bream

n., pl., bream, or breams.

1. Any of several European freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, especially A. brama, having a flattened body and silvery scales.
2. A similar fish, especially:
   1. Any one of various saltwater fishes in the family Sparidae, such as the porgy.
   2. Any one of various freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis and related genera, such as the bluegill.

[Middle English breme, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]

bream² (brēm)
tr.v. Nautical, breamed, bream·ing, breams.
To clean (a wooden ship's hull) by applying heat to soften the pitch and then scraping.

[From Middle Dutch brem(e), furze, broom.]

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White fish, Abramis brama (N. American bluegill bream is Leponis macrochinus).

[BREEM] The name applied to any of several freshwater or saltwater fish such as the American porgy, the Japanese sea bream and the French daurade. In general, bream can be grilled, baked or fried. See also fish; porgy.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - brasen

2.
v. tr. - rense med blæselampe og skraber

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zee)brasem, schoonschrapen (schip)

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Zool) brème

2.
v. tr. - (Naut) nettoyer par abrasion

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Brachse

2.
v. - (naut) durch Ausbrennen u. Auskratzen reinigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιχθυολ.) χανί, λεστί

Italiano (Italian)
abramide

Português (Portuguese)
n. - brema (f), goraz (m) (Ictiol.)

Русский (Russian)
лещ

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - brema, pez de agua dulce

2.
v. tr. - (mar) limpiar fondo del barco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - braxen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 欧扁, 太阳鱼, 鲷科的海鱼

2. 清扫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 歐扁, 太陽魚, 鯛科的海魚

2.
v. tr. - 清掃

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 잉어과의 담수어

2.
v. tr. - ~를 불에 그을려 떼어내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ブリーム, タイ科の海魚, タイ類の魚

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صنف سمك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אברומה (דג)‬
v. tr. - ‮ניקה (תובת-עץ של ספינה) ע"י חימום ציפוי הזפת כדי לרככו וגירודו‬

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