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Ledge
01
repisa, alféizar
a thin, shelf-like projection extending horizontally from a vertical face such as a wall or cliff
Ejemplos
The cat settled comfortably on the window ledge to watch people passing below.
El gato se acomodó cómodamente en el alféizar de la ventana para observar a la gente pasar abajo.
Hikers paused on a rocky ledge halfway up the canyon to catch their breath.
Los excursionistas se detuvieron en un saliente rocoso a mitad del cañón para recuperar el aliento.
02
plataforma sumergida, reborde sumergido
a submerged, shelf-like ridge of rock or sediment lying just beneath the water's surface near shore
Ejemplos
Snorkelers drifted above the ledge, marveling at the schools of fish darting below.
Los buceadores con esnórquel flotaban sobre el borde, maravillándose ante los cardúmenes de peces que se movían rápidamente debajo.
Tidal currents carve small pools into the rocky ledge that teem with crabs at low tide.
Las corrientes de marea tallan pequeñas pozas en el saliente rocoso que abundan en cangrejos con la marea baja.
03
(Canada) the building where a provincial or territorial legislature meets
SlangEjemplos
The protest took place outside the ledge.
He works at the ledge downtown.
04
(Canada) the group of elected officials in a provincial or territorial legislature
SlangEjemplos
The ledge passed a new education bill.
He was elected to the ledge last year.
