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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Brust

Pronunciation / Transliteration: brust

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chest/tʃɛst/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er spürte einen Schmerz in der Brust."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The front part of the body of a human or animal between the neck and the abdomen.

    "He felt a sharp pain in his chest and decided to see a doctor."
  2. 2

    A large strong box, typically made of wood, used for storing or shipping things.

    "Grandfather kept his old photographs and letters locked inside a wooden chest."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'cist', meaning box or chest, ultimately from Latin 'cista' and Greek 'kistē'. Over centuries, the meaning extended from a physical container to the anatomical part of the human body enclosed by the ribs, reflecting the conceptual container shape of the torso.

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