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das Gefälle (-)  drop, fall; gradient, slope; divide, difference

Viele Länder haben ein Nord-Süd-Gefälle.
Many countries have a north-south divide.
Das Gelände hat ein starkes Gefälle.
The land slopes down steeply.

Related: die Gefällestrecke incline, sloping stretch of land

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