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Breast
01
seno
the area between the neck and the stomach
Esempi
His chest tightened as he struggled to breathe, feeling a weight on his breast.
Il suo petto si strinse mentre lottava per respirare, sentendo un peso sul petto.
1.1
seno
either of the two round and fleshy parts on a woman's chest that produce milk after childbirth
Esempi
The surgeon made an incision in her breast to remove the tumor.
Il chirurgo ha fatto un'incisione nel suo seno per rimuovere il tumore.
02
seno
the part of an animal's body corresponding to the human chest
Esempi
Hunters inspected the breast of the game bird.
2.1
carne di petto
meat cut from the front part of the body of a bird
Esempi
The chef prepared a gourmet dish of quail breast stuffed with wild mushrooms and herbs.
Lo chef ha preparato un piatto gourmet di petto di quaglia farcito con funghi selvatici ed erbe.
03
the upper portion of a wall, often the section above a lintel or horizontal projection
Esempi
The architect reinforced the breast to support the balcony.
04
a curved or rounded projection, such as the front surface of a molding or the convex part of a cornice
Esempi
Architectural drawings indicated the breast of the column.
to breast
01
to face or confront something directly, often with physical or figurative force
Esempi
The runner breasted the finish line despite exhaustion.
02
to reach to the summit or top of a hill, ridge, or mountain
Esempi
They breasted the hill and paused to rest.
03
to encounter or rise to meet something at chest level
Esempi
The athlete breasted the ball during the drill.
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