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Summary

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reven:
- reef
Wiktionary:
- reef → reef
- reven → reef

English to Dutch: more detail...

reef:
- rif; scheer; klip; uitstekende rots; reven
Wiktionary:
- reef → rif, reef
- reef → reffen, reven
- reef → rif, klip

Dutch

Detailed Translations for reef from Dutch to English

reven:

reven [het ~] noun

het reven
the reef
- reef [the ~] noun

Translation Matrix for reven:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
reef	reven	klip; rif; scheer; uitstekende rots

Wiktionary Translations for reven:

reven

verb

het effectieve oppervlak verkleinen door samenvouwing of oprolling
- reven → reef

Wiktionary Translations for reef:

reef

noun

een strook van het zeiloppervlak dat tijdelijk kan worden opgevouwen of opgerold
- reef → reef

English

Detailed Translations for reef from English to Dutch

reef:

reef [the ~] noun

the reef (cliff; shallows; rock)
het rif; de scheer; de klip; uitstekende rots
- rif [het ~] noun
- scheer [de ~] noun
- klip [de ~] noun
- uitstekende rots [znw.] noun
the reef
het reven
- reven [het ~] noun

Translation Matrix for reef:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
klip	cliff; reef; rock; shallows	barrier; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
reven	reef
rif	cliff; reef; rock; shallows
scheer	cliff; reef; rock; shallows
uitstekende rots	cliff; reef; rock; shallows
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sunken rock

Related Words for "reef":

reefs

Synonyms for "reef":

ridge
Witwatersrand; Rand; Reef; region; part
lower; take down; let down; get down; bring down
roll up; furl
shrink; reduce

Related Definitions for "reef":

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
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water¹
reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef¹
roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area¹
lower and bring partially inboard¹
- reef the sailboat's mast¹

Wiktionary Translations for reef:

reef

noun

rocks at or near surface of the water
- reef → rif
arrangement to reduce the area of a sail
- reef → rif

verb

sailing
- reef → reffen

reef

noun

een strook van het zeiloppervlak dat tijdelijk kan worden opgevouwen of opgerold
- reef → reef

verb

het effectieve oppervlak verkleinen door samenvouwing of oprolling
- reven → reef

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• reef	→ rif	↔ 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	→ klip; rif	↔ récif — rocher ou chaîne de rochers à fleur d’eau, dans la mer.

Reef:

Translation Matrix for Reef:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	Rand; Witwatersrand

Related Definitions for "Reef":

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

Related Translations for reef

coral reef

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