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buttress [ˈbʌtrɪs]
sustantivo
1. contrafuerte (m) (arquitectura); apoyo (m) pilar (m) (sentido figurado)
verbo transitivo
2. respaldar (sentido figurado) (support)
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buttress [ba-tres]
sustantivo
1. Contrafuerte, estribo, machón, arbotante, pedazo de pared fuerte a manera de pilar, que se pone arrimado a la misma pared o muralla para sostenerla. (Arqueología)
2. Apoyo, sostén.
- Flying buttress -> arbotante
va. Estribar, afianzar con estribo. Reforzar con un contrafuerte (wall). Respaldar, apoyar (support/argument, case).
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