I fear, above all, an internal rift about the attitude with regard to America's role in the world, and hence about how to tackle the major breeding grounds of conflict.

Me temo sobre todo que se produzca un cisma interno sobre la actitud frente al papel de América del Norte en el mundo y sobre el enfoque de los grandes focos de conflicto.

rift(also: fissure, fracture)

fisura {f}

Any rift would have Europe out of step faster than some might think.

Cualquier fisura puede hacer perder el paso a Europa con mayor facilidad de lo que algunos puedan pensar.

The institutionalisation of this rift calls into question the position that Europe has occupied until now in trade in cereals.

La institucionalización de esta fisura debilita la posición que Europa ha ocupado hasta ahora en el comercio de cereales.

We will have to ensure that the rift does not widen and that it does not lead to massive fraud in the context of enlargement.

Tendremos que asegurarnos de que esa fisura no se haga mayor ni conduzca a un fraude masivo en el contexto de la ampliación.

rift(also: chink, cleft, crack, crevice)

grieta {f}

In the end we did not destroy trust; we avoided a rift.

Al final no hemos destruido la confianza; hemos evitado una grieta.

rift(also: scission, demerger, abscision, breakaway)

escisión {f}

Mr President, in recent weeks we have witnessed dangerous rifts in the United Nations and in the international institutions of the democracies.

Señor Presidente, en las últimas semanas hemos sido testigos de peligrosas escisiones en las Naciones Unidas y en las instituciones internacionales de las democracias.

rift(also: division, cleavage, partition, segmentation)

división {f}

The determination to heal the rift between the smaller and larger countries is an integral part of this spirit.

La voluntad de superar la división entre países grandes y pequeños forma parte del espíritu de Biarritz.

Much has been said, in the press and elsewhere, of the rift between larger States and smaller States, or less populous countries.

En la prensa y en otros ámbitos se habló mucho de la división entre " Estados grandes y pequeños " o países menos poblados.

In this respect I would like to respond to what Mr Poettering has said about the rift between the larger and smaller states.

Poettering sobre la división entre los países grandes y los pequeños.

rift(also: estrangement, separation, distance)

distanciamiento {m}

rift(also: breach, severance, break, abscision)

ruptura {f}

It is not accurate or helpful, therefore, to describe their difficulties with the USA as a transatlantic rift between the EU and the United States.

Por lo tanto, no es ni exacto ni útil describir sus dificultades con los Estados Unidos como ruptura transatlántica entre la Unión Europea y los Estados Unidos.

It is simply wishful thinking to believe that in this way we can generate a rift between Moscow and Minsk, or change the political orientation of President Lukashenko.

Sencillamente, creer que de ese modo podremos provocar una ruptura entre Moscú y Minsk o cambiar la orientación política del Presidente Lukashenko es bastante quimérico.

rift

rift {m} [geol.]

It comprises three inter-linked relatively shallow lakes (Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Elementaita) in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya and covers a total area of 32,034 hectares.

Situado en la provincia keniana del Valle del Rift, totaliza una superficie de 32.034

8 - 9 January 2009 Planning workshop on the nomination of the Great Rift Valley serial and trans-boundary sites to the World Heritage List Nairobi, Kenya

8 - 9 enero 2009 Taller de planificación para la nominación de los sitios transfronterizos y en serie de la Rift Valley en la lista de sitios de patrimonio mundial Nairobi, Kenia

rift(also: gap, opening)

claro {m}

It is clear that such a position would open a rift in our institutional structure.

Está claro que dicho cargo abriría una brecha en el seno de nuestra estructura institucional.

to rift [rifted · rifted] {verb}

to rift

escindirse {r. v.}

to rift [rifted · rifted] {transitive verb}

to rift(also: to demerge, to split)

escindir [escindiendo · escindido] {v.t.}

rift {masculine}

rift

rift {noun} [geol.]

Situado en la provincia keniana del Valle del Rift, totaliza una superficie de 32.034

It comprises three inter-linked relatively shallow lakes (Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Elementaita) in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya and covers a total area of 32,034 hectares.

8 - 9 enero 2009 Taller de planificación para la nominación de los sitios transfronterizos y en serie de la Rift Valley en la lista de sitios de patrimonio mundial Nairobi, Kenia

8 - 9 January 2009 Planning workshop on the nomination of the Great Rift Valley serial and trans-boundary sites to the World Heritage List Nairobi, Kenya

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (English) for "rift":

rift

breach- break- falling out- rupture- severance

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "rift" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

However I am disappointed that a rift is developing between the EU and Turkey.

Sin embargo, me decepciona que se esté abriendo una separación entre la UE y Turquía.

This enlargement will heal a rift between Western, Central and Eastern Europe.

Esta ampliación cerrará una fractura existente entre Europa occidental, oriental y del este.

We must heal the rift between Europeans starting with what unites us.

Debemos cerrar las grietas entre europeos, empezando por los aspectos que nos unen.

Yet these same cities are the scene of a wide rift between the haves and the have-nots.

Y sin embargo, esas mismas ciudades son escenario de un gran desequilibrio entre ricos y pobres.

that quarrel caused a rift between him and his father that lasted several years

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre durante varios años

I feel that this rift with the US needs to be healed.

Considero que hay que cerrar esta brecha en la relación con los Estados Unidos.

Thirdly, we should try to avoid a deepening of the rift between the Ukrainian people.

En tercer lugar, debemos intentar evitar la profundización de la fractura entre los ciudadanos ucranios.

A second bottleneck is the rift between rich and poor regions; and then there is poverty.

Un segundo punto conflictivo se encuentra en la brecha que separa a las regiones ricas de las pobres.

In the end we did not destroy trust; we avoided a rift.

Al final no hemos destruido la confianza; hemos evitado una grieta.

It is twenty years since Europe's rift was healed.

Ya hace veinte años que dejamos atrás la Europa dividida en dos mitades.

I believe it has quite clearly gone beyond a rift here and this will lead to major democratic problems.

Creo que esta vez se ha llegado demasiado lejos y que ocasionará graves problemas democráticos.

Regional power squabbles affecting Lebanon have deepened the rift between political groups.

Las luchas por el poder regional que afectan al Líbano han ahondado las diferencias entre los grupos políticos.

there's been a rift between him and his family since it happened

desde que pasó, está alejado de su familia

Nowhere is the rift between de jure and de facto equality greater than within the decision-making process.

Las mayores diferencias entre la igualdad de oportunidades de jure y de facto se presentan en la toma de decisiones.

It is in the interest of both the EU and the United States that the present rift in our relationship be healed.

Tanto la UE como los Estados Unidos resultarían beneficiados si se reparara la actual brecha en nuestra relación.

They are just advertising the rift that exists between the political class and the people in every Member State.

Solo están anunciando la desavenencia que existe entre la clase política y los ciudadanos de cada Estado miembro.

It is this attitude that is widening the rift between those of us in this House and our constituents beyond it.

Es esta actitud la que nos está distanciando de nuestros electores, al otro lado de los muros de nuestra Asamblea.

Recent years, however, have also entailed a rift between civil societies on either side of the Atlantic.

Los últimos años, sin embargo, también han supuesto un alejamiento entre las sociedades civiles a ambos lados del Atlántico.

he tried to heal the rift within the party

intentó cerrar la brecha que había en el partido

the rift between them had still not mended

sus desavenencias aún no se habían zanjado

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