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Translate canyon from English to French

Summary

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canyon:
- ravin
Wiktionary:
- canyon → canyon
- canyon → gorge, cluse, ravin

English

Detailed Translations for canyon from English to French

canyon:

canyon [the ~] noun

the canyon (ravine; cleft; gorge; fissure)
le ravin
- ravin [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for canyon:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
ravin	canyon; cleft; fissure; gorge; ravine	abyss; cleft; cranny; crevice; fissure; gap; groove; gulf; notch; opening; precipice; recess; slot; space; split; trench
-	canon

Related Words for "canyon":

canyons

Synonyms for "canyon":

canon; ravine

Related Definitions for "canyon":

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall¹

Wiktionary Translations for canyon:

canyon

noun

a valley cut in rock by a river
- canyon → canyon

canyon

noun

gorge étroite et profonde creusée par un cours d’eau.
- canyon → canyon; cañon

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• canyon	→ gorge	↔ kloof — een ten gevolge van erosie, diep uitgesleten rivierdal, met steile wanden
• canyon	→ gorge	↔ Gebirgsschlucht — schmales tiefes Tal zwischen zwei BergenJohann Christoph Adelung: Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart. 2. Ausgabe 1793-1801. Seite 1542; Schlucht im Gebirge
• canyon	→ gorge; cluse; ravin	↔ Schlucht — enger und steiler Einschnitt in ein Tal

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