valley
An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing…An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
» The river runs through the valley.
Der Fluss fließt durch das Tal.
Река течет по долине.
Річка тече через долину.
Meaning
3 sensesAn elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
The Indus River valley was the site of an ancient civilization.
Senke, Tal
доли́наdolína, долdol
доли́наdolýna
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
An area which drains itself into a river.
Any structure resembling one, e.g. the interior angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Examples
222 sentencesThe river runs through the valley.
Річка тече через долину.
ruРека течет по долине.
deDer Fluss fließt durch das Tal.
We heard the echo of our voices from the other side of the valley.
Ми чули відлуння наших голосів з іншого краю долини.
ruМы слышали эхо наших голосов с другой стороны долины.
deWir hörten das Echo unserer Stimmen von der anderen Seite des Tales.
Tom lives down in the valley.
I was born in this valley.
He looked down at the valley below.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English valeye, valey, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare FrenFrom Middle English valeye, valey, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare French vallée), from Latin vallēs/vallis. Doublet of vlei and vly. Displaced native dene, from dene and partially displaced native dale, from dæl.
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