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bream

bream

Meaning of bream

European freshwater fish

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British English/ˈbriːm/
American English/briːm/
Russian transcription[ˈlʲeɕtʲ]
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bream with Russian translation

bream usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Во время рыбалки на озере мы поймали большого леща.

We caught a large bream in the lake during our fishing trip.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Лещ — один из самых популярных видов рыбы у любителей пресноводной рыбалки.

Bream is a popular choice for freshwater fishing enthusiasts.

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bream belongs to the topic "Fish and Seafood". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

breamлещ
appleяблоко
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный

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What's the difference between bream / carp

🇬🇧English
bream

General term usually referring to the European freshwater fish Abramis brama; standard neutral term in angling/biology.

C2Often

We caught several bream on the river this morning.

Мы поймали несколько лещей в реке сегодня утром.

🇬🇧English

Refers to fishes of the Cyprinus/Carassius groups (e.g., common carp); freshwater but taxonomically and behaviourally distinct from bream.

C2Very Often

Local anglers often target carp rather than bream in that lake.

Местные рыболовы чаще ловят карпа, а не леща на этом озере.

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How to pronounce bream and what this word means

bream translation: лещ. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce bream

/ˈbriːm/

bream translation

лещ

bream examples

We caught a large bream in the lake during our fishing trip.

bream transcription

/ˈbriːm/, /briːm/

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bream meaning: what does it mean?

European freshwater fish

bream pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

bream is pronounced as /ˈbriːm/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

bream definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We caught a large bream in the lake during our fishing trip. Translation: Во время рыбалки на озере мы поймали большого леща.

Is bream part of Fish and Seafood vocabulary?

Yes, bream (лещ) can be learned in the Fish and Seafood topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is bream part of Food vocabulary?

Yes, bream (лещ) can be learned in the Food topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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