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brilliant
/ˈbrɪliənt/

brilliant

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈbrɪliənt/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈbrɪliənt/
🇷🇺 Russian
[blʲɪˈsʲtʲaɕːɪj]
Meaning of brilliant

extremely intelligent or very good

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Pronunciation/ˈbrɪliənt/
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When to use brilliant

brilliant idea

Это была блестящая идея.

brilliant performance

Она показала блестящее выступление.

brilliant usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Это была блестящая идея.

That was a brilliant idea.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она показала блестящее выступление.

She gave a brilliant performance.

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brilliant - блестящий
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brilliantблестящий
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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brilliant translation: блестящий. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce brilliant

/ˈbrɪliənt/

brilliant translation

блестящий

brilliant examples

That was a brilliant idea.

brilliant transcription

/ˈbrɪliənt/, /ˈbrɪliənt/

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brilliant meaning: what does it mean?

extremely intelligent or very good

brilliant pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

That was a brilliant idea. Translation: Это была блестящая идея.

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