No. 9,274 in French
crevasse
A deep crack or chasm, typically in glaciers or ice.
In a sentence
Le glacier était couvert de crevasses profondes.
The glacier was covered in deep crevasses.
Technical/geographical term referring to deep fissures in ice.
La vieille route avait des crevasses dans le bitume.
The old road had cracks in the asphalt.
Refers to cracks or fissures in a surface.
Après une mauvaise chute, elle avait une crevasse sur la lèvre.
After a bad fall, she had a crack on her lip.
Figurative use referring to a crack or a split in skin.
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