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well

колодец

Meaning of well

A deep structure built to bring water up from the ground.

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EN-UK/ˈwɛl/
EN-US/ˈwɛl/
RU[kɐlɐˈdʲets]
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well usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

They lowered a bucket into the well to fetch some water.

Они опустили ведро в колодец, чтобы набрать воды.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

The farmer dug a well to get fresh water for the animals.

Фермер выкопал колодец, чтобы поить животных свежей водой.

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well
Стандартный термин для искусственного углубления, из которого черпают воду; точно соответствует «колодец».
borehole
Технический термин — обычно узкая пробуренная скважина для добычи воды, газа или для геологоразведки; отличается способoм устройства от классического колодца.
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🇬🇧en

Стандартный термин для искусственного углубления, из которого черпают воду; точно соответствует «колодец».

B2Very Often

The village still gets its drinking water from a communal well.

B
🇬🇧en
borehole

Технический термин — обычно узкая пробуренная скважина для добычи воды, газа или для геологоразведки; отличается способoм устройства от классического колодца.

B2Rarely

Engineers drilled a borehole to test the aquifer beneath the site.

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What does well mean?

A deep structure built to bring water up from the ground.

How do you pronounce well?

well is pronounced as /ˈwɛl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is well used in a sentence?

They lowered a bucket into the well to fetch some water. Translation: Они опустили ведро в колодец, чтобы набрать воды.

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