Rift

French Meaning

crevasse

fissure

fente

éclaircie

fendre

scinder

se fissurer

se scinder

faire fendre

English Meaning

  1. A narrow fissure in rock.
  2. A break in friendly relations: a rift between siblings.
  3. To split open; break.
  4. To cause to split open or break.
  5. A shallow area in a waterway.
  6. The backwash of a wave that has broken upon a beach.