rift

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A chasm or fissure.
2. (figuratively) A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
3. A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through.
4. A shallow place in a stream; a ford.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To form a rift; to split open.
2. (transitive) To cleave; to rive; to split.

Verb

To belch.

Verb

past participle of rive

Conceptes

rift

ruptura

trencament

trenc

esqueix

fesa

clivella

Sinònims

crack

fissure

split

cleft

crevice

gap

breach

break

slot

rupture

rent

fracture

chink

slit

cleavage

chap

hole

🕳️

cut

chasm

falling out

incision

severance

dissension

interstice

cranny

notch

gulf

schism

disagreement

tear

impair

interruption

interval

opening

pause

placket

quarrel

rapture

rift valley

rip

ripped

rive

rut

scissure

section

splinter

vein

window

🪟

incisura

flying-off

Traduccions

Riss

Spalte

fissure

rift

fenda

rendija

hendedura

Bruch

fente

fessura

fenditura

barst

Spalt

scheur

rift

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɹɪft/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: rift

Cognat amb danès: rift

Cognat amb noruec bokmål: rift

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: rífa

In summary

From Middle English rift, of North Germanic origin; akin to Danish rift, Norwegian Bokmål rift (“breach”), Old Norse rífa (“to tear”). More at rive.