 | English  | German | |
| – |
 | depths | 241 Tiefen {pl} | |
| depths {pl} [of a person, one's heart] | 23 Grund {m} [geh.] [Innerste] | |
| 2 Words |
| hidden depths [of a person] | versteckte Qualitäten {pl} [Stärken] | |
| geogr. marine depths | Meerestiefen {pl} | |
| ocean depths | Meerestiefen {pl} | |
| varying depths | unterschiedliche Tiefen {pl} | |
| 3 Words |
| to plumb new depths [also fig.] | einen neuen Tiefststand erreichen [auch fig.] | |
| idiom to plumb new depths [become worse than before] | einen neuen Tiefstand erreichen | |
| society's lower depths | Niederungen {pl} der Gesellschaft | |
| 4 Words |
| depths {pl} of the sea [also fig.] | Meeresgrund {m} [auch fig.] | |
| 5+ Words |
| I will not sink to such depths. | In solche Niederungen begebe ich mich nicht. [fig.] | |
| in the depths of history {adv} | in den Tiefen der Geschichte | |
| in the depths of history {adv} | in den Untiefen der Geschichte | |
| in the depths of winter {adv} | im tiefen Winter | |
| in the depths of winter {adv} | im tiefsten Winter | |
| in the depths of winter {adv} | tief im Winter | |
| idiom on top of the world, or in the depths of despair {adj} | himmelhoch jauchzend, zu Tode betrübt [Goethe] | |
| bibl. mus. quote Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. [King James Bible] | Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir. [Luther] | |
| to plumb the depths of despair [idiom] | die tiefste Verzweiflung erleben | |
| to plumb the depths of the soul | die Tiefen der Seele ausloten | |
| to sink into the depths of depression | in tiefe Schwermut verfallen | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| lit. F Depths [Henning Mankell] | Tiefe | |
| mus. F From the depths I call, Lord, to thee | Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir [J. S. Bach, BWV 131] | |
| mus. F Out of the depths I cry to Thee [also: Out of deep distress I cry to you] | Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu Dir [J. S. Bach, BWV 38] | |
| lit. F The Lower Depths [Maxim / Maksim Gorky] | Nachtasyl [Maxim Gorki] [gängigster Titel] | |
