brother-in-law

(brŭTH'ər-ĭn-lô')
n., pl., broth·ers-in-law (brŭTH'ərz-).

1. The brother of one's spouse.
2. The husband of one's sister.
3. The husband of the sister of one's spouse.

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means (1) one's wife's or husband's brother, (2) one's sister's husband, (3) one's sister-in-law's husband. The plural is brothers-in-law.

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• Relationships by Blood and Marriage - brother-in-law: brother of one’s spouse; husband of one’s sister; husband of one’s spouse’s sister

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - svoger

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwager

Français (French)
n. - beau-frère

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwager

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (επ' αδελφή) γαμβρός, κουνιάδος

Italiano (Italian)
cognato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cunhado (m)

Русский (Russian)
шурин, зять, деверь, свояк

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuñado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svåger

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
姊妹的丈夫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 姊妹的丈夫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 남편 또는 아내의 형제

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 義兄

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أخو الزوج أو زوج الأخت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גיס‬

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