Meaning of bala | Babel Free

Definitions

1. swamp, mire, morass
2. puddle

Examples

“Oi šermukšni, šermukšni, Kur tu augai tarp baliu [sic]”

Oh, rowan tree, where have you been growing in the midst of the swamps?

“Dijokalnis. [...] Kalną supa miškas ir bala. [...] Dobulio kalnas. [...] Prie kalno yra gana didelė bala, turinti to paties kalno pavadinimą.”

[Dijokalnis hill] is surrounded by forest and swamp. … Near [Dobulio hill] there is a rather large swamp, which has the same name as the hill.

“Lyjant kaimo gatvėje neretai susidarydavo didžiulės balos.”

While it rained on the village street, huge puddles often formed.

“Blogai, kad lietus pradėjo merkti, - galvojo seklys, - tačiau sekant tokį beprotį lietus yra niekai. Ir vėjas, ir balos - tik smulkmena palyginus su ta nenusakoma beprotybe, kurios privalau neišleisti iš akių.”

It's bad that the rain started to drizzle, the sleuth thought, but following such madness the rain is nothing. Both the wind and the puddles are just a trifle compared to that indescribable madness that I must not lose sight of.

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