Also means
shallows
Usage Note
Untiefe is feminine and notoriously ambiguous: it usually means a dangerous shallow, though some read the un- as intensifying to mean a great depth. Sailors treat it as a shoal to avoid.
Examples
"Der Lotse warnte vor einer gefährlichen Untiefe."
Natural Translation
The pilot warned of a dangerous shoal.
Literal Translation
The pilot warned before a dangerous shoal.

Free starter pack
Building your German vocabulary?
Get the 100 most common German words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.
Related Words
Explore German by topic