kloof

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Voornaamste vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
gorge n	(geography: valley) (geografie)	kloof, spleet nw de
	There is a deep gorge a few miles north of town.
canyon n	(geography: ravine)	ravijn nw het
		kloof nw de
	A fifty-metre bridge spans the canyon.
chasm n	(geography: opening in earth)	kloof, afgrond nw de
		ravijn nw het
	A vast chasm opened up after the earthquake.
abyss n	(chasm, large gap)	afgrond nw de
		kloof nw de
	The tourists stood at the edge of the canyon and peered down into the abyss.
crevasse n	(geology: deep crack)	spleet nw de
		kloof nw de
	When hiking on glaciers, you have to be very careful of your footing so as not to fall into a crevasse.
disjuncture n	(separation) (figuurlijk)	kloof nw de
		scheiding nw de
		onderscheid nw het
cleft n	(rock: fissure)	spleet, kloof, rotsspleet, rotskloof nw de
		ravijn nw het
	The earthquake created a deep cleft in the rock.
chasm n	figurative (difference of opinion) (figuurlijk)	kloof, splitsing nw de
		tegenstelling nw de
	The chasm between right and left has grown in recent years.
gulf n	figurative (large gap, difference) (figuurlijk)	kloof nw de
	How can we fill the gulf in next year's budget?
abyss n	figurative (sth deep or infinite) (figuurlijk)	afgrond, kloof nw de
	The abyss between the opposing political parties will probably never close up.
gulf n	(geography: chasm) (letterlijk)	kloof, afgrond nw de
	These gulfs were formed during the last ice age by glaciers.

Aanvullende vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
gap n	(discrepancy)	afstand, discrepantie nw de
		kloof nw de
	There is a large gap between the way of life of young people and that of their parents.

Samengestelde woorden:
Engels		Nederlands
narrow the gap v expr	figurative (lessen the difference) (figuurlijk)	de kloof verkleinen, de afstand verkleinen nw + ww
	We put her in tutoring to try to narrow the gap between her reading level and what it should be.

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