cliff

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklɪf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/klɪf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klif )

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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cliff n (geography: steep rock face) (costa)acantilado nm
  peñasco, risco nm
  precipicio nm
  barranco nm
 A beautiful sunset could be seen from the cliff over the sea.
 Se podía ver una hermosa puesta de sol desde al acantilado que daba al mar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cliff edge n (edge of a cliff)borde del acantilado, borde del risco, borde del barranco grupo nom
  orilla del acantilado, orilla del risco, orilla del barranco nf + loc adj
 Despite fencing and warning signs posted all along the cliff edge, at least one person a year ignores the danger and falls to his death.
cliff face n (vertical surface of a cliff)pared del acantilado nf + loc adj
  pendiente vertical nf + adj
 Many climbed the slope but he was the first to conquer the sheer wall of the cliff face.
 Muchos escalaron la pendiente pero él fue el primero en conquistar la pared del acantilado.
 Muchos escalaron la pendiente inclinada, pero él fue el primero en conquistar la pendiente vertical.
cliff-side adj (situated on the side of a cliff)del acantilado loc adj
 Usaban la pared del acantilado para hacer prácticas de alpinismo.
cliffhanger,
cliff-hanger,
cliff hanger n		 (suspenseful ending) (AmL)final de suspenso nm + loc adj
  final de suspense nm + loc adj
  (AmL)momento de máximo suspenso nm + loc adj
  momento de máximo suspense nm + loc adj
 The show ended on a cliffhanger, so viewers won't know the ending until next week.
 El programa terminó con un final de suspenso, así que los espectadores no conocerán el final hasta la semana próxima.
on a cliff edge adv figurative (in danger)en peligro loc adv
sea cliff n (cliff facing an ocean)acantilado marítimo nm + adj
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'cliff' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bluff - cliff edge - cliff face - cliff-side - clifftop - headland - ledge - precipice - promontory - scarp - scree - sea cliff - sheer
Spanish:
acantilado - cantil - derrumbadero - despeñadero - rodadero - risco - al borde del precipicio - barranca - barranco - cortado - desbarrancadero - desbarrancar - despeñar - precipicio - tajo - zanjón

Collocations: a cliff [house, dweller], a [jagged, rough, smooth] cliff face, [trekked, climbed] to the cliff top, more...

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