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tief (adj/adv)
   deep; low

Er hat tief geschlafen.
He was fast asleep. (sleeping deeply)
Die Sonne stand tief am Horizont.
The sun was low on the horizon.
Der Schnee ist sehr tief.
The snow is very deep.
Sie wohnen tief in den Bergen.
They live deep in the mountains.

Related:
tief in Schulden stecken to be deep in debt
das Tief low (pressure zone)
die Tiefe depth, lowness
der Tiefschlaf deep sleep
hoch high

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