Meaning
5 sensesThe shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
Strand
пляжpljaž, взмо́рьеvzmórʹje
пляжpljaž, пля́жаpljáža, бе́регbéreh
(Kent, UK, dialectal)The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.
(euphemistic)Synonym of gravel trap.
A dry, dusty pitch or situation, as though playing on sand.
- an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
Examples
1853 sentencesChildren love playing on the beach.
Діти обожнюють бавитися на пляжі. — deniko
ruДети любят играть на пляже. — marafon
She met him on the beach.
Вона зустрілася з ним на пляжі. — deniko
ruОна встретила его на пляже. — marafon
deSie hat ihn am Strand getroffen. — Esperantostern
Let's go straight to the beach.
Ходімо просто на пляж. — deniko
ruПойдём прямо на пляж. — odexed
deLass uns gleich an den Strand gehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I love going to the beach.
Я обожнюю ходити на пляж. — deniko
ruЯ люблю ходить на пляж. — odexed
deIch gehe sehr gerne an den Strand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The beach isn't far from here.
Пляж звідси недалеко. — deniko
ruПляж отсюда недалеко. — Wezel
deDer Strand liegt hier ganz in der Nähe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bache, bæcche (“bank, sandbank”), from Old English beċe (“beck, brook,From Middle English bache, bæcche (“bank, sandbank”), from Old English beċe (“beck, brook, stream”), from Proto-West Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“brook”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“flowing water”).
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Forms
plural: beachesSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
86 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Travel and holidays — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- on the beach
- to the beach
- at the beach
- the beach with
- near the beach
- the beach was
- the beach today
- beach last weekend
- the beach last
- the beach tomorrow
- along the beach
- the beach and