🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Tal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tahl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vale/veɪl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Wanderer bewunderten das malerische Tal, als sie den Berg hinuntergingen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A valley, especially a broad one.

    "The hikers admired the picturesque vale as they descended the mountain."
  2. 2

    A poetic or literary term for a valley.

    "In the poem, the author describes a serene vale filled with wildflowers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'vale' originates from the Old French 'val', which in turn comes from the Latin 'vallis', meaning 'valley'. It has been used in English since the 14th century to denote a low area of land between hills or mountains.

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