soutien

See also: Soutien

French

Etymology

From soutenir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.tjɛ̃/

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Noun

soutien m (plural soutiens)

1. support (physical)
2. support (psychological/emotional)

Derived terms

• soutien-gorge

Related terms

• soutenir

Descendants

• → Greek: σουτιέν (soutién)
• → Portuguese: sutiã
• → Romanian: sutien

Further reading

• “soutien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French soutien.

Noun

soutien m (plural soutiens)

1. Alternative form of sutiã

Spanish

Noun

soutien m (plural soutiens)

1. (Argentina) bra; brassiere

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sostén