gulf

golfe

Grande étendue de mer qui pénètre dans les terres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bay

Expressions courantes : gulf coast, gulf waters, gulf of mexico

fossé, gouffre

Grande différence ou distance entre des personnes, des groupes ou des idées.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : gulf between A and B (There is a gulf between their lifestyles.)

Synonymes : gap, divide, distance

Expressions courantes : gulf between people, bridge the gulf, a widening gulf

gouffre, abîme

Ouverture très profonde et large dans le sol.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : chasm, abyss

Expressions courantes : deep gulf, dark gulf, gulf below

tourbillon, vortex

Quelque chose, comme de l’eau tournoyante, qui attire les objets et les empêche de s’échapper.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : whirlpool, vortex

Expressions courantes : swirling gulf, devouring gulf, gulf of waters

engloutir, submerger

Entourer quelque chose et le recouvrir entièrement ou l’avaler.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : engulf, swallow up

Expressions courantes : gulf a ship, gulf the shore, gulf in darkness