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brilliant

brilliant

Meaning of brilliant

extremely intelligent or very good

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British English/ˈbrɪliənt/
American English/ˈbrɪliənt/
Russian transcription[blʲɪˈsʲtʲaɕːɪj]
brilliant
brilliant - блестящий
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brilliant with Russian translation

brilliant usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Это была блестящая идея.

That was a brilliant idea.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она показала блестящее выступление.

She gave a brilliant performance.

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brilliant belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

brilliantблестящий
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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brilliant translation: блестящий. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce brilliant

/ˈbrɪliənt/

brilliant translation

блестящий

brilliant examples

That was a brilliant idea.

brilliant transcription

/ˈbrɪliənt/, /ˈbrɪliənt/

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brilliant meaning: what does it mean?

extremely intelligent or very good

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

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

That was a brilliant idea. Translation: Это была блестящая идея.

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