deep

profundo, hondo

Que se extiende mucho hacia abajo desde su parte superior o su superficie.

En inglés sencillo: Going a long way down from the top or surface.

• The pool is deep.
• They dug a deeper hole for the tree.
• Is this the deepest part of the lake?

Antónimos: shallow

Expresiones frecuentes: deep water, deep hole, deep lake, deep pool

profundo

Situado muy dentro de algo o muy por debajo de su superficie.

En inglés sencillo: Situated a long way inside something or far below its surface.

• The plant has deep roots.
• The bullet caused a deep wound.
• Doctors examined the deeper layers of muscle.

Antónimos: superficial

Expresiones frecuentes: deep roots, deep tissue, deep wound

grave

De tono bajo, como un tambor grande o una voz masculina grave.

En inglés sencillo: Having a low sound, like a large drum or a man’s low voice.

• He has a deep voice.
• A deep rumble came from the engine.
• Her voice grew deeper as she sang.

Sinónimos: low, low-pitched

Antónimos: high

Expresiones frecuentes: deep voice, deep sound, deep rumble

grande, considerable

Muy grande, al hablar de una reducción de precios, gastos o cantidades.

En inglés sencillo: Very large, when describing a reduction in prices, spending, or amounts.

• The shop offers deep discounts.
• Schools face deep cuts in funding.
• Even deeper price reductions failed to attract buyers.

Sinónimos: large, substantial, steep

Antónimos: small

Expresiones frecuentes: deep discounts, deep cuts, deep reductions

profundo

Que contiene ideas o significados importantes que requieren reflexión para comprenderlos.

En inglés sencillo: Having important ideas or meaning that require careful thought to understand.

• That is a deep question.
• Her poems have a deeper meaning.
• We had a deep conversation about happiness.

Sinónimos: profound, thoughtful

Antónimos: superficial, shallow

Expresiones frecuentes: deep thoughts, deep meaning, deep questions

profundamente, muy adentro

Muy abajo, muy dentro o hacia el interior de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A long way down, inside, or into something.

• The treasure lay deep underground.
• They travelled deep into the mountains.
• Her words stayed buried deep in my memory.

Cómo se usa: deep in/into something (The hikers went deep into the forest.)

Sinónimos: far

Expresiones frecuentes: deep underground, deep inside, deep into something

profundamente

Reflexionando con cuidado sobre ideas importantes, más allá de lo que resulta evidente.

En inglés sencillo: With careful thought about important ideas, beyond what is immediately obvious.

• He thought deep about the question.
• She pondered long and deep before answering.
• To understand this poem, you must think deep.

Sinónimos: deeply, profoundly

Antónimos: superficially

Expresiones frecuentes: think deep, ponder deep, reflect deep

profundidades

Las zonas del mar o de un lago que están muy por debajo de la superficie.

En inglés sencillo: The parts of a sea or lake that are far below the surface.

• Strange fish live in the deep.
• A huge creature rose from the deep.
• The ship vanished into the dark deep.

Sinónimos: depths

Expresiones frecuentes: the deep, of the deep, from the deep