iceberg

ice·berg  (sbûrg)

n.

1. A massive floating body of ice broken away from a glacier. Only about 10 percent of its mass is above the surface of the water.

2. Informal A cold, aloof person.

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[Partial translation of Dutch ijsberg, from Middle Dutch ijsbergh : ijs, ice + bergh, mountain; see bhergh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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iceberg

Noun

1. a large mass of ice floating in the sea

2. tip of the iceberg the small visible part of a problem that is much larger [probably Middle Dutch ijsberg ice mountain]

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iceberg  (sbûrg) A massive body of floating ice that has broken away from a glacier or ice field. Most of an iceberg lies underwater, but because ice is not as dense as water, about one ninth of it remains above the surface.

iceberg

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	iceberg - a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier berg floater - an object that floats or is capable of floating growler - a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping ice mass - a large mass of ice
	2.	iceberg - lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce" crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce lettuce - leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball

Translations

iceberg [ˈaɪsbəːg] n → iceberg m;

the tip of the iceberg → la punta del iceberg

iceberg [ˈaɪsbəːg] ice n → iceberg m;

the tip of the iceberg (also fig) → la partie émergée de l'iceberg

iceberg [ˈaɪsbəːg] ice n → Eisberg m;

the tip of the iceberg ice (fig); die Spitze des Eisbergs

iceberg [ˈaɪsbəːg] n → iceberg m inv;

tip of the iceberg (also fig) → punta dell'iceberg