Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)Water that comes from a tap.

    Near-synonym: drinking water

    We all want tap water always to be potable water, but ensuring this equivalence takes work and commitment.

    Leitungswasser, Hahnenwasser

    водопрово́дная вода́vodoprovódnaja vodá

    water directly from the spigot

  2. (uncountable)The state of having water available from taps.

    Although we lived in the city, we didn't have tap water.

    Wasser aus der Leitung, fließendes Wasser

Examples

51 sentences
  1. Can I drink the tap water here?

    Тут можна пити воду з крана? — deniko

  2. Don't drink the tap water.

    Не пийте воду з крана. — Anjy

    ruНе пей воду из-под крана. — marafon

  3. Can I drink the tap water?

    deKann ich das Leitungswasser trinken? — megamanenm

  4. You'd better not drink the tap water.

    ruТы бы не пил воду из-под крана. — marafon

    deDu solltest besser kein Leitungswasser trinken. — xtofu80

  5. Do people in Boston drink tap water?

    ruЛюди в Бостоне пьют воду из-под крана? — odexed

    deTrinken die Leute in Boston Leitungswasser? — Manfredo

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
water from a tap:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
water from a tap:
state of having tap water available:

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

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