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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbrisa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: brisa
"Disfrutamos de la brisa marina."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A gentle wind.
"A cool breeze ruffled the water of the lake."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'caterpillar or gadfly'): probably from Old Spanish briza, brisa 'northeast wind' (later 'cold northeast wind'), of unknown ultimate origin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "breeze" is said worldwide
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brise
Transliteration: brise
"Une douce brise soufflait sur la plage."
Brise
Transliteration: Brise
"Eine sanfte Brise wehte vom Meer her."
brezza
Transliteration: brezza
"Una leggera brezza rinfrescava la sera."
brisa
Transliteration: brisa
"Disfrutamos de la brisa marina."
brisa
Transliteration: brisa
"A brisa da noite estava agradável."
हवा
Transliteration: hawa
"बाहर एक ठंडी हवा चल रही है।"
微风
Transliteration: wēifēng
"阵阵微风吹过树梢。"
산들바람
Transliteration: sandeulbaram
"창문으로 시원한 산들바람이 불어왔다."
そよ風
Transliteration: soyokaze
"心地よいそよ風が吹いている。"
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