breast, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

breast (breasts plural )

1  n-count A woman's breasts are the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby.
She wears a low-cut dress which reveals her breasts...
♦ -breasted  comb in adj
She was slim and muscular and full-breasted.

2 n-count A person's breast is the upper part of his or her chest.
LITERARY He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.

3  n-count A bird's breast is the front part of its body.
The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut.
♦ -breasted  comb in adj
...flocks of red-breasted parrots.

4 n-sing The breast of a shirt, jacket, or coat is the part which covers the top part of the chest.
He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case.

5 n-var You can refer to piece of meat that is cut from the front of a bird or lamb as breast.
...a chicken breast with vegetables.

6
→ double-breasted
→ single-breasted