за́лежь

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nounfeminineinanimatecountablenoun in -ь

1.
deposit, bed (of ore), reservesgeology
Здесь нашли большу́ю за́лежь не́фти.
A large oil deposit was found here.
Feminine noun; often plural: залежи нефти, залежи руды.
2.
fallow land, long fallowagriculture
По́ле давно́ преврати́лось в за́лежь.
The field has long since turned into fallow land.
3.
(rare) unsaleable stock, leftover goodscommerce
На скла́де скопи́лись за́лежи ста́рого това́ра.
Piles of unsaleable old goods have built up in the warehouse.
Usually plural.

Examples

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

за́лежьdeposit; fallow land; unsaleable stock
nounfeminine
лежа́тьto lie; to be situated; to rest (on)
verbimperfective
улежа́тьto remain lying
verbperfective
долежа́тьto lie until
verbperfective
отлежа́тьto make numb by lying on it; to lie (for a certain time)
verbperfective

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