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1 cleft
cleft [kleft]1 pt & pp of cleave(split → gen) fendu; (→ branch) fourchu3 noun(opening → gen) fissure f; (→ in rock) fissure f, crevasse f►► Medicine cleft palate palais m fendu;cleft stick branche f fourchue; -
2 cleft
B n fente f.to be in a cleft stick être pris dans un dilemme, être pris entre le marteau et l'enclume. -
3 cleft
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4 cleft
[kleft](an opening made by splitting: a cleft in the rocks.) fissure -
5 cleft
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6 cleft palate
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7 cleft timber
bois de fente m, bois fendu mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > cleft timber
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8 cleft hoof
(a hoof, like those of cows, sheep etc, which has a split up the centre.) sabot fendu -
9 frost cleft concrete
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > frost cleft concrete
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10 frost-cleft
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > frost-cleft
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11 natural cleft stone
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > natural cleft stone
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12 cleave
cleave [kli:v] (pt cleaved or clove [kləʊv] or cleft [kleft], pp cleaved or cloven ['kləʊvən] or cleft [kleft])∎ to cleave through the waves fendre les vagues➲ cleave to (pt cleaved or clove [kləʊv] or cleft [kleft], pp cleaved or clove [kləʊv]) inseparable transitive verbliterary (person, party, principle) être fidèle à;∎ they cleave to traditional values ils sont très attachés aux valeurs traditionnelles -
13 cleave
I [kli:v] past tense - cleft; verb(to split or divide.) fendre- cleavage- cleaver - cloven hoof - cleft hoof II [kli:v] past tense, past participle - cleaved(to stick to.) coller à -
14 cleave
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15 sunrise industry
industrie f naissanteThe war against terrorism has left corporate America in a cleft stick. On the one hand, the kneejerk reaction of business is to retrench - rapidly - after the terrorist attacks. After all, the renaissance of US industry in the 1990s has been a story not just of American dominance in sunrise industries, but also ruthless cost-cutting to make firms more efficient.
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16 cleave
1 littér fendre ; to cleave sth in two fendre qch en deux ;2 Geol cliver [stone].1 ( prét cleaved ou clave† ; pp cleaved) to cleave to ( be loyal to) être foncièrement attaché à ; ( stick to) adhérer à ;2 ( split) se fendre.
См. также в других словарях:
Cleft — Cleft, n. [OE. clift; cf. Sw. klyft cave, den, Icel. kluft cleft, Dan. kl[ o]ft, G. kluft. See {Cleave} to split and cf. 2d {Clift}, 1st {Clough}.] 1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock. Is. ii. 21.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cleft — Cleft, a. 1. Divided; split; partly divided or split. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cleft — (n.) 1570s, altered (by influence of cleft, new weak pp. of CLEAVE (Cf. cleave) (1)), from M.E. clift (early 14c.), from O.E. geclyft (adj.) split, cloven, from P.Gmc. *kluftis (Cf. O.H.G., Ger. kluft, Dan. klèft cleft ), from PIE *gleubh (see… … Etymology dictionary
cleft — cleft·ed; cleft; un·cleft; … English syllables
cleft — past participle of CLEAVE(Cf. ↑cleave). ► ADJECTIVE ▪ split, divided, or partially divided into two. ► NOUN 1) a fissure or split in rock or the ground. 2) an indentation in a person s forehead or chin, or a hollow between two parts of the body.… … English terms dictionary
Cleft — (kl[e^]ft), imp. & p. p. from {Cleave}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cleft — [adj] separated, split broken, cloven, cracked, crannied, crenelated, parted, perforated, pierced, rent, riven, ruptured, separated, sundered, torn; concept 490 Ant. joined, joint, united cleft [n] break, gap aperture, arroyo, breach, canyon,… … New thesaurus
cleft — index rift (gap), split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cleft — cleft, clefţi, s.m. (înv.) muntean grec liber; haiduc. Trimis de blaurb, 14.04.2006. Sursa: DAR … Dicționar Român
cleft — n *crack, fissure, crevasse, crevice, cranny, chink Analogous words: split, rift, *breach: gap, *break, interruption … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cleft — see cleave … Modern English usage