vale

noun/veɪl/CEFR C2

উপত্যকা (কাব্যিক শব্দ)

Meaning

A poetic word for a valley.

Example sentences

  • Mist lay along the vale.উপত্যকা জুড়ে কুয়াশা ছিল।
  • The poem is set in a green vale.কবিতাটির পটভূমি সবুজ এক উপত্যকা।

Common phrases with “vale”

  • a green valeসবুজ উপত্যকা
  • down the valeউপত্যকা বেয়ে
  • this vale of tearsএই দুঃখের পৃথিবী

A common mistake

She wore a vale over her face.→She wore a veil over her face.

A veil covers the face; a vale is a valley. They sound identical. Vale survives mainly in place names and in the old phrase this vale of tears, meaning the world and its sorrows.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: valley, dale

Antonyms: hill

Similar words, and what each means

  • valley

    উপত্যকা

    Low land lying between hills or mountains, often with a river.

  • dale

    উপত্যকা

    A broad open valley, a word used mostly in northern England.

Opposite words

  • hill

    পাহাড়, টিলা

    A raised area of land, lower and smaller than a mountain.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “vale” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বরফক্ষেত্র
    • • টাই, গলাবন্ধনী
    • • প্রদেশ; কারও কাজের এলাকা
    • • উপত্যকা (কাব্যিক শব্দ)
    Show the answer

    উপত্যকা (কাব্যিক শব্দ) — vale (noun) — উপত্যকা (কাব্যিক শব্দ). A poetic word for a valley.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “vale”?

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    • • valley
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    valley — valley — উপত্যকা. Low land lying between hills or mountains, often with a river.

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