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ravine

what it means

A ravine is a narrow valley with steep sides, cut by water. The word is worth learning with the water still in it: it comes from an old French word for a rushing torrent, so a ravine is named after the thing that made it, not the shape it left behind. And once you know that, you can read one. The narrowness tells you the water was fast and stayed in a single line. The steep sides tell you it cut downwards quicker than the walls could crumble in. A wide flat valley was made slowly, by a river with time to spare. A ravine was made in a hurry.

Un ravine es un valle estrecho de laderas empinadas, abierto por el agua. La palabra viene de un viejo término francés para «torrente», así que lleva dentro lo que lo hizo, no la forma que dejó. Estrecho: el agua iba rápida y en línea. Un valle ancho se hizo despacio; un ravine, con prisa.

Um ravine é um vale estreito de encostas íngremes, aberto pela água. A palavra vem de um velho termo francês para "torrente", então traz dentro o que o fez, não a forma que ficou. Estreito: a água era rápida e ia em linha. Um vale largo levou tempo; um ravine, pressa.

Un ravine est une vallée étroite aux versants raides, creusée par l'eau. Le mot vient d'un vieux terme pour « torrent » : il contient donc ce qui l'a fait, et non la forme laissée. Étroit : l'eau allait vite et droit. Une large vallée s'est faite lentement ; un ravine, dans la hâte.

Ravine adalah lembah sempit berdinding curam yang digali air. Katanya berasal dari istilah Prancis kuno untuk "arus deras", jadi yang tersimpan di dalamnya adalah penyebabnya, bukan bentuknya. Sempit berarti airnya cepat dan lurus. Lembah lebar dibuat perlahan; ravine dibuat terburu-buru.

Ravine, suyun oyduğu, yamaçları dik ve dar bir vadidir. Kelime eski Fransızcada "coşkun akıntı" anlamına gelen bir sözden gelir; yani içinde onu yapan şey vardır, bıraktığı biçim değil. Darlık, suyun hızlı ve tek çizgide aktığını söyler. Geniş vadi yavaş yapılmıştır; ravine aceleyle.

ravine は、水が削ってできた、幅が狭く両側の急な谷です。語源は古いフランス語の「激流」。つまりこの言葉が抱えているのは、残った形ではなく、それをつくったもののほうです。狭いのは水が速く、一本の線を通ったから。広い谷はゆっくり、ravine は大急ぎでできました。

  1. 01

    noun

    a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, cut by water

    The river carved a deep ravine through the valley.

  2. 02

    noun

    a smaller cut of the same kind, deepened by heavy rain

    Each monsoon deepened the ravine behind the school.

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