Beck Meaning in English
word
/ˈbɛk/
bek
/bˈɛk/
bek
Definición
A small stream or creek, especially used in northern England. Rarely, 'beck' can also refer to a gesture calling someone over (as in 'at one's beck and call').
Uso & Matices
'Beck' as a stream is mostly regional (northern England, Scottish English) and literary. In modern English, it's rare except in place names. The gesture meaning only remains in the set phrase 'at one's beck and call', meaning someone is always ready to serve.
Spanish: arroyo - riachueloPortuguese (BR): riacho - córregoPortuguese (PT): riachoChinese (Simplified): 小溪Chinese (Traditional): 小溪Hindi: छोटी नदी - नालाArabic: جدول صغير - مجرى مائيBengali: ছোট নদী - ছড়াRussian: ручейJapanese: 小川Vietnamese: suối nhỏKorean: 작은 시내 - 개울Turkish: dere - küçük akarsuUrdu: چھوٹی ندی - نالہIndonesian: anak sungai kecil - kali kecil
Oraciones de Ejemplo
The children played by the beck all afternoon.
basic
A small beck runs behind their house.
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Fish live in the clear waters of the beck.
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They went hiking and stopped to rest by a quiet beck in the woods.
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There's a famous place called Trout Beck up north.
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She's not at my beck and call, you know!
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