dale
A valley, often in an otherwise hilly areaA valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
» They leant over the drystone wall and looked across the dale.
Sie lehnten sich über die Trockenmauer und blickten über das Tal.
Meaning
3 senses(UK)A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
Tal
доли́наdolína
доли́наdolýna
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
The sunken or grooved portion of the surface of a vinyl record.
(archaic)A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
Examples
5 sentencesThey leant over the drystone wall and looked across the dale.
deSie lehnten sich über die Trockenmauer und blickten über das Tal.
Glancing wide over hill and dale, the fair bridal procession at last reached the parish church, which they nearly filled.
Mary bought Tom a copy of "How to Win Friends and Influence People", by Dale Carnegie.
ruМэри купила Тому экземпляр книги «Как завоевывать друзей и оказывать влияние на людей» Дейла Карнеги.
deMaria kaufte Tom eine Ausgabe des Buches „Wie man Freunde gewinnt. Die Kunst, beliebt und einflussreich zu werden“ von Dale Carnegie.
The legendary South African fast bowler Dale Steyn had recently announced his retirement from Test cricket.
A gust of wind blew Curdken's hat away, and he had to chase it over hill and dale.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-From Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.
Related to Low German daal or Dutch daal (“lowers, descends”) and French dalle (“trough; conduit”). Attested in English since the seventeenth century.
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