Polyglot Dictionary

avalancha

/aβaˈlantʃa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las avalanchas

Meaning

  1. avalanche

    • Una avalancha bloqueó el camino.

      An avalanche blocked the road.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

alud

alud and avalancha are close synonyms for "avalanche"; avalancha is also commonly used figuratively, like an avalanche of messages, more than alud.

Similar in other languages

French

avalanche

avalanche is the French word for the same thing — both mean "avalanche."

Portuguese

avalanche

avalanche is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "avalanche."

Practice

1 What does avalancha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Una ___ bloqueó el camino.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avalancha?

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