snow

snow

 (snō)

n.

1. Frozen precipitation consisting of hexagonally symmetrical ice crystals that form soft, white flakes.

2. A falling of snow; a snowstorm.

3. Something resembling snow, as:

a. The white specks on a television screen resulting from weak reception.

b. Slang Cocaine.

c. Slang Heroin.

v. snowed, snow·ing, snows

v.intr.

To fall as or in snow.

v.tr.

1. To cover, shut off, or close off with snow: We were snowed in.

2. Slang To overwhelm with insincere talk, especially with flattery.

Phrasal Verb:

snow under

1. To overwhelm: I was snowed under with work.

2. To defeat by a very large margin.

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[Middle English, from Old English snāw; see sneig^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

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snow

(snəʊ)

n

1. (Physical Geography) precipitation from clouds in the form of flakes of ice crystals formed in the upper atmosphere.

2. (Physical Geography) a layer of snowflakes on the ground

3. (Physical Geography) a fall of such precipitation

4. anything resembling snow in whiteness, softness, etc

5. (Electronics) the random pattern of white spots on a television or radar screen, produced by noise in the receiver and occurring when the signal is weak or absent

6. (Recreational Drugs) slang cocaine

7. (Elements & Compounds) See carbon dioxide snow

vb

8. (intr; with it as subject) to be the case that snow is falling

9. (tr; usually passive, foll by over, under, in, or up) to cover or confine with a heavy fall of snow

10. (often with: it as subject) to fall or cause to fall as or like snow

11. (tr) slang US and Canadian to deceive or overwhelm with elaborate often insincere talk. See snow job

12. be snowed under to be overwhelmed, esp with paperwork

[Old English snāw; related to Old Norse snjōr, Gothic snaiws, Old High German snēo, Greek nipha]

ˈsnowless adj

ˈsnowˌlike adj

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Snow

(snəʊ)

n

(Biography) C(harles) P(ercy), Baron. 1905–80, British novelist and physicist. His novels include the series Strangers and Brothers (1949–70)

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snow

(snoʊ)

n.

1.

a. precipitation in the form of hexagonal crystals of ice, usu. grouped together as snowflakes, formed directly from water vapor freezing in air.

b. these flakes as forming a layer on the ground.

c. the fall of these flakes or a storm during which they fall.

2. something resembling a layer of these flakes in whiteness, softness, or the like.

3. Literary.

a. white blossoms.

b. the white color of snow.

4. Slang. cocaine or heroin.

5. white spots or bands on a television screen caused by a weak signal.

v.i.

6. (of snow) to fall: It snowed heavily last night.

7. to descend like snow.

v.t.

8. to let fall as or like snow.

9. to cover, obstruct, confine, etc., with or as if with snow: The town was snowed in by the storm.

10. Slang. to persuade or deceive by insincere talk or flattery.

11. snow under,

a. to cover with or bury in snow.

b. to overwhelm.

c. to defeat overwhelmingly.

[before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English snāw, c. Old Frisian snē, Old Saxon, Old High German snēo, Old Norse snǣr, Gothic snaiws, Latin nix, Greek níps, Old Church Slavonic sněgŭ]

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snow

(snō)

Crystals of ice that form from water vapor in the atmosphere and fall to earth.

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snow

- Technically a mineral, it is Teutonic in origin, from an Indo-European root shared by the Latin words niv-/nix and Greek nipha; the spelling snow first appeared in English around 1200.

See also related terms for mineral.

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Snow

See also atmosphere; climate; clouds; cold; rain; weather.

chionomania

a mania for snow.

chionophobia

an abnormal fear or dislike of snow.

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Snow

 

See Also: NATURE, WEATHER

1. Big flakes … floating like parachutes in the still air —Frank Ross
2. Drifts [of snow] heaping themselves like scaling-ladders against the walls —O. Henry
3. (Those) drifts of soft snow looked like featherbeds —Scott Spencer
4. A dry pellety snow hitting the sidewalk like uncooked grains of rice —Marge Piercy
5. Falling snow … sinking into the ground as slowly as breadcrumbs thrown to fishes sink through water —Boris Pasternak
6. The fine snow had melted (on his hair and his eyelashes) and sparkled now like raindrops in a sunshower —Harvey Swados
7. Flakes … bob and sail like moths across the driveway —Anon
8. The flakes fall like asterisks —James Reiss
9. Flakes of snow … falling like feathers from the sky —Grimm Brothers
10. The flakes … seemed thick as tarts —Peter De Vries
11. Flakes swarming around the streetlamps like soft, huge moths —George Garrett
12. The flakes were as large as an hour’s circular tatting —O. Henry

    The comparison is a vivid one but with tatting no longer a familiar pastime, a brief explanation would be needed for any but needlework aficionados.

13. Flakes were like feathers —Frank Swinnerton
14. (The sundial was) heaped with a foot-high frosting of snow like a tall, fantastic cake —Davis Grubb
15. (Snow was still falling,) heavy flakes like goose feathers —Jilly Cooper
16. (A row of) icicles like the crystal drops of a chandelier hung from the roof —H. E. Bates
17. Icicles like the teeth of fish —Saul Bellow
18. Icicles sparkling at the eaves like pendant blades of glass —William Styron
19. It [snow] fell like a great armistice, bringing all simple struggles to an end —Elizabeth Hardwick
20. It looks pretty in the garden [in the snow], like a living Christmas —Janet Flanner
21. A light fringe of snow lay like a cape on the shoulders of his overcoat and like toecaps on the toes of his galoshes —James Joyce
22. Lightly and whitely as wheat from the grain, thickly and quickly as thoughts through the brain, so fast and so dumb do the snowflakes come —Grace Denio Lichtfield
23. Like an army defeated, the snow has retreated —William Wordsworth
24. Long icicles, like crystal daggers —Oscar Wilde
25. (I looked down at the street … at the) masses of snow like dirty suds —Saul Bellow
26. Melted [snow], leaving the gray grass like a pallet, closely pressed —Wallace Stevens
27. One of those brilliant, glittery snows that ought to emit some glorious sound with each crystal falling to earth, something transcendent like a Bach cantata —Lynne Sharon Schwartz

    The musical comparison is particularly appropriate to the novel, Disturbances in the Field, in which it appeared, as its main character is a classical musician.

28. The pilings of snow were like the white waves of a white sea —Truman Capote
29. (Her feet disperse the) powdery snow, that rises up like smoke —William Wordsworth
30. Snow as smooth to see as cake frosting and as light as powder —Ernest Hemingway
31. The snow at the roadside full of bubbles like white of egg beaten up —Joyce Cary
32. The snow began to spill down like quiet feathers —H. E. Bates
33. The snow came down last night like moths —Richard Wilbur

    A simile to begin a poem entitled First Snow in Alsace.

34. Snow … came in thick tufts like new wool, washed before the weaver spins it —Leslie Silko
35. Snow … comes down like lace —Marge Piercy
36. Snow … decking the fields and trees with white as for a fairy wedding —Jerome K. Jerome
37. Snow … driving him like a fusillade of frozen needles —T. Coraghessan Boyle
38. Snow fell in swift spirals, floating like gulls into the tree branches —Jean Stafford
39. Snowflakes dove at our window like fat moths —Donald McCaig
40. Snowflakes grew bigger and bigger, till at last they looked like big white chickens —Hans Christian Andersen
41. Snowflakes … large as white carnations —Janet Flanner
42. Snow flakes shone like silver —Hugh Walpole
43. Snowflakes sifting like crumbs into the yard —Paul Theroux
44. The [blindingly thick] snowflakes tormented him like a swarm of silver bees —G. K. Chesterton
45. The snow [during snow storm] flapped like an endless white blanket —Scott Spencer
46. Snow flying quick as thought —Adrienne Rich
47. Snow had begun to fall. It made the sidewalk a spotted hide, like leopard skin —Rosellen Brown
48. Snow had fallen like a fine dust —Martin Cruz Smith
49. The snow is now coming like dollar-sized confetti —John Wainwright
50. Snow … it’s like inebriation because it’s very pleasing when it’s coming, but very unpleasant when it’s going —Ogden Nash
51. The snow lay soft like a down pillow —Thomas Mann
52. Snow lies like a down mattress over the earth —Lu Hsün
53. Snow … lighted the streets like moonlight —Jean Stafford
54. Snow, like sheep’s wool, only whiter —Gillian Tindall
55. The snow like the fuzz the morning after too much Stolichnaya —Derek Lambert

    Lambert’s suspense novel, The Red House, is set in Russia and so the reference to a Russian drink.

56. Snow poured down like salt —Helen Hudson
57. Snow … settling like wool on the unmown grass —H. E. Bates
58. Snow smooth as the sky can shed —William Wordsworth
59. Snow … soft as froth and easy as ashes —W. R. Rodgers
60. Snow sparkles like eyesight falling to earth —Wallace Stevens
61. Snow was falling in larger flakes, like a multitude of frozen moths —Ellen Glasgow
62. The snow was yellow … with orange seeping into its honey color like an aftertaste at sunset —Boris Pasternak
63. Snow will settle like a sheet over all live color —Frank O’Hara

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snow

Past participle: snowed
Gerund: snowing

Imperative

snow

snow

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snow

Precipitation falling from clouds where the temperature is below 32°F (0°C).

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snow - precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals snowfall downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) snow flurry, flurry - a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" whiteout - an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds flake, snowflake - a crystal of snow
	2.	snow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground snowball - snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully) layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another flake, snowflake - a crystal of snow corn snow - granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing crud - heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
	3.	Snow - English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) Baron Snow of Leicester, C. P. Snow, Charles Percy Snow
	4.	snow - street names for cocaine nose candy, coke, blow, C cocain, cocaine - a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
Verb	1.	snow - fall as snow; "It was snowing all night" come down, precipitate, fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
	2.	snow - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" bamboozle, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, hoodwink deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

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snow

noun snowflakes, blizzard, snowfall, snowstorm, sleet, snowdrift They tramped through the falling snow.

Related words
adjective niveous
like chionomania
fear chionophobia

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Translations

ثَلْجيَسقُطُ الْثَلْجُتُثْلِج، يَتَساقَط الثَّلْج

сняг

sníhsněžitsnežit

sne

schneienSchneeSchneefallschneeweißGrieß

χιόνιχιονίζω

neĝineĝo

nievenevar

lumi

lumilumisadelumivalkoinenpyrysataa lunta

neigeneigersenau

שלג

हिमपात

snijegsniježiti

hóhavazik

salju

snjóasnjórsnjókoma

nevicarenevenevicataaumentare a dismisuraeffetto neve

雪雪が降る

눈눈이 내리다

nix

sniegassnieglentėsniego baltumosniego gniūžtėsnieguotas

sniegssnigt

sneeuwsneeuwensneeuwwit

snøsnøfall

śniegśnieżyć

nevarneve

снегснежныйснежокснегопадидет снег

snehsnežiť

snegsnežiti

snösnöamyrornas krig

หิมะหิมะตก

karkar yağmak

сніг

tuyếttuyết rơi

下雪雪

snow

[snəʊ]

A. N

1. (Met) → nieve f
white as snow → blanco como la nieve

2. (on TV screen) → lluvia f, nieve f

3. (= cocaine) → nieve f, cocaína f

B. VT

1. (Met) to be snowed in or up → quedar aislado por la nieve

2. (fig) to be snowed under with work → estar agobiado de trabajo

3. (US) (= charm glibly) to snow sb → camelar a algn

C. VI → nevar
it's snowing → está nevando

D. CPD snow blindness N (Med) → ceguera f de nieve
snow cap N → casquete m de nieve, corona f de nieve
snow goose N → ánsar m nival
snow leopard N → onza f
snow line N → límite m de las nieves perpetuas
snow machine N → cañón m de nieve artificial
Snow Queen N → Reina f de las nieves
snow report N (Met) → informe m sobre el estado de la nieve
snow tyre, snow tire (US) N → neumático m antideslizante
Snow White N → Blancanieves f
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" → "Blancanieves y los siete enanitos"
see also snow-white

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snow

[ˈsnəʊ]

n → neige f

vi → neiger
It's snowing → Il neige.

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snow

n

→ Schnee m; (= snowfall) → Schneefall m; new snow → Neuschnee m; the snows that lie on the plains → der Schnee in der Ebene; the heavy snows last winter → die heftigen Schneefälle im letzten Winter; as white as snow → schneeweiß, blütenweiß; as pure as the driven snow → engelrein

(TV) → Geflimmer nt, → Schnee m

(sl: = cocaine or heroin) → Schnee m (inf)

vi → schneien

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snow

:

snowball

n → Schneeball m; (= drink) → Snowball m; he doesn’t stand a snow’s chance in hell (Brit inf) → seine Chancen sind gleich null

vt → Schneebälle werfen auf (+acc)

vi → eskalieren; we must take action now otherwise things will snow and get out of control → wir müssen jetzt etwas unternehmen, sonst wachsen uns die Dinge über den Kopf; opposition to the referendum just snowed → die Opposition gegen die Volksabstimmung wuchs lawinenartig an

snowball effect

n → Schneeballeffekt m

snow bank

n (esp US) → Schneeverwehung f, → Schneewehe f

snow-blind

adj → schneeblind

snow blindness

n → Schneeblindheit f

snow-blower

n → Schneefräse f

snowboard

n → Snowboard nt

vi → snowboarden, Snowboard fahren

snowboarder

n → Snowboarder(in) m(f)

snowboarding

n → Snowboarding nt, → Snowboardfahren nt

snowbound

adj → eingeschneit

snow cannon

n (Ski) → Schneekanone f

snowcapped

adj → schneebedeckt

snowcat

n (Ski) → Pistenwalze f

snow chains

pl → Schneeketten pl

snow-clad (poet), snow-covered

adj → verschneit

snow-cuffs

pl → Schneegamaschen pl

snowdrift

n → Schneewehe f

snowdrop

n → Schneeglöckchen nt

snowfall

n → Schneefall m

snowfield

n → Schneefeld nt

snowflake

n → Schneeflocke f

snow goggles

pl → Schneebrille f

snow goose

n → Schneegans f

snow guard

n (on roof) → Schneefang m

snow-in-summer

n (Bot) → Hornkraut nt

snow job

n (inf) → freundliches Gerede; to do a snow on somebody → jdn einzuwickeln versuchen (inf pej)

snow leopard

n → Schneeleopard m

snow line

n → Schneegrenze f

snowman

n → Schneemann m ? abominable

snowmobile

n → Schneemobil nt

snowplough, (US) snowplow

n (also Ski) → Schneepflug m

snowshed

n (US) → Schneedach nt

snowshoe

n → Schneeschuh m

snowslide

n (US) → Schneerutsch m

snowstorm

n → Schneesturm m

snowsuit

n → gefütterter Overall

snow tyre, (US) snow tire

n → Winterreifen m

Snow White

n → Schneewittchen nt

snow-white

adj → schneeweiß; hair, beard also → schlohweiß

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snow

[snəʊ]

1. n

a. → neve f (also snowfall) → nevicata (fam) (cocaine) → neve

b. (on TV screen) → effetto neve

2. vt to be snowed in or up → essere isolato/a a causa della neve
to be snowed under with work → essere sommerso/a di lavoro

3. vi → nevicare

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snow

(snəu) noun

frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes. We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight. sneeu ثَلْج сняг neve sníh der Schnee sne; sne- χιόνιnieve lumi برف lumi neigeשלג बर्फ, हिम snijeg hó salju snjór neve 雪 눈 sniegas sniegs salji sneeuwsnøśnieg واوره neve zăpadă снег sneh sneg sneg snö หิมะ kar 雪 сніг آسمان سے گالوں کی شکل میں گرنے والی برف tuyết 雪

verb

to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow. It's snowing heavily. sneeu تُثْلِج، يَتَساقَط الثَّلْج вали сняг nevar sněžit schneien sne χιονίζειnevar lund sadama برف باريدن sataa lunta neiger לָרֶדֶת שֶׁלֶג बर्फ पड़ना sniježiti, padati kao snijeg havazik turun salju snjóa nevicare 雪が降る 눈이 내리다 snigti snigt salji turun sneeuwensnøpadać واوره باریدل nevar a ninge идти, падать snežiť snežiti padati - za sneg snöa (หิมะ) ตก kar yağmak 下雪 вживається в безособових зворотах: іде сніг برف کے گالوں کی طرح گرنا tuyết rơi 下雪

ˈsnowy adjective

1. full of, or producing a lot of, snow. The weather has been very snowy recently. sneeuerig مُثْلِج снеговит com neve sněžný schneeig med meget sne που χιονίζει, που είναι γεμάτος χιόνι nevoso lumine پربرف luminen neigeux מוּשלָג बरफानी, बरफीला snježan, pun snijega havas bersalju snjó- nevoso 雪の 눈이 많은 gausus sniego sniegains; sniegots; sniegpilns bersalji sneeuwachtig snøtungśnieżny, śniegowy پر واوره nevoso cu zăpadă снежный snežný, zasnežený snežen snežan snöig ปกคลุมไปด้วยหิมะ kar yağışlı, karlı 多雪的 сніжний, сніговий برفیلا đầy tuyết 多雪的

2. white like snow. the old man's snowy (white) hair. sneeuagtig أبْيَض كالثَّلْج снежен branco neve sněhobílý schneeweiß snehvid χιονάτος, κάτασπρος blanco como la nieve lumivalge سفيد برفي lumenvalkoinen (blanc) comme neige כְּשֶלֶג श्वेत bijel poput snijega hófehér seperti salju sem minnir á snjó; snjóhvítur bianco/candido (come neve) 雪のような 눈 같은 kaip sniegas sniegbalts seperti salji sneeuwwitsnøhvit śnieżnobiały سپين لكه واروى داسى branco de neve nins белоснежный snehobiely snežno bel snežan snövit ขาวเหมือนหิมะ kar beyazı 雪白的 білосніжний برف کی طرح سفید tóc trắng như tuyết 雪白的

ˈsnowball noun

a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game. sneeubal كُرة ثَلْج снежна топка bola de neve sněhová koule der Schneeball snebold χιονόμπαλαbola de nieve lumepall گلوله برفي lumipallo boule de neige כַּדוּר שֶלֶג बर्फ का गोला, या गेंद snježna gruda hógolyó bola salju snjóbolti palla di neve 雪玉 눈사람 sniego gniūžtė sniega pika bola salji sneeuwbalsnøball kula śnieżna دواورې غونډارې، دواورې توپ bola de neve bulgăre de zăpadă снежок snehová guľa snežena kepa grudva snöboll ก้อนหิมะที่ปั้นไว้ขว้างเล่น kartopu 雪球 сніжка برف کا گولا nắm tuyết 雪球

ˈsnowboard noun

a board on which a person can stand and glide over snow for sport. sneeuplank لَوح التَّزِلُّج على الثَّلْج сноуборд snowboard snowboard das Snowboard snebræt χιονοσανίδα snowboard lumelaud تخته برف lumilauta surf des neiges מִגלֶשֶת שֶלֶג स्नोबोर्ड daska za snowboard (daskanje na snijegu) snowboard, hódeszka papan luncur es snowboard, monoscì スノーボード 눈썰매 snieglentė snovbords, sniegadēlis papan luncur ais snowboard snøbrettsnowboard د واوره تخته сноуборд snowboard deska za bordanje daska za skijanje snowboard กระดานที่ใช้เล่นบนหิมะ karbordu 滑雪板 сноуборд برف رانی کے لیے چوڑی اسکی یا تختہ یا پھسلنا تختہ ván trượt tuyết 滑雪板

ˈsnow-capped adjective

(of mountains etc) having tops which are covered with snow. snow-capped peaks. met sneeu op مُغَطّى بالثَّلْج заснежен coroado de neve s čepicí sněhu schneebedeckt snedækket χιονοσκέπαστος cubierto de nieve, nevado lumise tipuga پوشيده از برف lumihuippuinen couronné de neige מְכוּסֶה שֶׁלֶג हिमावृत्त pokriven snijegom hóborította tertutup salju snævi þakinn innevato 雪をいただいた 눈 덮인 apsnigtas, snieguotas sniegots; sniegiem klāts diliputi salji met sneeuw bedekt snøkledd pokryty śniegiem سپين لكه واروى داسى coroado de neve înzăpezit покрытый снегом s čiapočkou snehu pokrit s snegom sa snežnim vrhovima snöklädd ยอดเขาที่ปกคลุมด้วยหิมะ kar kaplı 積雪蓋頂的 вкритий снігом; засніжений برف سے ڈھکا đỉnh núi bị phủ tuyết 积雪盖顶的

ˈsnowdrift noun

a bank of snow blown together by the wind. There were deep snowdrifts at the side of the road. sneeubank رُكام ثَلْجي снежна преспа monte de neve závěj die Schneewehe snedrive χιονοστιβάδαventisca, ventisquero lumehang برف باد آورده kinos banc de neige עֲרֵימַת שֶׁלֶג हिम संचय snježni zapuh, zamet hótorlasz tanggul salju skafl cumulo di neve 雪の吹きだまり (바람에 날려 쌓인) 눈 더미 pusnis sniega sanesumi; kupena hanyutan salji sneeuwbank snøfonn, skavl zaspa śnieżna بد كويه، بادټوله كړې واوره، موړه monte de neve troian de zăpadă сугроб; занос závej snežni zamet smet snödriva กองหิมะ kar yığıntısı （被風吹成的）雪堆 сніговий замет برف کا تودہ đống tuyết （被风吹成的）雪堆

ˈsnowfall noun

1. a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground. There was a heavy snowfall last night. sneeuval سُقوط الثَّلْج снеговалеж neve sněžení der Schneefall snefald χιονόπτωσηnevada lumesadu بارش برف lumisade chute de neige יְרִידַת שֶׁלֶג हिमपात padanje snijega, snježne oborine hóesés hujan salju snjókoma nevicata 降雪 눈 내림 snigimas sniegputenis hujan salji sneeuwvalsnøfall, –vær opad śnieżny واوره، دواورې وريا nevão ninsoare снегопад sneženie sneženje snežna padavina snöfall หิมะที่ตกลงมา kar yağışı 下雪 снігопад برف باری sự rơi nhiều tuyết 下雪

2. the amount of snow that falls in a certain place. The snowfall last year was much higher than average. sneeuval كَمْيَّة الثَّلْج المُتَساقِط количество паднал сняг precipitação de neve sněhové srážky die Schneemenge snefald χιονόπτωση cota de nieve (mahasadanud) lume hulk مقدار بارش برف در جايي lumen syvyys chute de neige כַּמוּת הַשֶלֶג किसी स्थान पर गिरी बर्फ की मात्रा količina napadanog snijega hómennyiség curah salju snjókoma (quantità di neve caduta) 降雪量 적설량 iškritusio sniego kiekis sniega daudzums curah salji sneeuwvalsnøfall opad śniegu دواورې وريا precipitação de neve cantitate de zăpadă количество выпавшего снега snehové zrážky snežne padavine količina napalog snega snömängd ปริมาณหิมะที่ตก kar yağış miktarı 降雪量 кількість осадів у вигляді снігу کسی جگہ ایک وقت میں گرنے والے برف کی مقدار lượng tuyết rơi 降雪量

ˈsnowflake noun

one of the soft, light flakes composed of groups of crystals, in which snow falls. A few large snowflakes began to fall from the sky. sneeuvlok نُدْفَة ثَلْج снежинка floco de neve vločka sněhu die Schneeflocke snefnug νιφάδα χιονιού copo de nieve lumehelves برف دانه lumihiutale flocon de neige פְּתִית שֶׁלֶג हिमलव pahulja, pahuljica hópehely serpihan salju snjókorn/-flygsa fiocco di neve 雪片 눈송이 snaigė sniegpārsla kepingan salji sneeuwvloksnøfnuggpłatek śniegu څپرې، څپركى، (دواورې) څپولى floco de neve fulg de zăpadă снежинка snehová vločka snežinka snežna pahuljica snöflinga เกล็ดหิมะ kar tanesi 雪花 сніжинка برف کا گالہ bông tuyết 雪花

ˈsnowstorm noun

a heavy fall of snow especially accompanied by a strong wind. sneeustorm عاصِفَة ثَلْجِيَّه снежна буря tempestade de neve sněhová vichřice der Schneesturm snestorm χιονοθύελλα tormenta de nieve lumetorm كولاك برف lumimyrsky tempête de neige סוּפַת שֶׁלֶג बर्फानी, तूफानी snježna mećava, vijavica hóvihar badai salju stórhríð tempesta di neve ふぶき 눈보라 pūga sniegputenis; sniega vētra ribut salji sneeuwstormsnøstormśnieżyca دواورې توفان tempestade de neve furtună de zăpadă метель, вьюга snehová víchrica snežni vihar snežna oluja snöstorm พายุหิมะ kar fırtınası 暴風雪 завірюха, хуртовина برف کا طوفان bão tuyết 暴风雪

ˌsnow-ˈwhite adjective

white like snow. sneeuwit أبْيَض كالثَّلْج снежно бял branco neve sněhobílý schneeweiß snehvid χιονάτος blanco como la nieve lumivalge مانند برف سفيد lumenvalkoinen blanc comme neige לָבָן כְּשֶלֶג हिमश्वेत bijel kao snijeg hófehér seputih salju snjó-/mjallhvítur (bianco come la neve) 雪のように白い 눈처럼 흰 baltas kaip sniegas, sniego baltumo sniegbalts seputih salju sneeuwwitsnøhvit śnieżnobiały لکه واوره branco de neve alb ca zăpada белоснежный snehobiely snežnobel belo poput snega snövit ขาวเหมือนหิมะ kar beyazı 雪白的 білосніжний سفید برّاق رنگ trắng như tuyết 雪白的

snowed under

overwhelmed eg with a great deal of work. Last week I was absolutely snowed under with work. toegesneeu, toe onder die werk مَغْمور بالعَمَل затрупан съм с работа sobrecarregar zaplavený überhäuft, erdrückt sein begravet πνιγμένος στη δουλειά desbordado, sobrecargado mattunud از پا افتادن hautautua töihin débordé עַמוּס ב- बहुत सा काम ले लेना biti zatrpan čime preko glave ki sem látszik (a munkából) tertimbun pekerjaan kaffærður sovraccarico, sommerso 圧倒される 묻히다, 압도당하다 užverstas apkrauts (ar darbiem) bertimbun kerja overstelpt som holder på å drukne (i arbeid) zawalony له كار څخه لويدل sobrecarregar absorbit (de) заваленный работой zavalený biti zasut z zasut nära att drunkna i, översvämmad av มีงานมาก işe boğulmuş 手頭有許多事務的，忙碌的 завалений роботою منہمک ہونا، غرق ہونا công việc ngập đầu （被大量工作等）忙得不可开交的，压倒的

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snow

→ ثَلْج, يَسقُطُ الْثَلْجُ snežit, sníh sne Schnee, schneien χιόνι, χιονίζω nevar, nieve lumi, sataa lunta neige, neiger snijeg, sniježiti neve, nevicare 雪, 雪が降る 눈, 눈이 내리다 sneeuw, sneeuwen snø śnieg, śnieżyć nevar, neve идет снег, снег snö, snöa หิมะ, หิมะตก kar, kar yağmak tuyết, tuyết rơi 下雪, 雪

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snow

n. nieve;

v. nevar;

___ blindness → ceguera por resplandor de ___.

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• Do you think it's going to snow? (US)
  Do you think it will snow? (UK) → هَلْ تَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ الثُلُوجَ سَوْفَ تَتَسَاقَطُ؟ → Myslíte, že bude sněžit? → Tror du, det bliver snevejr? → Glauben Sie, dass es schneien wird? → Λέτε να χιονίσει → ¿Cree que nevará? → Uskotteko, että tulee lumisade? → Vous pensez qu'il va neiger ? → Mislite li da će pasti snijeg? → Pensa che nevicherà? → 雪が降ると思いますか？ → 눈이 올 것 같아요? → Denkt u dat het gaat sneeuwen? → Tror du det blir snø? → Czy sądzi Pan, że będzie padał śnieg? → O senhor acha que vai nevar? → Как Вы думаете, пойдет снег? → Tror ni att det kommer att snöa? → คุณคิดว่าจะมีหิมะตกหรือไม่? → Kar yağacak mı dersiniz? → Bạn nghĩ sẽ có tuyết không? → 您觉得会下雪吗？
• Is the road to ... covered with snow? (US)
  Is the road to ... snowed up? (UK) → هَلْ توجَدُ ثُلوجٌ عَلَى الطَريقِ الـمُؤَدِّي إِلى ...؟ → Je silnice do ... zasněžená? → Ligger der sne på vejen til ...? → Ist die Straße nach ... eingeschneit? → Έχει χιόνι ο δρόμος για ...; → ¿Está la carretera ... cortada por la nieve? → Onko tie ... lumen peitossa? → Il y a de la neige sur la route de ... ? → Je li cesta za … zametena snijegom? → La strada per ... è bloccata dalla neve? → ･･･へ行く道は積雪していますか？ → ... 가는 길에 눈이 쌓였나요? → Ligt er sneeuw op de weg naar ...? → Er veien til . nedsnødd? → Czy droga na ... jest zasypana śniegiem? → A rodovia para ... está coberta de neve? → Есть ли снежные заносы на дороге в ...? → Är det snö på vägen till ...? → ถนนที่จะไป…….ปกคลุมด้วยหิมะหรือไม่? → ... yolunda kar var mı? → Đường đến ... có bị tuyết phủ không? → 去...的路上有积雪吗？
• Do I need snow chains? → هَلْ هُنَاكَ ضَرُورَةٌ لِرَبْطِ العَجَلاتِ بالسَلاسِلِ؟ → Budu potřebovat sněhové řetězy? → Skal jeg bruge snekæder? → Brauche ich Schneeketten? → Θα χρειαστώ αλυσίδες; → ¿Necesito cadenas? → Tarvitsenko lumiketjut? → Il faut mettre les chaînes ? → Trebaju li mi lanci za snijeg? → Ho bisogno delle catene? → スノーチェーンは必要ですか？ → 스노 체인이 필요한가요? → Heb ik sneeuwkettingen nodig? → Trenger jeg kjettinger? → Czy muszę użyć łańcuchy śniegowe? → Eu preciso de correntes antiderrapantes para os pneus? → Мне нужны зимние цепи противоскольжения? → Behöver jag snökedjor? → ฉันต้องใส่โซ่กันหิมะหรือไม่? → Kar zinciri almam gerekiyor mu? → Tôi có cần xích đi trên tuyết không? → 我需要安装防滑链吗？
• What are the snow conditions? → مَا هِيَ حَالَةَ الثُّلُوجِ؟ → Jaké jsou sněhové podmínky? → Hvordan er sneforholdene? → Wie sind die Schneebedingungen? → Ποια είναι η κατάσταση του χιονιού; → ¿En qué condiciones está la nieve? → Mikä on lumitilanne? → Quelles sont les conditions d'enneigement ? → Kakav su uvjeti na snijegu? → Quali sono le condizioni della neve? → 雪の状態はどんなですか？ → 눈 상태는 어떤가요? → Wat zijn de sneeuwcondities? → Hvordan er snøforholdene? → Jakie są warunki śniegowe? → Quais são as condições de neve? → Каково состояние снега? → Hur är snöförhållandena? → สภาพหิมะเป็นอย่างไร? → Kar durumu nasıl? → Tình trạng tuyết ra sao? → 雪况如何？
• What is the snow like? → كَيْفَ تَبْدُو الثُّلُوجُ ؟ → Jaký je sníh? → Hvordan er sneen? → Wie ist der Schnee? → Πώς είναι το χιόνι; → ¿Cómo está la nieve? → Millaista lumi on? → Comment est la neige ? → Kakav je snijeg? → Com'è la neve? → 雪はどんなですか？ → 눈은 어떤가요? → Hoe is de sneeuw? → Hvordan er snøen? → Jaki jest śnieg? → Como está a neve? → Как снег? → Hur är snön? → หิมะเป็นอย่างไร? → Kar nasıl? → Tuyết như thế nào? → 雪况怎样？

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