brother-in-law

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

Noun

uncommon

The brother of one's spouse. / The husband of one's sibling. / The husband of the sibling of one's spouse. / The brother of the spouse of one's sibling.

Japanese Meaning

配偶者の兄弟（例えば、妻または夫の兄弟） / 兄弟姉妹の夫（例えば、姉や妹の夫） / 配偶者の兄弟姉妹の夫（配偶者の姉妹が結婚している場合の夫） / 兄弟姉妹の配偶者の兄（兄弟姉妹が結婚している際、その配偶者の兄）

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My brother-in-law taught me how to fix the leaky faucet last weekend.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

先週末、義理の兄が蛇口の水漏れを直す方法を教えてくれました。

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Sense（1）

The brother of one's spouse.

Sense（2）

The husband of one's sibling.

Sense（3）

The husband of the sibling of one's spouse.

He was appalled by trench conditions and the prolongation of the war, a disillusionment further encouraged by the Easter rising, in which his brother-in-law, Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (qv), was murdered by a deranged Anglo-Irish officer, J. C. Bowen-Colthurst (qv).

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Sense（4）

The brother of the spouse of one's sibling.

brothers-in-law

（ plural ）

brethren-in-law

（ archaic plural ）

brother-in-laws

（ colloquial nonstandard plural ）

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