przepaść — meaning in English

English meaning

• abyss noun A very deep, seemingly bottomless chasm or void.
• chasm noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
• precipice noun A very steep cliff or drop.

Senses

przepaść is used for these senses in English:

• abyss Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
• chasm (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
• fall through (intransitive, idiomatic) To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
• precipice A very steep cliff.

abyss — full definition

1. noun A very deep, seemingly bottomless chasm or void.
2. noun A situation or state of overwhelming trouble, hopelessness, or ruin.

chasm — full definition

1. noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
2. noun A very large difference between two people, ideas, or groups.

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