bracket

bracket
bracket [{{t}}'brækɪt]
1 noun
(a) {{}}Technology{{}} (L-shaped support) équerre f, support m; (for shelf) équerre f, tasseau m; (lamp fixture) fixation f; {{}}Architecture{{}} console f, corbeau m
(b) (category) groupe m, classe f; {{}}Finance{{}} (level of income, tax) tranche f;
∎ the 20-25 age bracket le groupe des 20-25 ans;
∎ the high/low income bracket la tranche des gros/petits revenus;
∎ my rise put me in the £20,000 a year bracket mon augmentation de salaire m'a placé dans la tranche (de revenus) des 20 000 livres annuelles
(c) {{}}Mathematics{{}} & {{}}Typography{{}} (round) parenthèse f; (square) crochet m;
∎ in or between brackets entre parenthèses;
∎ {{}}Music{{}} & {{}}Typography{{}} (brace) bracket accolade f
2 transitive verb
(a) (put in parentheses) mettre entre parenthèses; (put in square brackets) mettre entre crochets
(b) (in vertical list) réunir par une accolade
(c) {{}}figurative{{}} (categorize) associer, mettre dans la même catégorie;
∎ he is often bracketed with the Surrealists on le range souvent parmi les surréalistes;
∎ why bracket together two such different companies? pourquoi mettre deux entreprises aussi différentes dans la même catégorie?
►► {{}}Botany{{}} bracket fungus polypore m

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