briny

• Que tem gosto ou cheiro de sal, especialmente da água do mar; salgado, salobro.

Describes something that tastes or smells of salt, especially the sea.

1. Slightly saltyB2formal

   Having a mild salty taste, often from a mixture of seawater and fresh water.

   Salobro

   • The briny water of the estuary was home to unique fish.
   • He described the taste of the soup as slightly briny.
   • The air near the coast had a briny smell.

   Sinônimosbrackishsalinesaltishsalty

   Antônimosfresh

• Substantivo que designa qualquer grande massa de água salgada, como o oceano ou o mar; também pode se referir à própria água salgada.

A noun referring to any very large body of salt water, such as an ocean or sea.

incontável

1. B2informal

   A large body of salt water, especially the sea or ocean.

   Mar ou oceano

   • The old sailor spent his life on the briny.
   • They set sail across the briny for distant shores.
   • He longed for the smell of the briny and the sound of waves.

   Sinônimosdeepmainoceansea