gap

1. An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.

   He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.

   Spalte, Ritz, Ritze

   разры́вrazrýv, проло́мprolóm, брешьbrešʹ

   a narrow opening

2. An opening allowing passage or entrance.

   We can slip through that gap between the buildings.

   Spalt, Lücke

   щельščelʹ, брешьbrešʹ, промежу́токpromežútok

3. An opening that implies a breach or defect.

   There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.

   щельščelʹ, дыра́dyrá

4. A vacant space or time.

   I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.

   переры́вpererýv, окно́oknó

5. A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.

   I'm taking a gap.

   You must wait for a gap in the traffic before crossing the road.

6. A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

   Their departure has left a gap in the workforce.

   Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.

7. A mountain or hill pass.

   The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.

   прохо́дproxód, уще́льеuščélʹje

   a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

8. A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

   At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach.

9. The regions between the outfielders.

   Jones doubled through the gap.

10. (Australia)The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.

11. (Australia, literary, usually)The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

12. An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

1. There is a generation gap between them.

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2. The gap between them has narrowed.

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3. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening.

   ruПропасть между богатыми и бедными растёт.

   deDie Kluft zwischen Reich und Arm wird immer größer.

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4. Tom reached through the gap in the fence to try to unlatch the gate.

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5. There's a gap in my memory.

   У мене провал у пам'яті.

   ruУ меня провал в памяти.

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