cleft in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cleft in the English»French Dictionary

I.cleft [Brit klɛft, Am klɛft] VB pp

cleft → cleave

II.cleft [Brit klɛft, Am klɛft] N

cleft

fente f

III.cleft [Brit klɛft, Am klɛft] ADJ

cleft chin:

cleft

marqué d'un sillon

IV.cleft [Brit klɛft, Am klɛft]

to be in a cleft stick

être pris dans un dilemme, être pris entre le marteau et l'enclume

See also cleave

I.cleave <pret clove or cleaved, pp cleft or cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB trans

1. cleave liter:

cleave

fendre

to cleave sth in two

fendre qc en deux

2. cleave GEOL:

cleave stone

cliver

II.cleave <pret cleaved, or clave, dated pp cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB intr liter

1. cleave:

to cleave to (be loyal to)

être foncièrement attaché à

to cleave to (stick to)

adhérer à

2. cleave (split):

cleave

se fendre

cleft palate N

cleft palate

palais m fendu

I.cleave <pret clove or cleaved, pp cleft or cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB trans

1. cleave liter:

cleave

fendre

to cleave sth in two

fendre qc en deux

2. cleave GEOL:

cleave stone

cliver

II.cleave <pret cleaved, or clave, dated pp cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB intr liter

1. cleave:

to cleave to (be loyal to)

être foncièrement attaché à

to cleave to (stick to)

adhérer à

2. cleave (split):

cleave

se fendre

Translations for cleft in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fourchu (fourchue) menton

cleft

cliver

to cleave

se cliver

to cleave

pourfendre liter

to cleave [sb] in two liter

palais dur/mou/fendu

hard/soft/cleft palate

cleft in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cleft in the English»French Dictionary

I.cleft <inv> [kleft] ADJ

cleft

fendu(e)

Phrases:

to be caught in a cleft stick

être dans une impasse

II.cleft [kleft] N

cleft

fissure f

cleave <pt, pp -ed, -ed [or cleft, cleft] [or Am clove, cloven]> [kli:v] VB trans

cleave

fendre

cleft Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be caught in a cleft stick

être dans une impasse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The sarcolemma has invaginations called postjunctional folds, which increase the surface area of the membrane exposed to the synaptic cleft.

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These 15 different types of clefts can be put into 4 groups, based on their position: midline clefts, paramedian clefts, orbital clefts and lateral clefts.

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This interaction occurs along a so-called binding groove or cleft that is amphipathic in nature.

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The nucleus of a reactive lymphocyte can be round, elliptic, indented, cleft or folded.

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It is possible that facial clefts are caused by a disorder in the migration of neural crest cells.

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Consequently, it reverses the transporters for dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, leading to a release of monoamines from presynaptic vesicles into the synaptic cleft.

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The cleft palate is generally repaired between the ages of 6 months and 2 years by a plastic or maxillofacial surgeon.

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This changes the active site from an open cleft in the apo-enzyme into a nearly solvent inaccessible pocket.

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The dorsal membrane forms a shallow cleft at the junction with the stalk.

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These clefts are quite similar to the midline clefts, but they are further away from the midline of the face.

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