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brooklet

/bɹˈʊklɪt/ noun A2

a small brook

Word Origin Brook comes from a Proto-Germanic word for a small stream. Add the diminutive suffix -let (from Latin -ittus) and you get brooklet — a tiny brook. The -let suffix is a great way to make miniatures: droplet, booklet, piglet, starlet.

noun a small brook A2

We played near the brooklet, a tiny stream.

(名词) 小溪；溪流

我们在小溪流旁玩耍，那是一条很小的溪流。

(sustantivo) arroyuelo; regato; riachuelo [arroyo muy pequeño]

Jugamos cerca del **arroyito**, un riachuelo diminuto.

(nom) ruisselet; petit ruisseau; ru [Très petit ruisseau.]

Nous avons joué près du **brooklet**, un minuscule cours d'eau.

(Substantiv) Bächlein [ein sehr kleiner Bach oder Wasserlauf]

Wir spielten in der Nähe des **brooklet**, eines winzigen Bächleins.

(名詞) とても小さな小川。

私たちは小さな流れの、細い小川のかたわらで遊びました。

(substantivo) riachinho; regato; ribeirinho; fio de água [um pequeno riacho]

Brincamos perto do pequeno riacho, uma corrente minúscula.

Synonyms: stream creek rivulet

noun A little brook. countable

We followed the babbling brooklet through the forest.

(名词) 小溪；溪流

我们沿着潺潺的小溪穿过森林。

(sustantivo) arroyuelo; riachuelo; regato; arroyo pequeño [Un arroyuelo.]

Seguimos el murmurante arroyuelo a través del bosque.

(nom) ruisselet; petit ruisseau [Petit ruisseau.]

Nous suivîmes le petit ruisseau babillard à travers la forêt.

(Substantiv) Bächlein; Rinnsal [Ein kleiner Bach; ein Bächlein.]

Wir folgten dem plätschernden **brooklet** durch den Wald.

(名詞) 小さな小川。細流。

私たちは森の中を流れる小さな小川に沿って進んだ。

(substantivo) riachinho; ribeirinho; regato; córrego [Um pequeno riacho.]

Seguimos o murmurante riachinho pela floresta.

Synonyms: stream creek rill rivulet runnel runlet freshet watercourse Antonyms: river torrent deluge flood
Word parts: brook + let

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