bridle

suomi-englanti sanakirja

bridle englannista suomeksi

  1. nakella niskojaan

  2. suitset

  3. hidastaa

  4. hillintä

  5. panna suitset suuhun

  1. Substantiivi

  2. suitset (monikko) headstall, bit and reins; päitset (monikko) headstall

  3. Verbi

  4. suitsia

  5. vastustaa

bridle englanniksi

  1. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.

  2. {{quote-journal|en|year=1961|author=J. A. Philip|title=Mimesis in the Sophistês|journal=Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association|section=92, p. 457

  3. A restraint; a curb; a check.

  4. {{quote-text|en|year=1729|author=Isaac Watts|title=The Doctrine of the Passions explain'd and improv'd

  5. A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.

  6. A mooring hawser.

  7. A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.

  8. A gesture expressing pride or vanity.

  9. To put a bridle on.

  10. {{quote-text|en|year=1835|author=Joseph Rodman Drake|title=The Culprit Fay

  11. To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in ''bridle your tongue''.

  12. {{RQ:Burke Regicide Peace

  13. To show hostility or resentment.

  14. ''Immigrant-rights and religious organizations bridled at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives.'' (''Houston Chronicle'', 6/8/2007)

  15. To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.

  16. (alternative form of)