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breach

breach

Meaning of breach

jump out of water

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EN-UK/ˈbriːtʃ/
EN-US/bɹˈiːtʃ/
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breach with Russian translation

breach usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Киты выпрыгивают из воды у скал.

Whales breach near the rocky cliffs.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Молодой кит несколько раз выпрыгивал из воды, играя.

The young whale breached several times to play.

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breach belongs to the topic "Sea Life". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

breachвыпрыгивать из воды
playиграть
oceanокеан
groupгруппа
pairпара
cowкорова
eggяйцо

breach synonyms

Related words worth learning together

porpoise
to move by making small, repeated leaps out of the water, like a porpoise; more specific and less common
surface
to rise to the surface of the water; does not necessarily imply a jump out of the water
emerge
to come out or become visible; more general and not specific to water-jumping
lunge
to move forward suddenly or thrust; in marine contexts can describe a rapid upward/burst movement but not necessarily a jump clear of the water
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🇬🇧en

to move by making small, repeated leaps out of the water, like a porpoise; more specific and less common

B2Rarely

The boat porpoised over the waves; small dolphins porpoised close to the bow.

🇬🇧en

to rise to the surface of the water; does not necessarily imply a jump out of the water

B2Very Often

The whale surfaced to breathe.

🇬🇧en

to come out or become visible; more general and not specific to water-jumping

B2Often

A seal emerged from the kelp bed.

L
🇬🇧en
lunge

to move forward suddenly or thrust; in marine contexts can describe a rapid upward/burst movement but not necessarily a jump clear of the water

B2Often

The whale lunged at the school of fish, sometimes breaking the surface.

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How to pronounce breach and what this word means

breach means breach. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce breach

/ˈbriːtʃ/

breach translation

breach

breach examples

Whales breach near the rocky cliffs.

breach transcription

/ˈbriːtʃ/, /bɹˈiːtʃ/

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breach meaning: what does it mean?

jump out of water

breach pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

breach is pronounced as /ˈbriːtʃ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

breach definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Whales breach near the rocky cliffs. Translation: Киты выпрыгивают из воды у скал.

Is breach part of Sea Life vocabulary?

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Is breach part of Living Beings vocabulary?

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