fathom in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fathom in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fathom [Am ˈfæðəm, Brit ˈfað(ə)m] N

fathom

braza f

in 20 fathoms of water or water 20 fathoms deep

a 20 brazas de profundidad

II.fathom [Am ˈfæðəm, Brit ˈfað(ə)m] VB trans

1. fathom (understand):

fathom

entender

fathom

comprender

2. fathom NAUT:

fathom

sondar

fathom

sondear

I.fathom out VB [Am ˈfæðəm -, Brit ˈfað(ə)m -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv) (understand)

fathom out

entender

fathom out

comprender

Translations for fathom in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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braza

fathom

el entendimiento humano no alcanza a comprender esos misterios

the human mind cannot fathom those mysteries

es difícil penetrar en su mente

it is difficult to fathom his thoughts

penetrar

to fathom

fathom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fathom in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fathom [ˈfæðəm] N NAUT

fathom

braza f

II.fathom [ˈfæðəm] VB trans

fathom mystery:

fathom

desentrañar

Translations for fathom in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

braza (unidad de longitud)

fathom (1, 80 m)

penetrar una intención

to fathom an intention

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The depth of water over the rock probably does not exceed 1 fathom.

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Our line is too short to fathom such immense abysses.

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There was plenty of water; even in summer, the river was 30 fathoms deep.

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The film incorrectly states that the abyss is 9,300 fathoms deep, or about 55,800 feet (10.6 miles; 17.0 km) deep.

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Being an old ship her timbers soon gave way and filling steadily she went down in about ten fathoms of water, entirely out of sight.

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The depth was estimated at from 5 to 6 fathoms; unfortunately no soundings were taken.

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The mine was now operating at the 260 fathom level, where only tin was found.

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The sandbank had apparently emerged during low tide, with water depths of less than two and a half fathoms (4.6 m).

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Nautical charts show depth in fathoms and use the nautical mile for distance.

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The general depths of the lagoon are from 25 to 32 fathoms (46 to 59 m), sandy bottom.

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