cliff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cliff in the English»French Dictionary

cliff [Brit klɪf, Am klɪf] N

cliff (by sea)

falaise f

cliff (inland)

escarpement m

sandstone/chalk cliffs (by sea)

falaises fpl de grès/de craie

steep cliffs, vertical cliffs (by sea)

falaises fpl à pic

steep cliffs, vertical cliffs (inland)

escarpements mpl abrupts

fiscal cliff [ˌfɪsk(ə)l ˈklɪf, Amˌfɪskəl ˈklɪf] N FIN

fiscal cliff

mur m budgétaire

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beetling cliff

surplombant

flinty soil, cliff

siliceux/-euse

precipitous cliff

à pic

overhanging ledge, cliff, rock

en surplomb

crumbling cliff

prêt à s'effondrer

vertical cliff

à pic

Translations for cliff in the French»English Dictionary

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falaise

cliff

falaise/balcon en surplomb

overhanging cliff/balcony

cliff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cliff in the English»French Dictionary

cliff [klɪf] N

cliff

falaise f

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rugged cliff, mountains

découpé(e)

to topple over a cliff

tomber d'une falaise

to fall down a cliff

tomber d'une falaise

a house set on a cliff

une maison située sur une falaise

Translations for cliff in the French»English Dictionary

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à-pic

cliff

falaise

cliff face

falaise

cliff

va te faire cuire un œuf! inf

go jump off a cliff!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are also characters engraved in the cliffs (see image at the top of this page) suggesting that this is the site of the battle.

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The speed of erosion along the glacial till cliffs prohibits colonisation of anything but sparse ruderal vegetation.

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It has little plant or animal life, and has a number of sharp cliffs.

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Deep ravines and cliffs separate and isolate many sitios and some barangays.

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Towering up the sheer and precipitous cliffs, the grand white lighthouse and the blue sea are intertwined.

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The islands are rugged and rocky with some low peaks; the coasts are mostly bordered by cliffs.

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Indeed, the summit observatory, which operated from 1883 to 1904, reported that snow survived on the north-east cliffs through more years than it vanished.

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The lower sections of this glacier end on cliffs and a small valley at about in elevation.

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Rocky cliffs protect two of its sides and a manmade wall protects the third.

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The coastlines along the island are often tall steep cliffs.

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