brook
A body of running water smaller than a riverA body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
» We can hear a brook murmuring.
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2 senses(Northeastern, US)A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
Bach
руче́йručéj, речу́шкаrečúška
струмо́кstrumók, поті́кpotík, течія́tečijá
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
(Kent)A water meadow, or (in the plural) low, marshy ground.
Bruch
Examples
40 sentencesWe can hear a brook murmuring.
He dared not jump the brook.
deEr wagte nicht über den Bach zu springen. — Manfredo
His pride would not brook such insults.
ruЕго гордость не позволяла ему сносить подобные оскорбления. — Hellerick
Did he dare to jump the brook?
He didn't dare to jump the brook.
ruОн не осмелился перепрыгнуть ручей. — sharptoothed
deEr wagte nicht über den Bach zu springen. — Manfredo
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English brook, from Old English brōc (“brook; stream; torrent”), from Proto-WeFrom Middle English brook, from Old English brōc (“brook; stream; torrent”), from Proto-West Germanic *brōk (“stream”).
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