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noun
- 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?
- the sea or ocean; the water of the sea
Translations: - Dutch: pekel
- French: saumure
- Italian: salamoia
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- Spanish: salmuera
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(trans-top, the sea or ocean)
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verb (brin, ing)
- (transitive) To preserve food in a salt solution.
Translations: - Italian: mettere in salamoia
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Etymology: Old English bríne
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