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That brings to mind the term retainer, the device used to support the teeth after you get your braces taken out. Any ideas on how to say that in Spanish?
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Unfortunatelly, guys, I'm an expert because I wear braces myself(which will hopefully be taken out in a month or a couple of months
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Frenillo here in Spain is something different, it's a small membrane we have under the tongue (frenum in English) which in some people is abnormally short resulting in a speech defect.
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And the word for braces in Spain is also different. We say aparato.
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What´s the meaning of the expression you mentioned? |
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Have a look here.
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