abismo

m.

1 abyss.

estar al borde del abismo (figurative) to be on the brink of ruin o disaster

2 gulf (diferencia).

entre su sueldo y el mío hay un abismo there's a huge difference between our salaries

3 hole, empty space, abyss.

4 enormous difference, big difference.

5 inferno.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: abismar.

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abismo

► nombre masculino

1 abyss

■ entre tu y yo media un abismo we are worlds apart

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar al borde del abismo figurado to be on the brink of ruin

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SM

1) (=sima) abyss, chasm

de sus ideas a las mías hay un abismo — our views are worlds o poles apart

2) (=profundidad) depth(s); (Rel) hell

desde los abismos de la Edad Media — from the dark depths of the Middle Ages

estar al borde del abismo — to be on the brink of ruin

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masculino abyss

al borde del abismo — on the edge of the abyss

hay un profundo abismo entre ellos — there's a deep rift between them

salvar el abismo — to bridge the gulf

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= chasm, abyss.

Ex. Denying funding for electronic dissemination will create an unbridgeable chasm between those with the resources to buy information products and those without.

Ex. By insisting on open Internet access, regardless of age, the ALA is sending children into an 'information abyss' that will result in confusion, frustration, and poor research skills.

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masculino abyss

al borde del abismo — on the edge of the abyss

hay un profundo abismo entre ellos — there's a deep rift between them

salvar el abismo — to bridge the gulf

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= chasm, abyss.

Ex: Denying funding for electronic dissemination will create an unbridgeable chasm between those with the resources to buy information products and those without.

Ex: By insisting on open Internet access, regardless of age, the ALA is sending children into an 'information abyss' that will result in confusion, frustration, and poor research skills.

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abismo

masculine

abyss

al borde del abismo on the edge of the abyss

el abismo que existe entre el ejército y el pueblo the gulf which exists between the army and the people

entre la teoría y la práctica hay un abismo there is a world of difference between theory and practice

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Del verbo abismar: (conjugate abismar)

abismo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

abismó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
abismar    
abismo
abismo sustantivo masculino
abyss;

◊ hay un profundo abismo entre ellos there's a deep rift between them

abismar vtr LAm to amaze
abismo sustantivo masculino
1 abyss: entre el carácter de tu hermano y el de tu madre media un abismo, your mother and brother's characters are about as dissimilar as they possibly could be
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar al borde del abismo, to be on the brink of ruin
figurado salvar el abismo, to bridge the gulf

'abismo' also found in these entries:
English:
abyss
- chasm
- gape
- gulf
- yawning

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abismo nm

1. [profundidad] abyss;

Fig

estar al borde del abismo to be on the brink of ruin o disaster

2. [diferencia] gulf;

entre su sueldo y el mío hay un abismo there's a huge difference between our salaries

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abismo

m abyss; fig

gulf;

estar al borde del abismo be staring into the abyss

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abismo nm

: abyss, chasm

al borde del abismo: on the brink of ruin