Meaning

2 senses
  1. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

    , scar

    Klippe, Felsen

    скала́skalá, утёсutjós, клифklif

    ске́ляskélja, кліфklif

    a steep high face of rock

  2. (figuratively)A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.

Examples

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  1. The cliff hangs over the road.

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  2. The cliff hangs over the sea.

    ruСкала нависает над морем.

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  3. His son fell over the cliff.

    ruЕго сын упал со скалы.

    deSein Sohn stürzte vom Felsenriff.

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  4. The bus went over the cliff.

    ruАвтобус упал со скалы.

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  5. Tom pushed Mary off the cliff.

    ruТом столкнул Мэри с обрыва.

    deTom stieß Maria von der Klippe.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a (near) vertical rock face:
Русский
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a (near) vertical rock face:
Deutsch
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a (near) vertical rock face:

Origin

From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Prot

From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

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