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in the PONS Dictionary

I. cleft [kleft] ADJ usu attr, inv

cleft
gespalten
cleft lip
gespaltene Lippe
cleft palate
Gaumenspalte f <-, -n>
cleft palate
Wolfsrachen m
cleft palate
Hasenscharte f <-, -n> CH, A

Phrases:

to be caught in a cleft stick
in der Klemme sitzen inf

II. cleft [kleft] N

cleft
Spalt m <-(e)s, -e>
cleft
Spalte f <-, -n>

cleft jaw N

cleft jaw
Kieferspalte

cleft lip N

cleft lip
Lippenspalte

cleft palate [ˌkleftˈpælət] N

cleft palate
Gaumenspalte

pharyngeal cleft [fəˌrɪndʒɪəlˈkleft] N

pharyngeal cleft
Kiemenspalt

synaptic cleft [sɪˌnæptɪkˈkleft]

synaptic cleft
synaptische Spalte

I. cleave1 <cleaved [or cleft] [or clove], cleaved [or cleft] [or cloven]> [kli:v] (split) VB intr dated liter

cleave
sich acc spalten

II. cleave1 <cleaved [or cleft] [or clove], cleaved [or cleft] [or cloven]> [kli:v] (split) VB trans

to cleave sth
etw spalten

cleave2 <cleaved [or clave] [or clove], cleaved> [kli:v] VB intr form liter (adhere to)

to cleave to sth
an etw dat haften
to cleave to sth (continue to believe in)
an etw dat festhalten

cleave3 <cleft, cleft> VB trans BIOL

cleave (of ovum)
furchen
cleave (in molecular genetics) protein
spalten
cleave DNA fragment
zerschneiden

cleave off VB trans BIOL

cleave off protein
abspalten
Present
Icleave
youcleave
he/she/itcleaves
wecleave
youcleave
theycleave
Past
Icleaved / cleft / clove
youcleaved / cleft / clove
he/she/itcleaved / cleft / clove
wecleaved / cleft / clove
youcleaved / cleft / clove
theycleaved / cleft / clove
Present Perfect
Ihavecleaved / cleft / cloven
youhavecleaved / cleft / cloven
he/she/ithascleaved / cleft / cloven
wehavecleaved / cleft / cloven
youhavecleaved / cleft / cloven
theyhavecleaved / cleft / cloven
Past Perfect
Ihadcleaved / cleft / cloven
youhadcleaved / cleft / cloven
he/she/ithadcleaved / cleft / cloven
wehadcleaved / cleft / cloven
youhadcleaved / cleft / cloven
theyhadcleaved / cleft / cloven
See further verb tables