No. 10,586 in French
mare
A "mare" is a pond or small body of water.
In a sentence
Il y a une petite mare dans le jardin.
There is a small pond in the garden.
The word 'mare' refers to a pond, which is a small body of water.
Le cheval a sauté par-dessus la mare.
The horse jumped over the pond.
Here, 'mare' is used again to denote a pond, showing its spatial context in the sentence.
Après la pluie, une mare s'est formée sur le chemin.
After the rain, a puddle formed on the path.
In this sentence, 'mare' refers to a temporary body of standing water, like a puddle, formed due to rainfall.
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