No. 6,850 in French
letang
"Letang" in French means "pond" in English.
In a sentence
Je me promène autour de l'étang chaque matin pour réfléchir.
I walk around the pond every morning to think.
Here, 'l'étang' is used to describe a physical body of water, specifically a pond, as the location of the morning walk.
Les canards jouent dans l'étang près de notre maison.
The ducks play in the pond near our house.
In this sentence, 'l'étang' is utilized to describe the environment hosting the ducks, highlighting it as a place of activity.
Nous avons vu des poissons dans l'étang lors de notre pique-nique.
We saw fish in the pond during our picnic.
The term 'l'étang' here denotes the pond as a habitat for aquatic creatures, in this case, fish.
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