rift

n.

1. A narrow fissure in rock.
2. A break in friendly relations: a rift between siblings.

v., rift·ed, rift·ing, rifts.

v.intr.
To split open; break.

v.tr.
To cause to split open or break.

[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin.]

rift² (rĭft)
n.

1. A shallow area in a waterway.
2. The backwash of a wave that has broken upon a beach.

[Probably alteration of dialectal riff, reef, from Dutch rif, riffe. See reef¹.]

noun

1. A usually narrow partial opening caused by splitting and rupture: break, chink, cleavage, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, split. See open/close.
2. An interruption in friendly relations: alienation, breach, break, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rent², rupture, schism, split. See assemble/disassemble, help/harm/harmless.

verb

To crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain: break, fracture, rive, shatter, shiver², smash, splinter, sunder. See help/harm/harmless.

n

Definition: break, crack
Antonyms: closing, closure

n

Definition: difference of opinion
Antonyms: agreement, concordance

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The direction in which stone splits most readily; characteristic of granite or other stone not having visible stratification or foliation.

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IN BRIEF: A split or crack. Also: A break in friendly relations.

The rift in the earth was caused by the recent earthquake.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - revne, rift, sprække
v. intr. - revne, sprække
v. tr. - kløve

idioms:

• rift valley    sprækkedal

2.
n. - grundt område

Nederlands (Dutch)
scheuring, splijten

Français (French)
1.
n. - fissure, trouée, crevasse, (US) haut-fond (créant des rapides), désaccord, rupture
v. intr. - se fendre, s'ouvrir, se casser
v. tr. - provoquer une scission/une rupture, fendre, fissurer, s'ouvrir

idioms:

• rift valley    rift, fossé (tectonique)

2.
n. - endroit peu profond (dans une voie navigable)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Spalte, Riß
v. - sich spalten

idioms:

• rift valley    Grabenbruch

2.
n. - Senkungsgraben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρωγμή, ράγισμα, σχισμή, χαραματιά, ρήξη
v. - προκαλώ ρωγμή

idioms:

• rift valley    (γεωλ.) τεκτονική τάφρος

Italiano (Italian)
scisma, spaccatura, dissenso, contrasto, spaccare

idioms:

• rift valley    faglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fenda (f)
v. - fender

idioms:

• rift valley    vale (m)

Русский (Russian)
разлад, трещина, расселина, разлом, распиливать (бревно)

idioms:

• rift valley    рифтовая долина

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - grieta, fisura, escisión, ruptura
v. intr. - agrietarse, henderse, partirse
v. tr. - hender, rajar, dividirse

idioms:

• rift valley    valle cortado a pico por el hundimiento de la corteza terrestre

2.
n. - vado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spricka, brytning
v. - splittra, klyva, rämna, dela sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 裂缝, 裂口, 分裂, 裂痕, 不和, 断裂, 开裂, 使开裂, 使断裂

idioms:

• rift valley    地堑, 裂谷

2. 河流中的浅石滩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 裂縫, 裂口, 分裂, 裂痕, 不和, 斷裂
v. intr. - 開裂, 斷裂
v. tr. - 使開裂, 使斷裂

idioms:

• rift valley    地塹, 裂谷

2.
n. - 河流中的淺石灘

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 째진 틈, 갈라진 틈, 불화
v. intr. - 찢기다, 가르다, 갈라지다
v. tr. - 찢다, 가르다

2.
n. - 계곡

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 切れ目, 亀裂, ひび, 断層, 割れ目
v. - 裂く, 割る

idioms:

• rift valley    地溝

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صدع, شق, موضع ضحل في نهر (فعل) يصدع, يشق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סדק, קרע, אי-הסכמה‬
v. intr. - ‮נסדק, נשבר‬
v. tr. - ‮סדק, שבר‬
n. - ‮חלק רדוד בנתיב מים‬

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