(=not shallow)
[water, lake, puddle] profond (e)
→ The sea is not very deep there.
[hole, cut] profond (e)
→ a deep hole in the centre of the garden
→ a deep ravine
→ the deep cut on his left hand
Is it deep? Est-ce que c'est profond?
how deep is. quelle est la profondeur de.
How deep is the lake? Quelle est la profondeur du lac.

(=thick)
[layer] épais (-se)
a deep layer of snow une épaisse couche de neige
The snow was really deep. Il y avait une épaisse couche de neige.
to be deep in snow être recouvert (e) de neige

[breath] profond (e)
to take a deep breath respirer profondément, respirer à fond
Take a deep breath, please. Respirez profondément, s'il vous plaît.

(=heavy)
[sleep] profond (e)
→ She fell into a deep sleep.
→ I awoke from a deep sleep.

(=profound)
[thought] profond (e)
→ He has no deep thoughts, no real philosophy.
[person] profond (e)
→ James is a very deep individual.
[love, admiration, concern, sorrow] profond (e). vif (-ive)
→ his deep love of Israel
→ I had a deep admiration for him.
→ She expressed her deep concern for their plight.
[sympathy] profond (e)
→ He expressed his deep sympathy to the family.
in deepest sympathy avec la plus grande compassion
→ Our hearts go out to you in deepest sympathy.

(=occupied)
to be deep in thought [person] être plongé (e) dans ses pensées, être absorbé (e) dans ses pensées
→ She was deep in thought and walked past him.
to be deep in conversation être en pleine conversation
→ Before long, we were deep in conversation.

(=serious)
to be in deep trouble avoir de gros ennuis
→ Frank was in deep financial trouble.

(=low-pitched)
[voice] grave
→ His voice was very deep.
[roar] sourd (e)
→ They heard a deep, distant roar.
[sigh] profond (e)
→ At last he gave a deep sigh.
He's got a deep voice. Il a la voix grave.

(=dark)
[colour] profond (e)
→ The sky was deep blue.
→ The tree has deep green leaves.
→ He had deep blue eyes.

(=far down) [dig, cut] profondément
→ labourers with picks and shovels had to dig deep to remove the earth
→ If this pattern is cut deep, the result will be a knobbly, crusty top.
deep in the earth profondément enfoui (e)
→ the oil and gas deep in the earth

(=far in)profondément
→ invasion armies advancing deep into Europe
→ the network extends deep into far suburbs
→ She put her hand in deeper, to the bottom.

three deep, a crowd three deep trois rangées de personnes
to stand three deep être sur trois rangées
→ spectators stood 20 deep
to be piled ten deep [objects] être empilé (e) sur dix niveaux
→ cardboard boxes piled ten deep

(=in depth)
4 metres deep de 4 mètres de profondeur
it is 1 metre deep cela fait un mètre de profondeur
→ The water was three feet deep.
a hole 4 metres deep un trou de quatre mètres de profondeur

(emotionally) to go deep (=be intense) être profond (e)
→ His anger and anguish clearly went deep.
to run deep (=be intense) être profond (e)
→ feelings still ran deep
deep in one's heart au fond de soi
→ Deep in my heart I knew we had no hope.
deep down en son for intérieur
→ Deep down, she supported her husband.
→ Deep down he is very frightened.

ankle-deep
adj
ankle-deep in water, He was ankle-deep in water. Il avait de l'eau jusqu'à la cheville.

-deep
suffix
to be thigh-deep être à hauteur de cuisse
→ a point where the water runs thigh-deep
→ ankle-deep
→ knee-deep

deep end
n
[+swimming pool]
the deep end le grand bain
to be thrown in at the deep end (fig) (=not have time to prepare) être mis (e) tout de suite dans le bain
→ I was thrown in at the deep end during a busy time