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бе́рег — meaning in English

bereg

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English meaning

  • bank noun A financial institution that holds deposits, lends money, and manages other financial services.
  • coast noun The land bordering the sea.
  • lakeside noun The area of land next to a lake.
  • littoral adj Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.
  • riverside noun The land along the edge of a river.
  • shore noun The land bordering a sea, lake, or other large body of water.
  • strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.

Senses

бе́рег is used for these senses in English:

  • bank (hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
  • coast The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]
  • lakeside The ground near the edge of a lake; the land adjacent to a lake.
  • littoral A shore.
  • riverside A bank or side of a river.
  • shore (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.
  • strand The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.

bank — full definition

  1. noun A financial institution that holds deposits, lends money, and manages other financial services.
  2. noun The raised ground along the edge of a river, lake, or other body of water.
  3. verb To keep or deposit money at a financial institution.
  4. verb Of an aircraft or vehicle, to tilt to one side while turning.

coast — full definition

  1. noun The land bordering the sea.
  2. verb To move forward without applying power, relying on existing momentum.
  3. verb To achieve something with minimal effort.

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