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Meaning of Puddle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈpʌdl̩

Definitions

A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
Stagnant or polluted water.
dialectal
A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.

Equivalents

العربية البركة بركة غدير نقاعة

Azərbaycanca gölməçə nohur

Български локва шляпам

বাংলা খানা

བོད་སྐད ཁྱིལ་ཆུ

Bosanski balta bara golet hum kaljuga kaljuža lokva pol бара брлог вир каљуга каљужа локва

Català bassal entollar toll

Čeština hníst kaluž louže

Deutsch Lache Lacke Lusche Pfuhl Pfütze

Ελληνικά λακκούβα

Esperanto flako

Español charco cocha encharcada poza

Eesti loik

Euskara istil

Suomi allikko jorpakko läiskyttää lammikko lampare lätäkkö putti rapakko ryhmitellä

Français flaque flaque d'eau gouille puddle

Gaeilge lathach

Gàidhlig glumag lon

Galego boira charco groto poza

עברית שלולית

हिन्दी डबरा डाबर ताल पोखर

Hrvatski balta bara golet hum kaljuga kaljuža lokva pol бара брлог вир каљуга каљужа локва

Magyar libaúsztató pocsolya tócsa

Հայերեն ջրափոս

Bahasa Indonesia genangan

Íslenska pollur

Italiano pozzanghera

日本語水たまり水溜まり

ქართული გუბე

ខ្មែរ ថ្លុក

한국어 웅덩이 웅데

Kurdî pol

Lëtzebuergesch Pull

Lietuvių balùtė klãnas

Latviešu peļķe

Македонски бара вир локва

Монгол шавхай

မြန်မာဘာသာ ရွှံ့ပွက် အိုင်

Nederlands plas

Polski kaleń kałuża mętlik pałęka

Português poça

Română baltă

Русский лужа обма́зка

Slovenščina mlaka

Српски balta bara golet hum kaljuga kaljuža lokva pol бара брлог вир каљуга каљужа локва

Svenska pol vattenpöl vattenpuss

தமிழ் குட்டை

ไทย ตะพัง แอ่ง

Tagalog sanaw

Türkçe gölet

Українська калюжа

Tiếng Việt hùm vừng

Examples

“Foꝛ with the only be theſe welles of lyfe, / Of frayle men ſpring but podels of myꝛe, / From whom ſourdeth errour ⁊ croked ſtrife[…]”

“And fast beside a little brooke did pas / Of muddie water, that like puddle stank […].”

“searching their habitations for water, we could fill but three barricoes, and that such puddle, that never till then we ever knew the want of good water.”

“I had only to see the 'puddle' to know that your paddle made it.”

“As the blade exits the water the puddle is very tight and dark. It is also very quiet.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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