English

Etymology
Old English brýne

Pronunciation
brīn, /braɪn/, /<tt>braIn</tt>/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪn|-aɪn

Noun
en-noun|-

1. salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt and water solution for pickling

#:Do you want a can of tuna in oil or in brine?

1. the sea or ocean; the water of the sea

Derived terms
briny

Translations
trans-top|salt water
Dutch: pekel m
Finnish: suolavesi
French: saumure f
Italian: salamoia f
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Neapolitan: salimóia f
Norwegian: saltlake
Spanish: salmuera f
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trans-top|the sea or ocean
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Frisian: pikel
ttbc|Old English: brýne f

Verb
en-verb|brin|ing

1. transitive To preserve food in a salt solution.

Translations
trans-top|To preserve food in a salt solution
Italian: mettere in salamoia
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Antonyms
debrine
desalinate

Italian

Noun
brine f

1. plural of|brina|lang=Italian

fa:brine
fr:brine
io:brine
ru:brine
fi:brine
te:brine
vi:brine
zh:brine

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