за́лежь

nounfeminineinanimatecountablevery rarely used (#28089)noun in -ь

1.
fallow land
2.
(mineral, gas, oil) deposit
Нефтяной залежь залегает на глубинах от 2100 до 2200 м.
The oil deposit lies at depths from 2100 to 2200 m.
3.
unsaleable stock

Examples

В горах много залежей известняка.
There are many limestone deposits in the mountains.
Геологи нашли залежи гнейса в горах
Geologists found deposits of gneiss in the mountains.
Э́ти за́лежи мо́гут оказа́ться доста́точно при́быльными для разрабо́тки.
These lodes may prove rich enough to be profitably mined.
Здесь залегают богатые залежи железной руды.
Rich deposits of iron ore are found here.
В этой пещере нашли большие залежи магнетита.
Large deposits of magnetite were found in this cave.
Кру́пные за́лежи не́фти бы́ли обнаружены в Се́верной Дакоте.
Large oil deposits were found in North Dakota.

за́лежьfallow land; (mineral, gas, oil) deposit; unsaleable stock
nounfeminine
лежа́тьto be lying down (Где?); to be situated; to rest
verbimperfective
улежа́тьremain lying
verbperfective
долежа́тьto lie until
verbperfective
отлежа́тьto cause (a body part) to fall asleep; to lie (for a given amount of time, due to sickness)
verbperfective

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