brill

brill  (brl)

n. pl. brill or brills

An edible flatfish (Bothas rhombus) of European waters.

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[Origin unknown.]

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brill [brɪl]

n pl brill, brills

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European food fish, Scophthalmus rhombus, a flatfish similar to the turbot but lacking tubercles on the body: family Bothidae

[probably from Cornish brȳthel mackerel, from Old Cornish brȳth speckled; related to Welsh brith spotted]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

brill - European food fish                   Scophthalmus rhombus lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder - flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head

Translations

brill¹ [brɪl] N (brill or brills (pl)) → rodaballo m menor

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brill² [brɪl]

A. ADJ (Brit) (= brilliant) → genial, fenómeno

B. EXCL → ¡fantástico!

brill [ˈbrɪl] adj (British) → super inv

brill¹

n → Glattbutt m

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brill²

adj (Brit inf) → toll (inf)

brill [brɪl] excl (Brit) (fam) → stupendo!, fantastico!

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brill [brɪl] excl (Brit) (fam) → stupendo!, fantastico!