buttress - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |	apuntalar algo
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |	respaldar algo
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |	robustecer algo
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |	soportar algo
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |	vertebrar algo
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |	vigorizar algo
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |   also  [fig.]	afianzar algo   or  [fig.]
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |   also  [fig.]	fortalecer algo (or: a alguien)   or  [fig.]
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |   also  [fig.]	fortificar algo (or: a alguien)
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |   also  [fig.]	fundamentar algo   or  [fig.]
to buttress sth.  | buttressed, buttressed |   also  [fig.]	sostener algo   or  [fig.]

Nouns

buttress [ARCH.]	el contrafuerte
buttress [ARCH.]	el refuerzo
buttress root [BOT.]	raíz tabular
flying buttress [CONSTR.][ARCH.]	el arbotante
flying buttress [CONSTR.][ARCH.]	el contrafuerte

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