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klaffen (v.i.)
   to gape, yawn (hole, wound)
   Principal parts: klaffen, klaffte, geklafft

In der Fassade des Ladens klaffte ein Loch von 80 mal 80 Zentimeter. Ein Autofahrer war mit seinem Wagen in die Häuserfassade gerast.
In the shop’s facade was a gaping hole 80 x 80 centimeters wide. A driver had slammed into the front of the building.
Zwischen den beiden klafft ein Abgrund.
The two are poles apart.

Related Words:
auseinanderklaffen to diverge wildly, be miles apart
klaffend (adj) gaping, yawning
kläffen to yap, bark (small dog)

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