iceberg (redirected from the tip of an 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 [ˈaɪsbɜːg]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a large mass of ice floating in the sea, esp a mass that has broken off a polar glacier

tip of the iceberg the small visible part of something, esp a problem or difficulty, that is much larger

3. Slang chiefly US a person considered to have a cold or reserved manner

[probably part translation of Middle Dutch ijsberg ice mountain; compare Norwegian isberg]

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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 [ˈaɪsbɜːg]

A. N → iceberg m
that's just the tip of the iceberg! → no es más que la punta del iceberg

B. CPD iceberg lettuce N → lechuga f repollo

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iceberg [ˈaɪsbɜː^rg] n → iceberg m
the tip of the iceberg → la partie émergée de l'iceberg
iceberg lettuce n → laitue f iceberg

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iceberg [ˈaɪsbɜːg] n → iceberg m inv
this is only the tip of the iceberg (fig) → questa è solo la punta dell'iceberg

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iceberg → جبل جليدى ledovec isbjerg Eisberg παγόβουνο iceberg jäävuori iceberg ledeni brijeg iceberg 氷山 빙산 ijsberg isfjell góra lodowa iceberg айсберг isberg ภูเขาน้ำแข็งลอยอยู่กลางทะเล buzdağı núi băng trôi 冰山