forest lake
Loading your saved state.
forest lake
A lake that is located in a forest or directly surrounded by forest.
An heißen Sommertagen fahren wir gerne zum abgelegenen Waldsee zum Schwimmen.
On hot summer days, we like to drive to the secluded forest lake to swim.
The word is very transparently made up of 'der Wald' (forest) and 'der See' (lake). So it simply refers to a lake located in the forest.
Der Weg zum Waldsee ist nicht leicht zu finden.
The path to the forest lake is not easy to find.
Pay attention to the prepositions: You are 'am' Waldsee (at the forest lake, on the shore), but you swim 'im' Waldsee (in the forest lake, in the water). If you are moving toward it, you say 'an den' Waldsee fahren (to drive to the forest lake).
Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag am Waldsee gelegen und gelesen.
We lay by the forest lake all afternoon and read.
A forest lake is often described positively and as close to nature. Common adjectives are 'idyllisch' (idyllic), 'abgelegen' (secluded), 'ruhig' (quiet), or 'versteckt' (hidden).
Hinter den Hügeln liegt ein kleiner, idyllischer Waldsee.
Behind the hills lies a small, idyllic forest lake.
