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Translate cave from English to French

Summary

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cave:
- grotte; caverne
Wiktionary:
- cave → éboulement, antre, grotte, caverne, cave, creux
- cave → caverne, grotte

English

Detailed Translations for cave from English to French

cave:

cave [the ~] nom

the cave (cavern; burrow; grotto)
la grotte; la caverne
- grotte [la ~] nom
- caverne [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for cave:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
caverne	burrow; cave; cavern; grotto	alcove; cavity; compartment; hollow; niche
grotte	burrow; cave; cavern; grotto	rock-cavern
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	spelunk; undermine

Related Words for "cave":

caves

Synonyms for "cave":

geological formation; formation
undermine; hollow; hollow out; core out
spelunk; explore

Related Definitions for "cave":

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea¹
explore natural caves¹
hollow out as if making a cave or opening¹

Wiktionary Translations for cave:

cave

noun

mining: collapse or cave-in
- cave → éboulement
place of retreat
- cave → antre
large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground
- cave → grotte; caverne
storage cellar
- cave → cave

cave

noun

caverne, grotte naturelle
- antre → cave
cavité, concavité, trou.
- creux → cave; cavity; crook; hole; hollow; pit; crotch
cavité plus ou moins profonde, dans un rocher, dans une montagne naturelle ou faite de main d’homme.
- grotte → cave; grotto

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• cave	→ caverne	↔ spelonk — een spleetvormige holte in een berg
• cave	→ caverne; grotte	↔ Höhle — Geologie: durch natürliche Prozesse entstandene, für Menschen zugänglicher hohler Raum in der Erdkruste, der relativ nah an der Oberfläche ist und teilweise oder ganz von Gestein umgeben ist

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