gulf
A hollow place in the earthA hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
» The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
Река Миссисипи впадает в Мексиканский залив.
Значение
значений: 8A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
a deep wide chasm
That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
the Gulf of Mexico
the Persian Gulf
Golf, Meerbusen, Bucht
зали́вzalív, пучи́наpučína
зато́каzatóka, зали́вzalýv
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
A large deposit of ore in a lode.
(переносно)A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
(переносно)A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.
(устаревшее)That which swallows; the gullet.
Примеры
предложений: 64The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
Река Миссисипи впадает в Мексиканский залив.
A gulf divided him from them.
От них его отделял залив.
There is a gulf between our opinions.
I'm a veteran of the Gulf War.
What do you think about the Gulf War?
Что ты думаешь о войне в Персидском заливе?
deWas denkst du über den Golfkrieg?
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from LateFrom Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”), of obscure origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve, arch”).
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Формы
мн. число: gulfsСинонимы
синонимов: 4- an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding):disconnectdisconnection