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Detailed Translations for reef from English to French

reef:

reef [the ~] noun

  1. the reef (cliff; shallows; rock)
    la falaise; le récif; l'écueil
  2. the reef

Translation Matrix for reef:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
action d'ariser une voile reef
ariser reef
falaise cliff; reef; rock; shallows cliff
récif cliff; reef; rock; shallows cheerfulness; flightiness; frivolity; frivolousness; lightheartedness; shallowness; superficiality; volatility
écueil cliff; reef; rock; shallows cheerfulness; flightiness; frivolity; frivolousness; lightheartedness; shallowness; superficiality; volatility
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- sunken rock

Related Words for "reef":

  • reefs

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Related Definitions for "reef":

  1. one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind1
  2. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water1
  3. reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef1
  4. roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area1
  5. lower and bring partially inboard1
    • reef the sailboat's mast1

Wiktionary Translations for reef:

reef
noun
  1. rocks at or near surface of the water
  2. large vein of auriferous quartz
reef
noun
  1. rocher ou chaîne de rochers à fleur d’eau, dans la mer.
  2. marine|fr rocher, banc de sable, de coquillages, de corail, que l’on rencontre dans la mer à la surface ou près de la surface des eaux, et contre lequel les navires courent le risque de se briser ou de s’échouer.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
reef ariser reven — het effectieve oppervlak verkleinen door samenvouwing of oprolling
reef ris reef — een strook van het zeiloppervlak dat tijdelijk kan worden opgevouwen of opgerold
reef récif; écueil Riff — meist lang gestreckte, oft auch reihenartige, felsenartige oder sandbankartige Aufragung des Meeresgrundes, welches sich mit seiner höchsten Stelle je nach mittlerem Wasserstand kurz unterhalb, teilweise unter- und oberhalb oder kurz oberhalb desselben befindet

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