brim

brim

 (brĭm)

n.

1. The uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin.

2. A projecting rim or edge, especially around the bottom of a hat.

3. 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.

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[Middle English brimme.]

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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 or brimmed

to fill or be full to the brim: eyes brimming with tears.

[C13: from Middle High German brem, probably from Old Norse barmr; see berm]

ˈbrimless adj

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brim

(brɪm)

n., v. brimmed, brim•ming. n.

1. the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink.

2. a projecting edge: the brim of a hat.

3. a margin.

v.i.

4. to be full to the brim.

v.t.

5. to fill to the brim.

[1175–1225; Middle English brimme brink, rim]

brim′less, adj.

brim′ming•ly, adv.

syn: See rim.

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brim

Past participle: brimmed
Gerund: brimming

Imperative

brim

brim

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brim - the top edge of a vessel or other container lip, rim 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
Verb	1.	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"

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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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

brim

noun

1. The projecting rim on the front of a cap:

bill, peak, visor.

2. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:

border, borderline, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge.

Chiefly Military: perimeter.

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Translations

حافّـهرَفْرَف القُبَّعَهيَطْفَحُ، يَفيضُ

krempanaplnit seokraj

fylde til randen medløbe over afrandskygge

RandüberquellenHutkrempeKrempe

γείσο

ala

bord

csordultig telikszél

barmafullurbarmur, brúnhattbarî

orlotraboccare

kraštaipripildytiprisipildyti

malapiepildīt līdz malām

bremfylle til randenrenne over

strecha

rob

ağızdolu olmakkenar

帽边满溢边缘

brim

[brɪm]

A. N [of cup] → borde m; [of hat] → ala f

B. VI (also brim over) → rebosar, desbordarse
to brim with → rebosar de

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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 joy → sie strömt über vor Freude

vi → strotzen (→ with von or vor +dat); her eyes were brimming with tears → ihre Augen schwammen in Tränen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

brim

[brɪm]

1. n (of cup) → orlo; (of hat) → tesa, falda

2. vi to brim (over) with → traboccare di
eyes brimming with tears → occhi colmi di lacrime

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

brim

(brim) noun

1. the top edge of a cup, glass etc. The jug was filled to the brim. rant, kant حافّـه ръб borda okraj der Rand rand χείλοςborde 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 randkant, breddbrzeg څنډه borda margine, buză край okraj rob rub brädd, kant, rand ขอบ (ภาชนะ) ağız (碗)邊 край کنارا miệng (bát, chén, cốc) （碗）边

2. the edge of a hat. She pulled the brim of her hat down over her eyes. hoedrand رَفْرَف القُبَّعَه периферия aba krempa die Hutkrempe skygge γείσοala 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 randbremrondo څنډه aba bor поля шляпы strecha (klobúka) rob obod brätte ปีกหมวก kenar 帽沿 вінця, край ٹوپی کا سرا vành (mũ) 帽边

verb – past 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 encher naplnit se überquellen løbe over af; fylde til randen med ξεχειλίζωinundarse, 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 ډکیدل، څنډه په څنډه کیدل 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 满溢

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