Blei — meaning in English

English meaning

• bream noun A freshwater or marine fish with a flattened, silvery body, popular with anglers.
• lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
• plummet verb To fall suddenly and steeply.

Senses

Blei is used for these senses in English:

• bream (British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
• lead (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
• lead (transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
• plummet (archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
• white bream A European species of fish in the Cyprinidae family (Blicca bjoerkna, syn. Abramis bjoerkna, Cyprinus bjoerkna).

lead — full definition

1. noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
2. verb To guide or direct a person, group, or activity.
3. noun The state of being ahead in a race, contest, or competition.
4. noun The main role in a film, play, or performance, or the person who plays it.
5. noun A piece of information that may help solve a case or investigation.

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