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brim
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brim  (brm)
n.
1. The rim or uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin.
2. A projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat.
3. A border or an edge. See Synonyms at border.
4. Full capacity: "No sooner had the fighting started than the hotel filled to the brim with a most extraordinary collection of people" (George Orwell).
v. brimmed, brim·ming, brims
v.intr.
1. To be full to the brim, often to overflowing: The cup is brimming with chowder.
2. To be abundantly filled or supplied: a monument brimming with tourists; workers brimming with pride.
v.tr.
To fill to the brim.

[Middle English brimme.]

brim [brɪm]
n
1. the upper rim of a vessel the brim of a cup
2. a projecting rim or edge the brim of a hat
3. the brink or edge of something
vb brims, brimming, brimmed
to fill or be full to the brim eyes brimming with tears
[from Middle High German brem, probably from Old Norse barmr; see berm]
brimless  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brim - the top edge of a vessel or other container
shoe collar, collar - the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
2.brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
eyeshade, visor, vizor, peak, bill - a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
snap brim - a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides
Verb1.brim - be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
2.brim - fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"
fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

brim
noun
1. peak, shade, shield, visor Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap.
2. rim, edge, border, lip, margin, verge, brink, flange The toilet was full to the brim with insects.
verb
1. be full, spill, well over, run over, overflow, spill over, brim over They are brimming with confidence.
2. fill, well over, fill up, overflow Michael looked at him imploringly, his eyes brimming with tears.
Translations
brim [brɪm]
A. N [of cup] → borde m; [of hat] → ala f
B. VI (also brim over) → rebosar, desbordarse
to brim withrebosar de

brim [ˈbrɪm]
n
[hat] → bord m
to be full to the brim [container] → être plein à ras bord
to be full to the brim with sth [person] → déborder de qch
vi
to be brimming with sth [+ confidence, love] → être débordant(e) de qch
Her eyes were brimming with tears
BUT Elle avait les yeux pleins de larmes.

brim
n (of cup)Rand m; (of hat also)Krempe f; full to the brim (with something) (lit)randvoll (mit etw); she is full to the brim with joysie strömt über vor Freude
vistrotzen (→ with von or vor +dat); her eyes were brimming with tearsihre Augen schwammen in Tränen

brim [brɪm]
1. n (of cup) → orlo; (of hat) → tesa, falda
2. vi to brim (over) withtraboccare di
eyes brimming with tears → occhi colmi di lacrime

brim [brɪm]
1. n (of cup) → orlo; (of hat) → tesa, falda
2. vi to brim (over) withtraboccare di
eyes brimming with tears → occhi colmi di lacrime

brim
n brim [brim]
1 the top edge of a cup, glass etc The jug was filled to the brim. rant, kant حافّـه ръб okraj rand der Rand χείλος borde äär لبه astian reuna bord שְׂפַת הַסֶפֶל कगार rub szél (poháré) tepi gelas barmur, brún orlo (コップの) 縁 가장자리 kraštas (trauka) mala bibir gelas rand kant, bredd brzeg borda margine, buză край okraj rob rub brädd, kant, rand ขอบ (ภาชนะ) ağız (碗)邊 край کنارا miệng (bát, chén, cốc))边
2 the edge of a hat She pulled the brim of her hat down over her eyes. hoedrand رَفْرَف القُبَّعَه периферия krempa skygge die Hutkrempe γείσο ala serv لبه hatun reuna bord שוֵּלי הַמִגבָּעַת किनारा obod karima, perem tepi topi hattbarð falda, tesa (帽子の) つば (모자 등의) 챙 (skrybėlės) kraštai (cepures) mala tepi topi rand brem rondo aba bor поля шляпы strecha (klobúka) rob obod brätte ปีกหมวก kenar 帽沿 вінця, край ٹوپی کا سرا vành (mũ)
vpast tense, past participle brimmed
to be, or become, full to the brim Her eyes were brimming with tears. vol maak, vol skink, oorloop يَطْفَحُ، يَفيضُ препълнен съм naplnit se løbe over af; fylde til randen med überquellen ξεχειλίζω inundarse, llenarse ääreni täituma پر شدن؛ لب به لب شدن täyttyä ääriään myöten se remplir de לְהִתמָלֵא भरना napuniti do ruba csordultig telik penuh, meluap barmafullur riempirsi/colmarsi di あふれそうになる 가득 차다 pri(si)pildyti piepildīt līdz malām berlinangan boordevol zijn, boordevol raken fylle til randen, renne over napełniać się inundar a (se) umple de/cu наполняться naplniť sa napolniti se (do roba) nabreknuti rinna över, fyllas till brädden ปริ่ม (ağzına kadar) dolu olmak 滿溢 наповнювати(ся) لبریز ہونا tràn đầy


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