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buttress

/ˈbʌtɹəs/ /ˈbʌtɹɪs/

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noun

Strebepfeiler

A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

Examples :

"The old church wall needed a buttress to keep it from collapsing. "

Die alte Kirchenmauer brauchte einen Strebepfeiler, um ein Einstürzen zu verhindern.

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noun

Stütze, Widerlager

Anything that serves to support something; a prop.

Examples :

"The thick textbook acted as a buttress for the stack of papers on my desk, preventing them from toppling over. "

Das dicke Lehrbuch diente als Stütze für den Stapel Papiere auf meinem Schreibtisch und verhinderte so, dass sie umkippten.

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noun

Strebepfeiler

A buttress-root.

Examples :

"The oak tree's buttress-roots helped it stay firmly anchored in the rocky soil. "

Die Strebepfeiler der Eiche halfen ihr, fest im felsigen Boden verankert zu bleiben.

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noun

Stützpfeiler, Felsvorsprung

A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff.

Examples :

"The hikers scrambled up the steep slope, carefully avoiding the sharp buttress of rock that jutted out from the mountainside. "

Die Wanderer kletterten den steilen Hang hinauf und vermieden dabei sorgfältig den scharfen Felsvorsprung, der aus dem Berghang herausragte.

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noun

Stütze, Verstärkung

Anything that supports or strengthens.

Examples :

"The extra support beams were a buttress to the weakened classroom wall. "

Die zusätzlichen Stützbalken waren eine Verstärkung für die geschwächte Klassenraumwand.

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verb

Stützen, abstützen

To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.

Examples :

"The students buttressed their argument with evidence from the textbook. "

Die Studenten stützten ihr Argument mit Beweisen aus dem Lehrbuch.

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verb

Untermauern, stützen, belegen

(by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate.

Examples :

"The student used research from several books to buttress her argument in the essay. "

Die Studentin nutzte Forschungsergebnisse aus mehreren Büchern, um ihre Argumentation in dem Aufsatz zu untermauern.

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