bream

• Существительное, обозначающее различные пресноводные и морские рыбы, включая рыб семейств спаровых или брамовых, часто характеризующихся сжатым телом и блестящей чешуёй.

A noun referring to various freshwater and saltwater fish, including those of the family Sparidae or Bramidae, often characterized by compressed bodies and shiny scales.

1. B1formal

   A type of freshwater fish with a deep, compressed body and shiny scales, commonly found in North America and Europe.

   Лещ

   • We caught several bream while fishing in the lake.
   • Bream are popular among anglers for their fighting spirit.
   • The pond is stocked with bluegill and other bream species.

   Synonymsfreshwater bream

2. B1formalculinary

   Any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or Bramidae, often valued as food fish.

   Морской лещ

   • The restaurant serves grilled sea bream with lemon and herbs.
   • Sea bream is a popular dish in Mediterranean cuisine.
   • Fishermen brought in a large catch of red bream from the ocean.

   Synonymsporgy

3. Flesh as foodB1formalculinary

   The edible flesh of bream fish, whether from freshwater or saltwater varieties.

   Лещ

   • The bream was baked with garlic and olive oil.
   • She prepared a delicious bream fillet for dinner.
   • Bream has a mild, flaky white flesh that is easy to cook.

• Устаревший глагол, означающий очищать корпус корабля от водорослей, ракушек и других морских обрастаний путём выжигания, или удалять такие обрастания с днища корабля.

An obsolete verb meaning to clean a ship's hull by burning off seaweed, barnacles, and other marine growth, or to clear a ship's bottom of such growth.

1. Clean a ship's bottomC2formalbritish

   To clean the bottom of a wooden ship by burning off seaweed, barnacles, and other growth using heat.

   Очищать днище корабля

   • The sailors had to bream the hull after the long voyage.
   • They beached the vessel to bream its bottom.
   • Breaming was a common maintenance task for old wooden ships.