Lake Meaning in English

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US

/ˈɫeɪk/

layk

UK

/lˈeɪk/

layk

التعريف

A lake is a large area of water surrounded by land. It is usually bigger and deeper than a pond.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Use 'lake' for inland bodies of water: 'a mountain lake', 'by the lake', 'across the lake'. Do not confuse it with 'sea' or 'ocean'. In place names, it often comes before the name ('Lake Victoria') or after it in some cases ('Crater Lake').

• Spanish: lago
• Portuguese (BR): lago
• Portuguese (PT): lago
• Chinese (Simplified): 湖
• Chinese (Traditional): 湖
• Hindi: झील
• Arabic: بحيرة
• Bengali: হ্রদ
• Russian: озеро
• Japanese: 湖
• Vietnamese: hồ
• Korean: 호수
• Turkish: göl
• Urdu: جھیل
• Indonesian: danau

جمل نموذجية

We swam in the lake last summer.

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There is a small lake near my school.

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The lake is very calm today.

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We rented a cabin by the lake for the weekend.

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The house has a beautiful view of the lake.

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Let's walk around the lake before dinner.

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