss up - to bind or tie someone/something tightly

roof truss - structural framework supporting a roof

trust and truss - to secure and prepare (especially in cooking)

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