Brete in english
Brete
pronunciation: brit part of speech: noun
pronunciation: brit part of speech: noun
In gestures
brete1 = predicament.
Example: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.more:
» en un brete = in a predicament ; in a (pretty) pickle .
Example: Perhaps the unsettling that is experienced in a predicament is because these situations create an opening for messy emotional responses that draw on feelings. Example: We were in a pickle too and no mistake.» estar en un brete = be in a fix ; be in trouble ; be up a gumtree ; be in hot water ; be up the creek (without a paddle) ; be up shit creek (without a paddle) .
Example: The political leaders, social reformers and Nobel Peace Laureates were appalled by this dangerous phenomenon but they were all in a fix as to what to do. Example: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble. Example: They were up a gumtree and couldn't come to terms. Example: And if I had known then what I know now I might not have been so eager to accept that offer, because I have been in hot water ever since. Example: Without its complex network of dikes and sea defences Holland would be literally be up the creek without a paddle. Example: Richard was up shit creek without a paddle, even though lots of students rallied to his aid, some going back many years to when he first started teaching in 2001.» meterse en un brete = get in(to) + hot water .
Example: If you get in hot water once for something you said that rubbed somebody else the wrong way, it is indeed possible that the person who took offense is being way too sensitive.» poner a Alguien en un brete = put + Nombre + on the spot ; put + Nombre + in an awkward situation .
Example: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented. Example: I know she has difficulty talking about their breakup and I didn't want to pressure her or put her in an awkward situation.brete2 = shackle.
Example: He was given a limited supply of food and water and just enough room in the shackles to allow him to feed himself.