wikipedia|dab=Bridge (disambiguation)|Bridge
English

Pronunciation
wikipedia
IPA|/brɪd�/
audio|en-us-bridge.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪd�

Etymology 1
Image:48 - Mende - Pont Notre-Dame.jpg|thumb|A bridge (sense 1)
OE. brycġ

Noun
en-noun

1. A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

#: The rope bridge crosses the river.

1. anatomy The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

#: Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses.

1. dentistry A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent tooth|teeth.

#: The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge.

1. nautical An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

#: The first officer is on the bridge.

1. music The piece, on string instruments, that support the strings from the sounding board.
2. computing A device which connects two or more computer bus|buses, typically in a transparent manner.

#: This chip is the bridge between the front-side bus and the I/O bus.

1. communication A system which connects two or more LAN|local area networks at layer 2.

#: The LAN bridge uses a spanning tree algorithm.

1. music A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.

#: The lyrics in the song's bridge inverted its meaning.

1. chemistry A valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
2. electronics An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
3. electronics Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
4. billiards|snooker|pool A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.

Translations
trans-top|construction or natural feature that spans a divide
Albanian: urë f
Arabic: ARchar|��بر� (kúbri)
Basque: zubi
Bosnian: most#Bosnian|most m, �uprija f (arch./poetic)
Breton: pont#Breton|pont m, pontoù p
Catalan: pont#Catalan|pont
Chinese: �, 桥 (qiáo)
CJKV Characters: �
Croatian: most m
Czech: most#Czech|most m
Danish: bro c
Dutch: brug
Esperanto: ponto
Estonian: sild
Finnish: silta
French: pont m
Frisian: brêge
German: Brücke f
Greek: γέ���α (yéfira)
Hebrew: �שר (gesher) m
Hungarian: híd
Icelandic: brú f
Ido: ponto
Indonesian: jembatan
Irish: droichead
Italian: ponte#Italian|ponte m
Japanese: � (��, hashi)
Korean: �리 (dari), ...� (...gyo, used as suffix)
Kurdish:
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:Kurmancî: pir
:Soranî: KUchar|پرد, (pird)
Latin: pons m
Latvian: tilts#Latvian|tilts m
Lithuanian: tiltas m
Malayalam: പാല� (paalam)
Maltese: pont ((m}}
Occitan: pònt
Old English: brycg f
Polish: most#Polish|most m
Portuguese: ponte#Portuguese|ponte f
Romanian: pod punte
Russian: мо�� (most) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: мо��#Serbian|мо�� m, ��п�и�а#Serbian|��п�и�а f (arch./poetic)
:Roman: most#Serbian|most m, �uprija#Serbian|�uprija f (arch./poetic)
Romansch: punt m
Scottish Gaelic: drochaid f
Slovak: most#Slovak|most m
Slovene: most#Slovene|most m
Spanish: puente m, bóveda f (El Salvador)
Swedish: bro#Swedish|bro c
Tamazight: ���ⴻⴳⴳⵡ�� (tileggwit) f
Telugu: వారధి, వ�త�న, స�త�వ�
Turkish: köprü
Ukrainian: м���, (mist) m, pl. мо��и (mostý)
Vietnamese: cầu
Welsh: pont#Welsh|pont
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trans-top|bony ridge of the nose
Danish: næseben n
Finnish: nenän selkä
Italian: setto nasale m
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Polish: grzbiet m
Russian: пе�ено�и�а (p'er'enósica) f
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trans-top|replacement for teeth
Bosnian: proteza#Bosnian|proteza f
Catalan: pont m
Danish: bro c
Finnish: silta, hammassilta
French: bridge m
Hungarian: hid#Hungarian|híd
Italian: ponte m
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Polish: most#Polish|most m, mostek m
Russian: мо�� (most) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: п�о�еза#Serbian|п�о�еза f
:Roman: proteza#Serbian|proteza f
Slovene: mosti�ek m
Spanish: puente m
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trans-top|nautical
Bosnian: kapetanski mosti�#Bosnian|kapetanski mosti� m
Finnish: komentosilta
Hungarian: hid#Hungarian|híd
Polish: mostek kapita�ski m
Russian: капи�ан�кий мо��ик (kapitánskij móstik) m
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Serbian:
:Cyrillic: капе�ан�ки мо��и�#Serbian|капе�ан�ки мо��и� m
:Roman: kapetanski mosti�#Serbian|kapetanski mosti� m
Slovene: most m
Spanish: puente m
Swedish: brygga c
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trans-top|communications
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Spanish: pasarela f
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trans-top|chemistry
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Russian: мо��ик (móstik) m
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Derived terms
bridge mount
land bridge
Maryland bridge
water under the bridge
Wheatstone bridge
Kelvin bridge
Schering bridge
Wien bridge

Etymology 2

1. Name of an older card game biritch probably Russian - OED

Noun
en-noun|-

1. card games A card game played normally with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

#: Bidding is an essential element of the game "Bridge".

Translations
trans-top|card game
Bosnian: bridž#Bosnian|bridž m
Catalan: bridge m
Czech: bridž#Czech|bridž m
Danish: bridge
Dutch: bridge
French: bridge#French|bridge m
Hungarian: bridzs
Italian: bridge m
Latvian: bridžs m
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Polish: brydż m
Russian: б�идж (bridž) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: б�и�#Serbian|б�и� m
:Roman: bridž#Serbian|bridž m
Slovene: bridž m
Spanish: bridge m
Swedish: bridge
Turkish: köprü
Ukrainian: б��дж (bridž) m
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Etymology 3
OE. brycġian

Verb
en-verb|bridg|ing

1. To be or make a bridge over something.

#: With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge.

1. idiomatic To span as if with a bridge.

#: The two groups were able to bridge their differences.

Category:1000 English basic words

French

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. #Etymology_2|Bridge; a game of cards.
2. A game of bridge.

Swedish

Noun
bridge

1. #Etymology_2|Bridge; a game of cards.

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