puddle

[US]/'pʌd(ə)l/
[UK]/'pʌdl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pequeño charco de agua, especialmente agua de lluvia.
Word Forms
Tercera persona singularpuddles
Participio pasadopuddled
Pluralpuddles
Gerundiopuddling
Pasadopuddled

Example Sentences

there was a puddle to be negotiated.

había un charco que negociar.

a little puddle of light.

un pequeño charco de luz.

the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams.

los charcos se habían unido para formar pequeños arroyos.

The road was filled with puddles from the rain.

La carretera estaba llena de charcos por la lluvia.

each puddle we crossed threw a splatter of mud on the windshield.

cada charco que cruzábamos salpicaba barro en el parabrisas.

The puddles skimmed over during the cold night.

Los charcos se deslizaron durante la fría noche.

managed to avoid falling and being soused in the puddle;

logramos evitar caer y empaparnos en el charco;

Real-world Examples

Which one is the biggest puddle, Charley?

¿Cuál es el charco más grande, Charley?

Source: Little Bear Charlie

At least it's not an acid puddle.

Al menos no es un charco ácido.

Source: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Original Movie

Oy, oy, oy! It is an acid puddle!

¡Oy, oy, oy! ¡Es un charco ácido!

Source: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Original Movie

I made my pebble its own puddle to live in.

Hice que mi guijarro tuviera su propio charco para vivir.

Source: The Growth History of a Little Princess

My heart completely melted in a puddle all over the floor.

Mi corazón se derritió por completo en un charco en todo el suelo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

One, it has a reservoir that holds the puddle, just like the T-1000.

Uno, tiene un depósito que contiene el charco, como el T-1000.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

He said the reservoir needs rainfall and that it " is just a puddle" now.

Dijo que el depósito necesita lluvia y que ahora "es solo un charco".

Source: VOA Special June 2022 Collection

Oh, help me! Ingel was swamped by the puddle.

¡Oh, ayúdame! Ingel fue abrumado por el charco.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

My pond has turned into a puddle.

Mi estanque se ha convertido en un charco.

Source: The Growth History of a Little Princess

Have you tried jumping in rain puddles recently?

¿Has probado a saltar en charcos de lluvia últimamente?

Source: The yearned rural life

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