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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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