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swimming pool
An artificially constructed basin filled with water and used for swimming and bathing. It is often located outdoors, e.g. in a garden, hotel, or leisure facility.
An heißen Tagen verbringen wir die meiste Zeit am Swimmingpool im Garten.
On hot days, we spend most of our time by the swimming pool in the garden.
'Swimmingpool' is a loanword from English and is made up directly of the words 'swimming' (das Schwimmen) and 'pool' (das Becken).
Viele Hotels werben mit einem großen Swimmingpool.
Many hotels advertise a large swimming pool.
Pay attention to the prepositions: Movement toward a place is expressed with 'in den Swimmingpool' (into the swimming pool, accusative), while being in a place is described with 'im Swimmingpool' (in the swimming pool, dative).
Die Kinder sprangen lachend in den kühlen Swimmingpool.
The children jumped laughing into the cool swimming pool.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Swimmingpool' (swimming pool) are 'springen' (to jump), 'liegen' (to lie, by the pool), or 'bauen' (to build).
Sie wollen nächstes Jahr einen eigenen Swimmingpool bauen lassen.
They want to have their own swimming pool built next year.
swimming pool
Das Schwimmbad refers to the entire swimming facility, which may also include several pools. Der Swimmingpool, by contrast, is the individual artificial pool, for example at a hotel or in a garden. Use Schwimmbad for the facility and Swimmingpool for the specific pool.
Das Hotel besitzt einen Swimmingpool, der direkt neben der Terrasse liegt.
The hotel has a swimming pool right next to the terrace.
Das Hotel besitzt ein Schwimmbad mit zwei Becken und mehreren Umkleiden.
The hotel has a swimming pool complex with two pools and several changing rooms.
