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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.
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'der Pool' and 'der Swimmingpool' both mean an artificial basin filled with water where you can swim or bathe. In this meaning, they are almost the same. 'Pool' is shorter and very common in everyday language, especially with hotels, gardens, or vacations. 'Swimmingpool' is a little more precise because it only means the swimming pool. 'Pool' can also have other meanings, for example a group of people or pool billiards. That is why it can be confusing without context. When it is clearly about water and swimming, both words fit.
Das Hotel hat einen großen Swimmingpool im Garten.
The hotel has a large swimming pool in the garden.
Nach dem Frühstück schwimmen die Kinder im Pool.
After breakfast, the children swim in the pool.