gulf

golfo

Zona extensa del mar que se adentra en la tierra.

En inglés sencillo: A large area of sea that reaches into the land.

• The ship crossed the gulf.
• Fishing boats lined the shore of the gulf.
• Several rivers flow into this gulf.

Sinónimos: bay

Expresiones frecuentes: gulf coast, gulf waters, gulf of mexico

brecha, abismo

Gran diferencia o separación entre personas, grupos o ideas.

En inglés sencillo: A large difference or distance between people, groups, or ideas.

• A gulf separates their opinions.
• Education can help bridge the gulf between rich and poor.
• The gulf between the two generations grew wider.

Cómo se usa: gulf between A and B (There is a gulf between their lifestyles.)

Sinónimos: gap, divide, distance

Expresiones frecuentes: gulf between people, bridge the gulf, a widening gulf

abismo, sima

Abertura muy profunda y ancha en el terreno.

En inglés sencillo: A very deep, wide opening in the ground.

• A deep gulf lay below.
• He peered over the cliff into the dark gulf.
• The bridge stretched across a gulf between the rocks.

Sinónimos: chasm, abyss

Expresiones frecuentes: deep gulf, dark gulf, gulf below

remolino, vórtice

Algo, como el agua que gira, que atrae cosas hacia su interior y no las deja escapar.

En inglés sencillo: Something, such as swirling water, that pulls things in so they cannot escape.

• The boat vanished into the swirling gulf.
• The gulf of waters swallowed the wreckage.
• Sailors feared the devouring gulf near the rocks.

Sinónimos: whirlpool, vortex

Expresiones frecuentes: swirling gulf, devouring gulf, gulf of waters

engullir, envolver

Rodear algo y cubrirlo por completo, o tragárselo.

En inglés sencillo: To surround and completely cover or swallow something.

• The waves gulf the boat.
• Darkness gulfed the valley as night fell.
• The rising flood threatened to gulf the village.

Sinónimos: engulf, swallow up

Expresiones frecuentes: gulf a ship, gulf the shore, gulf in darkness