depth

depth , deepness
[depθ][ˈdiːpnɪs]
sustantivo
1profundidad (f) (of water, hole, sleep, feeling)
  • in depth , deepness -> a fondo, en profundidad (investigate, discuss)
  • she was out of her depth , deepness in her new job/in the competition (sentido figurado) -> el nuevo trabajo/el campeonato le venía grande
  • in the depths of winter -> en pleno invierno
  • the depths of despair -> la más absoluta desesperación
  • depth , deepness charge (militar) -> carga (f) de profundidad

depth [depz]
sustantivo
1Hondura, profundidad (of hole, water); abismo.
  • When it comes to computers I’m out of my depth -> estoy muy flojo en informática
  • Don’t go out of your depth -> no vayas donde no haces pie o no tocas fondo (in water)
2Espesor; extensión o distancia hacia dentro, hacia atrás o hacia arriba (del cielo). (Deporte)
3Centro, punto medio, corazón, fondo de una cosa.
  • In the depth of winter -> en el rigor del invierno
4Oscuridad o riqueza, viveza, del color: gravedad del sonido.
5Sagacidad, penetración, conocimiento; profundidad (of emotion, knowledge).
  • To study something in depth -> estudiar algo a fondo o en profundidad
6Profundidad, extrema extensión; inmensidad.
  • Beyond one’s depth -> (Fig.) más allá o fuera, en exceso de las fuerzas o la capacidad de uno
  • Depths -> s
7pl.
  • In the depths of the ocean/forest -> en las profundidades del océano/la espesura del bosque
  • In the depths of despair -> en lo más hondo de la desesperación
  • To plumb the depths of despair -> hundirse en la desesperación
Profundidad. fondo (of shelf. cupboard); ancho (of hem).(Dep.) Alcance (of shot). Profundidad (of voice); intensidad (of sound).

depth [depθ]
noun
1 [of water, hole, shelf] profundidad; (f) [of room, building] fondo; (m) [of hem] ancho; (m) [of colour, feelings] intensidad; (f) [of voice] gravedad; (f) profundidad; (f)
with this equipment they can dive to great depths fill the pan with oil to a depth of two inches the apartment ran the full depth of the building from front to rear she appears insensitive to the depth of their feelings/emotion no one realized the depth of her anxiety/depression you never had the opportunity to reach the depth of feeling that can exist between father and son the depth of her fears must have honestly baffled her husband the vote has revealed the depth of feeling on this issue on the part of the population people were looking for a way to express the depth of their emotion
at a depth of three metresat a tres metros de profundidad
depth of fieldfield (Fot) profundidad de campo; (f)
the trench was two metres in depthin la zanja tenía dos metros de profundidad
to study a subject in depth estudiar un tema a fondo en profundidad;or
Chapter 7 goes into this question in depth this is a theory that will be discussed in depth in this book we have considered in depth all the options available to us
it shows a great depth of knowledge of the subjectknowledge muestra un conocimiento muy profundo de la materia
we shall test your depth of knowledge on this subject Years ago, most medical students strived to become doctors of medicine. Now they become specialists, which has enhanced the depth of knowledge in specific fields they sometimes make use of glib answers in order to cover a lack of real depth of knowledge his quickness and brightness was not always supported by real depth of knowledge His tremendous breadth and depth of knowledge enabled him to extract the critical issue and themes in a subject
to get out of one's depthout perder pie; meterse en honduras; salirse de su terreno
without realising how far he had swum he got out of his depth and began to struggle to keep afloat you can soon get out of your depth by jumping into a lot of commitments it turns out you can't fulfill
to be out of one's depth no tocar fondo; no hacer pie; I'm out of my depth with physics no entiendo nada de física; he felt out of his depth with these people se sentía perdido entre esta gente
he was out of his depth she knew she was totally out of her depth the job was too big for you. The first snag that came along and you were out of your depth
it is deplorable that anyone should sink to such depthssink es deplorable que uno pueda caer tan bajo
2
the depths: in the depths of the sea en las profundidades del mar; en el fondo del mar; to be in the depths of despair estar hundido en la desesperación; in the depths of winter en lo más crudo del invierno
modifier
depth charge (n) carga de profundidad; (f)

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