marina

CEFRB2

/məˈɹinə/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where boats are kept and serviced.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A female given name from Latin.

Examples

  • For years Marina had been inspecting houses.

  • Marina Giles left England with her husband in just this frame of mind.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марина (Marina).

  2. A harbour for small boats.

More examples

In context

  • Marina is from Russia and Clarissa is from Sweden.

  • It's a peaceful marina with not too many boats and yachts.

  • Marina Ovsyannikova, b. 1978

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

We parked our sailboat at the blank near the beach, where we could refuel and buy supplies.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Latin marinus (“of the sea, marine”), by way of Italian marina and Spanish marina.