fresh water
Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt…Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.
Süßwasser
пре́сная вода́présnaja vodá
прі́сна вода́prísna vodá
- water that is not salty
Examples
56 sentencesThat fish lives in fresh water.
ruЭта рыба живёт в пресной воде. — Biga
We're running out of fresh water.
ruУ нас кончается пресная вода. — marafon
Do you prefer swimming in fresh water or salt water?
ruТебе больше нравится плавать в пресной воде или в солёной? — marafon
Fish like carp and trout live in fresh water.
ruТакие рыбы, как карп и форель, обитают в пресной воде. — marafon
Fish such as carp and trout live in fresh water.
ruТакие рыбы, как карп и форель, обитают в пресной воде. — marafon
deFische wie der Karpfen und die Forelle leben in Süßwasser. — xtofu80
Translations
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Forms
plural: fresh watersSynonyms
3 synonyms- water that is not salty:freshwater
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.