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1 cliff
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2 cliff
[klif](a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea.) faleză -
3 cable-car
noun (a vehicle that moves up and down a mountain, cliff etc by means of a cable.) -
4 landmark
1) (an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others: The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.) (punct de) reper2) (an event of great importance.) moment hotărâtor -
5 ledge
[le‹](a shelf or an object that sticks out like a shelf: He keeps plant-pots on the window-ledge; They stopped on a ledge halfway up the cliff.) pervaz; cornişă -
6 overbalance
(to lose balance and fall: He overbalanced on the edge of the cliff and fell into the sea below.) a-şi pierde echilibrul -
7 perpendicular
[pə:pən'dikjulə](standing, rising etc straight upwards; vertical: a perpendicular cliff.) vertical -
8 plummet
1. past tense, past participle - plummetted; verb((of a heavy weight) to fall or drop swiftly: The rock plummeted to the bottom of the cliff.) a se prăvăli2. noun(An indicator hung down to see if something is vertical.) -
9 poised
1) (staying in a state of balance and stillness: The car was poised on the edge of the cliff.) în echilibru2) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) încordat -
10 precipice
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11 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) scară gradată2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) scară3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) gamă4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) scară5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) scarăII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) a escaladaIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) solz- scaly -
12 vertigo
['və:tiɡəu](dizziness, especially as brought on by fear of heights: Keep her back from the edge of the cliff - she suffers from vertigo.) vertij -
13 waterfall
noun (a natural fall of water from a height such as a rock or a cliff.) cascadă
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Cliff — ist der Vorname folgender Personen: Cliff Burton (1962–1986), US amerikanischer Bassist Cliff Carlisle (1904–1983), US amerikanischer Country Musiker Cliff Richard (* 1940), britischer Musiker Cliff Sterrett (1883–1964), US amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
cliff — [ klıf ] noun count ** the steep side of an area of high land: They pushed the car over the edge of the cliff. a. only before noun relating to a cliff: the cliff edge/face/top … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Cliff — (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif, D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place. See {Climb}.] A high, steep rock; a precipice. [1913 Webster] {Cliff swallow} (Zo[ o]l.), a North American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cliff — O.E. clif, from P.Gmc. *kliban (Cf. O.S. clif, O.N. klif, O.H.G. klep, M.Du. klippe, Ger. Klippe cliff, steep rock ), perhaps from PIE root *gleibh to adhere, be attached. Cliff dweller first attested 1889, Amer.Eng … Etymology dictionary
Cliff — (Valle di Cadore,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Marconi 12, 32040 Valle di Cadore, Итали … Каталог отелей
Cliff — Cliff, n. (Mus.) See {Clef}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cliff — m English: short form of CLIFFORD (SEE Clifford).(now also sometimes of CLIFTON (SEE Clifton)). It is commonly used as an independent given name, especially since the rise to fame in the 1950s of the pop singer Cliff Richard (real name Harry… … First names dictionary
cliff — cliff; cliff·less; … English syllables
cliff — [klıf] n [: Old English; Origin: clif] a large area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or a river … Dictionary of contemporary English
cliff — [n] overhang on hill or mountain bluff, crag, escarpment, face, precipice, rock face, rocky height, scar, scarp, steep rock, wall; concept 509 … New thesaurus
cliff — ► NOUN ▪ a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea. DERIVATIVES cliffy adjective. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
