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Detailed Translations for cleft from English to French

cleft:

cleft [the ~] noun

  1. the cleft
    le vide
  2. the cleft
    la crevasse; le ravin
  3. the cleft (gap; cavity; interstice; )
    la crevasse; l'encoche
  4. the cleft (dimple)
    la fossette
  5. the cleft (slot; gap; groove; )
    le sillon; la rainure; la crevasse; la tranchée; la fente; l'entrebâillement; le gouffre; la cannelure; la coupe-feu; le pare-feu; l'entaille; le précipice; le ravin; la gorge
  6. the cleft (ravine; canyon; gorge; fissure)
    le ravin
  7. the cleft (fissure)
    la crevasse

cleft adj

  1. cleft (split; cloven)

Translation Matrix for cleft:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
cannelure cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench cartel; carving; furrow; groove; screw thread; thread
coupe-feu cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench firebreak; hacked path
crevasse cavity; cleft; cranny; crevice; cut-away; fissure; gap; gash; groove; hole; interstice; notch; opening; saving; slot; split; trench crack; cracking; cranny; crash; crevice; fissure; flaw; mountain cleaves; opening; recess; space
encoche cavity; cleft; cranny; crevice; cut-away; fissure; gap; gash; hole; interstice; opening; saving cartel; cut; gash; groove; incision; indentation; nick; notch; score; slash
entaille cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench cartel; cut; furrow; gash; groove; incised wound; incision; indentation; knife wound; nick; notch; score; slash; wound
entrebâillement cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench crack; seam
fente cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench crack; cranny; crevice; ditch; fissure; furrow; groove; gully; nicks; notches; opening; recess; scores; slash; slit; space; trench
fossette cleft; dimple
gorge cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench gullet; narrowness; stringency; throat; throttle; tightness; woman's breast
gouffre cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench abyss; gulf; precipice; whirlpool
pare-feu cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench fender; firebreak; firewall; hacked path; mudguard; security-edge gateway; splash-board
précipice cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench
rainure cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench cartel; carving; furrow; groove; nick; notch; rabbet; runway
ravin canyon; cleft; fissure; gap; gorge; groove; notch; ravine; slot; split; trench abyss; cranny; crevice; fissure; gulf; opening; precipice; recess; space
sillon cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench ditch; facial line; furrow; groove; gully; line; slit; trench; wrinkle
tranchée cleft; fissure; gap; groove; notch; slot; split; trench furrow; groove; trench
vide cleft blank; emptiness; emptyness; gap; hiatus; hole; hollowness; lacuna; leak; leakage; nothingness; punch-mark; puncture; vacuum; void
- crack; crevice; fissure; scissure
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- dissected
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bifurqué cleft; cloven; split bifurcate; bifurcated; forked; forky
fendu cleft; cloven; split cleaved
vide blank; clear; empty; roguish; sly; uncultivated; unmarked; untilled; vacant; vacuous; vacuum

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Synonyms for "cleft":


Related Definitions for "cleft":

  1. having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib1
  2. a long narrow opening1
  3. a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)1

Wiktionary Translations for cleft:

cleft
noun
  1. opening made or as if made by splitting

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
cleft décrochement; faille Kluft — tiefer Gesteinsriss, Spalt im Fels oder Erdboden
cleft fissure; crevasse Spalteschmaler Einschnitt, länglicher Riss

cleft form of cleave:

to cleave verb (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)

  1. to cleave (hew through; cut)
    trancher; cliver; fissurer; se fendre; couper; fendre; lézarder; fendiller; crevasser; se fendiller; se cliver
    • trancher verb (tranche, tranches, tranchons, tranchez, )
    • cliver verb (clive, clives, clivons, clivez, )
    • fissurer verb (fissure, fissures, fissurons, fissurez, )
    • se fendre verb
    • couper verb (coupe, coupes, coupons, coupez, )
    • fendre verb (fends, fend, fendons, fendez, )
    • lézarder verb (lézarde, lézardes, lézardons, lézardez, )
    • fendiller verb (fendille, fendilles, fendillons, fendillez, )
    • crevasser verb (crevasse, crevasses, crevassons, crevassez, )
    • se cliver verb
  2. to cleave (divide; split; divorce; )
    cliver; séparer; dissocier
    • cliver verb (clive, clives, clivons, clivez, )
    • séparer verb (sépare, sépares, séparons, séparez, )
    • dissocier verb (dissocie, dissocies, dissocions, dissociez, )
  3. to cleave (split open; split; chop into small pieces; )
    scinder; hacher; cliver; fendre; fissurer; se fendiller; se fendre
    • scinder verb (scinde, scindes, scindons, scindez, )
    • hacher verb (hache, haches, hachons, hachez, )
    • cliver verb (clive, clives, clivons, clivez, )
    • fendre verb (fends, fend, fendons, fendez, )
    • fissurer verb (fissure, fissures, fissurons, fissurez, )
    • se fendre verb

Conjugations for cleave:

present
  1. cleave
  2. cleave
  3. cleaves
  4. cleave
  5. cleave
  6. cleave
simple past
  1. cleft
  2. cleft
  3. cleft
  4. cleft
  5. cleft
  6. cleft
present perfect
  1. have cleft
  2. have cleft
  3. has cleft
  4. have cleft
  5. have cleft
  6. have cleft
past continuous
  1. was cleaving
  2. were cleaving
  3. was cleaving
  4. were cleaving
  5. were cleaving
  6. were cleaving
future
  1. shall cleave
  2. will cleave
  3. will cleave
  4. shall cleave
  5. will cleave
  6. will cleave
continuous present
  1. am cleaving
  2. are cleaving
  3. is cleaving
  4. are cleaving
  5. are cleaving
  6. are cleaving
subjunctive
  1. be cleft
  2. be cleft
  3. be cleft
  4. be cleft
  5. be cleft
  6. be cleft
diverse
  1. cleave!
  2. let's cleave!
  3. cleft
  4. cleft
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for cleave:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fendre split
trancher marooning; seceding; separating
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
cliver chop; chop into small pieces; chop up; cleave; crack; cut; divide; divorce; hew through; part; separate; sever; split; split open cut up
couper cleave; cut; hew through adulterate; become thin; break down; break up; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; carve; chisel off; chop away; chop off; clip; conclude; cut; cut away; cut back; cut close; cut down; cut free; cut loose; cut off; cut to size; cut up; cut up in pieces; decimate; demolish; deplete; destroy; dilute; disconnect; divide; drag down; end; extinguish; finish; finish off; fritter away; get down; hew away; hew off; lop off; make out; matter; outdo; overtrump; pare; play trumps; prune; prune away; pull down; put out; reap; score off; separate; set out; skim; split; sting; style someone's hair; switch off; tailor to; take down; tear down; tear loose; thin out; trim; trim away; trump; turn off; water down; wreck
crevasser cleave; cut; hew through blow to pieces; blow up; drop dead; explode; go to hell
dissocier cleave; crack; divide; divorce; part; separate; sever; split break down; break up; demolish; destroy; differentiate; drag down; get down; itemise; itemize; pull down; separate; split; split up; take down; tear down; tear loose; tear off; ungroup; unlink; wreck
fendiller cleave; cut; hew through
fendre chop; chop into small pieces; chop up; cleave; crack; cut; hew through; split; split open blow to pieces; blow up; cut through; draw apart; drop dead; explode; go to hell; itemise; itemize; rip open; separate; slice; split up; tear; tear apart; tear open; tear out; tear to pieces; tear up
fissurer chop; chop into small pieces; chop up; cleave; crack; cut; hew through; split; split open
hacher chop; chop into small pieces; chop up; cleave; crack; split; split open chip; chop; cut fine; mince
lézarder cleave; cut; hew through
scinder chop; chop into small pieces; chop up; cleave; crack; split; split open
se cliver cleave; cut; hew through
se fendiller chop; chop into small pieces; chop up; cleave; crack; cut; hew through; split; split open
se fendre chop; chop into small pieces; chop up; cleave; crack; cut; hew through; split; split open blow to pieces; blow up; drop dead; explode; go to hell; put in splints; splint
séparer cleave; crack; divide; divorce; part; separate; sever; split arrange; assort; break down; break up; demolish; destroy; differentiate; dissociate from; drag down; filter; get down; go separate ways; group; hoard; isolate; itemise; itemize; part; percolate; place apart; pot; pull down; pull off; put apart; rip off; seclude; secluding; select; separate; set apart; shunt; sieve; sift; sort out; split; split off; split up; store; strip off; take down; tear down; tear loose; tear off; wreck
trancher cleave; cut; hew through carve; chop off; cut; cut off; cut through; hew off
- adhere; cling; cohere; rive; split; stick

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Synonyms for "cleave":


Related Definitions for "cleave":

  1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation1
  2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument1
    • cleave the bone1
  3. make by cutting into1
    • The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock1

Wiktionary Translations for cleave:

cleave
verb
  1. transitive to split or sever
cleave
verb
  1. Traductions à trier suivant le sens

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
cleave fendre klieven — langs een scherp breukvlak in tweeën hakken
cleave coller kleben — dauernd an etwas haften
cleave fendre kliebentransitiv; österreichisch, südostdeutsch umgangssprachlich: (Holz) der Länge nach zerteilen
cleave fendre spaltentransitiv: mit einem Instrument der Länge nach teilen