No. 404 in Dutch
poel
A small pond or pool.
In a sentence
De kikker sprong in de poel naast het bos.
The frog jumped into the pool next to the forest.
Here, 'poel' is used to refer to a natural body of water, typically small, like a pond or pool.
Na de regen was de straat een grote poel van modder.
After the rain, the street was a large pool of mud.
In this instance, 'poel' describes a collection or accumulation of liquid, not necessarily water, that forms a pool-like area.
De organisatie was een poel van corruptie.
The organization was a pool of corruption.
Here, 'poel' is used metaphorically to describe a concentration or gathering of an abstract concept, in this case, corruption.
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