What does cliff in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cliff in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cliff in Spanish.

The word cliff in Spanish means acantilado, borde del acantilado, borde del risco, borde del barranco, pared del acantilado, del acantilado, final de suspenso, en peligro, acantilado marítimo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cliff

acantilado

noun (geography: steep rock face) (costa)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
A beautiful sunset could be seen from the cliff over the sea.
Se podía ver una hermosa puesta de sol desde al acantilado que daba al mar.

borde del acantilado, borde del risco, borde del barranco

noun (edge of a cliff)

Despite fencing and warning signs posted all along the cliff edge, at least one person a year ignores the danger and falls to his death.

pared del acantilado

noun (vertical surface of a cliff)

Many climbed the slope but he was the first to conquer the sheer wall of the cliff face.
Muchos escalaron la pendiente inclinada, pero él fue el primero en conquistar la pendiente vertical.

del acantilado

adjective (situated on the side of a cliff)

(locución adjetiva: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como adjetivo ("de fácil manejo", "a contraluz", "de fiar").)
Usaban la pared del acantilado para hacer prácticas de alpinismo.

final de suspenso

noun (suspenseful ending) (AmL)

The show ended on a cliffhanger, so viewers won't know the ending until next week.
El programa terminó con un final de suspenso, así que los espectadores no conocerán el final hasta la semana próxima.

en peligro

adverb (figurative (in danger)

(locución adverbial: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como adverbio ("en vilo", "de seguido", "a quemarropa").)

acantilado marítimo

noun (cliff facing an ocean)

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