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Detailed Translations for Reef from English to Spanish

reef:

reef [the ~] noun

  1. the reef (cliff; shallows; rock)
    el acantilado; el risco; la roca saliente
  2. the reef
    el arrizar

Translation Matrix for reef:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
acantilado cliff; reef; rock; shallows bluff; cliff; precipice; rock; rock-face
arrizar reef
risco cliff; reef; rock; shallows bluff; precipice; rock; rock-face
roca saliente cliff; reef; rock; shallows
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- sunken rock
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
acantilado full of rocks; iron bound-like; rocky

Related Words for "reef":

  • reefs

Synonyms for "reef":


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

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
reef arrizar reven — het effectieve oppervlak verkleinen door samenvouwing of oprolling
reef arrecife 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
reef escollo; arrecife récifrocher ou chaîne de rochers à fleur d’eau, dans la mer.
reef escollo; arrecife écueil — 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.

Reef:


Translation Matrix for Reef:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- Rand; Witwatersrand

Related Definitions for "Reef":

  1. a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese1

Related Translations for Reef