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| French | English |
| brasse papillon | butterfly (stroke) |
| brasser carré | square |
| brasser carré | brace |
| brasser des affaires | handle a lot of business |
| elle traverse la piscine en 10 brasses | she can cross the swimming pool in 10 strokes (doing the breaststroke) |
| nager la brasse | do the breast-stroke |
| nager la brasse | swim the breast-stroke |