snowflake

snow·flake

(snō′flāk′)

n.

1. A single flake or crystal of snow.

2. Any of several bulbous perennial plants of the genus Leucojum, native to Europe, having nodding white bell-shaped flowers.

3. A snow bunting.

4. Slang A person who is considered to be overly sensitive or too easily offended, especially as a result of believing himself or herself to be unique or special.

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snowflake

(ˈsnəʊˌfleɪk)

n

1. (Physical Geography) one of the mass of small thin delicate arrangements of ice crystals that fall as snow

2. (Plants) any of various European amaryllidaceous plants of the genus Leucojum, such as L. vernum (spring snowflake), that have white nodding bell-shaped flowers

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snow•flake

(ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk)

n.

1. one of the small crystals, flakes, or masses in which snow falls.

2. any of certain European plants belonging to the genus Leucojum, of the amaryllis family, resembling the snowdrop.

3. snow bunting.

[1725–35]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snowflake - a crystal of snow       flake snow, snowfall - precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent crystal - a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure snow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
	2.	snowflake - white Arctic bunting       Plectrophenax nivalis, snow bunting, snowbird bunting - any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America genus Plectrophenax, Plectrophenax - snow bunting

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Translations

نُدْفَةُ الْثَلجِنُدْفَة ثَلْج

снежинка

sněhová vločkavločka sněhu

snefnug

SchneeflockeMärzenbecher

χιονονιφάδα

copo de nieveampocampanilla

lumihiutale

floconflocon de neige

snježna pahuljica

hópehelyhópihetőzike

snjókorn

fiocco di neve

ひとひらの雪

눈송이

sneeuwvloksneeuwvlokje

snøfnugg

płatek śniegu

floco de neve

снежинкабелоцветник

vločka snehu

snöflinga

เกล็ดหิมะ

kar tanesi

bông tuyết

雪花

snowflake

[ˈsnəʊfleɪk] N → copo m de nieve

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

snowflake

[ˈsnəʊfleɪk] n → flocon m de neige

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

snowflake

[ˈsnəʊˌfleɪk] n → fiocco di neve

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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snowflake

→ نُدْفَةُ الْثَلجِ sněhová vločka snefnug Schneeflocke χιονονιφάδα copo de nieve lumihiutale flocon de neige snježna pahuljica fiocco di neve ひとひらの雪 눈송이 sneeuwvlokje snøfnugg płatek śniegu floco de neve снежинка snöflinga เกล็ดหิมะ kar tanesi bông tuyết 雪花

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