tief
adj · /tiːf/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German tief, tiuf, going back to Old High German tiuf, tiof, inherited through Proto-West Germanic *deup and ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Pre-Germanic *dʰewbʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Compare Dutch diep, Low German diep, deep, English deep, Danish dyb, Norwegian dyp, Icelandic djúpur.
Translation
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deep (having a long distance to the bottom; of bodies of water, wells, etc.)
Wie tief ist das Wasser?
How deep is the water?
- abyssal source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- deep source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
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deep, profound (intense or significant)
figuratively
tiefe Trauer
profound grief
Sie hat ein tiefes Verständnis der russischen Kultur.
She has a deep understanding of Russian culture.
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low (situated close to, or below, the ground)
Du hast das Bild zu tief gehängt.
You hung the picture too low.
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low (small, not high in amount or quantity, value, etc.)
Switzerland, figuratively
tiefere Abgaben
lower taxes