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Translate reef from English to German

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reef:
- Klippe; Felswand; Felsenwand; Reffen
Wiktionary:
- reef → Riff, Felsenriff
- reef → reffen
- reef → reffen, Klippe, Riff

English

Detailed Translations for reef from English to German

reef:

reef [the ~] noun

the reef (cliff; shallows; rock)
die Klippe; die Felswand; die Felsenwand
- Klippe [die ~] noun
- Felswand [die ~] noun
- Felsenwand [die ~] noun
the reef
Reffen
- Reffen [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for reef:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Felsenwand	cliff; reef; rock; shallows	bluff; cliff; mountainside; penchant; precipice; rock; rock-face
Felswand	cliff; reef; rock; shallows	bluff; cliff; mountainside; penchant; precipice; rock; rock-face
Klippe	cliff; reef; rock; shallows	barrier; cliff; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
Reffen	reef
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sunken rock

Related Words for "reef":

reefs

Synonyms for "reef":

ridge
Witwatersrand; Rand; Reef; region; part
lower; take down; let down; get down; bring down
roll up; furl
shrink; reduce

Related Definitions for "reef":

one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind¹
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water¹
reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef¹
roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area¹
lower and bring partially inboard¹
- reef the sailboat's mast¹

Wiktionary Translations for reef:

reef

noun

rocks at or near surface of the water
- reef → Riff; Felsenriff

verb

sailing
- reef → reffen

reef

noun

meist lang gestreckte, oft auch reihenartige, felsenartige oder sandbankartige Aufragung des Meeresgrundes, welches sich mit seiner höchsten Stelle je nach mittlerem Wasserstand kurz unterhalb, teilweise unter- und oberhalb oder kurz oberhalb desselben befindet
- Riff → reef

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• reef	→ reffen	↔ reven — het effectieve oppervlak verkleinen door samenvouwing of oprolling
• reef	→ Klippe; Riff	↔ récif — rocher ou chaîne de rochers à fleur d’eau, dans la mer.
• reef	→ Klippe; Riff	↔ écueil — marine\|fr rocher, banc de sable, de coquillages, de corail, que l’on rencontre dans la mer à la surface ou près de la surface des eaux, et contre lequel les navires courent le risque de se briser ou de s’échouer.

Related Translations for reef

coral reef

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University