abîme
Meanings
Noun
1. abyss, chasm
2. bottom of a chasm or valley
3. infiniteness of thought (literary)
4. superlative used with various abstraction and qualities; the climax or acme (literary)
5. hell (literary)
6. abyss of a shield, fess point (heraldry)
Examples4
Nous commençons notre descente dans l'abîme.
We're starting our descent into the chasm.
Il sombra dans l'abîme.
He fell into the abyss.
Vaincu, l'ex-champion a sombré dans l'abîme du désespoir.
Defeated, the ex-champion fell into the abyss of despair.
Il se tient au bord de l'abîme.
He's standing on the edge of the chasm.