Polyglot Dictionary

avalanche

/avaˈlɐ̃ʃi/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as avalanches

Meaning

  1. avalanche

    • Uma avalanche bloqueou a estrada.

      An avalanche blocked the road.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Lawine

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

Spanish

alud

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

Spanish

avalancha

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

French

avalanche

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

Practice

1 What does avalanche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Uma ___ bloqueou a estrada.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avalanche?

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