Compound Forms:
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| clear the snow from [sth] v expr | (shovel snow away from) | quitar la nieve, sacar la nieve loc verb |
| | | palear la nieve loc verb |
| | | retirar la nieve loc verb |
| | I must clear the snow from the driveway so I can drive my car to work. |
| | Debo quitar la nieve de la entrada del auto para poder manejar al trabajo. |
corn snow,
corn,
spring snow n | (skiing) (esquí) | nieve primavera loc nom f |
glacier lily,
snow lily n | (plant) | lirio de nieve loc nom m |
| mantle of snow n | figurative (thick layer of snow) | capa de nieve loc nom f |
| powder snow n | (fresh, soft snow) (esquí) | nieve en polvo loc nom f |
| snow angel n | (angel shape made by lying in snow) | ángel de nieve loc nom m |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A mi hermana le encanta hacer los ángeles de nieve en el invierno. |
| snow blindness | (pathology) | nifablepsia nf |
| | | ceguera provocada por la nieve nf + loc adj |
| snow chains npl | (device that gives tyres extra grip) | cadenas nfpl |
| | Stop the car before you reach the pass and put the snow chains on. |
| | Para el coche antes de llegar al paso y pon las cadenas. |
| snow clothing n | (clothes worn in extreme cold) | ropa de nieve nf |
| snow cone n | US (crushed ice and syrup served in a cone) (CR) | copo nm |
| Note: También se sirven en vasos. |
| | (CO, PY) | raspado nm |
| snow cover n | (accumulated snow) | capa de nieve nf |
| | The snow cover's melting fast: there's only a couple of inches left. |
| | La capa de nieve se está derritiendo rápido, sólo quedan unos centímetros. |
| snow crab n | (edible crustacean) | cangrejo de la nieve nm |
| Note: Nombre científico: Chionoecetes opilio. |
| snow day n | informal (day when schools are closed due to snow) | cierre por nieve loc nom m |
| | | asueto por nieve loc nom m |
| | On snow days, the children attend their classes from home via video call. |
| snow drift n | (mass of windblown snow) | ventisquero nm |
| snow fight n | (game: throwing snowballs) (juego) | guerra de nieve grupo nom |
| | | guerra de bolas de nieve grupo nom |
| snow fort n | (structure built from snow) | castillo de nieve, fuerte de nieve loc nom m |
| snow globe n | (dome-shaped ornament with snow scene) | globo de nieve nm + loc adj |
| | | bola de nieve nf + loc adj |
| | The snow globe has a polar bear figurine inside. |
| snow goose | (bird) | ánsar nival nm + adj mf |
snow groomer,
ski groomer n | (vehicle: flattens snow) | máquina pisanieves grupo nom |
snow guard,
snowguard,
roof guard,
snow board n | (stops snow sliding off roof) | guardanieves nm inv |
| snow job | (attempt to deceive) | estafa nf |
| | | tomadura de pelo loc nom f |
| | | cuento chino nm + adj |
| snow leopard n | (animal) | leopardo de las nieves loc nom m |
| | | irbis nm inv |
| | Snow leopards are a threatened species. |
| snow [sb] over vtr + adv | US, slang (impress greatly) | dejar en shock vtr |
| | (coloquial) | hundir en la miseria loc verb |
| | The news that his ex-wife was getting remarried really snowed him over. |
| | La noticia de que su ex mujer se volvía a casar le dejó en shock. |
| | La noticia de que su mujer se iba a casar de nuevo lo hundió en la miseria. |
snow pea,
sugar pea,
also UK: mangetout n | (pea with edible pod) | tirabeque, bisalto, guisante capuchino loc nom m |
| snow pear | (botany) | peral de las nieves loc nom m |
| snow removal n | (clearing of snow from roads) | remoción de nieve nf + loc adj |
| | With only a small shovel, the snow removal was difficult. |
| | | retirada de nieve nf + loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La retirada de nieve hizo posible el tráfico por la carretera de montaña. |
| snow sculpture n | ([sth] built out of snow) | escultura de nieve grupo nom |
| snow shovel n | (spade for clearing snow) | pala de nieve nf |
| | Me he roto la espalda quitando la nieve con la pala (de nieve). |
| snow shower n | (snowfall) | nevada nf |
| | There was a heavy snow shower on Christmas Eve. |
| | Hubo una fuerte nevada en Nochebuena. |
snow suit,
snowsuit n | (padded outfit worn in cold weather) | traje de invierno para bebé loc nom m |
| | | buzo nm |
| | (ES) | mono de invierno para bebé loc nom m |
| | (AR, UY) | enterito de invierno para bebé loc nom m |
snow tire (US),
snow tyre (UK) n | usually plural (for increased traction) | neumático de invierno grupo nom |
| snow tubing n | (winter sports activity) | deslizamiento en nieve nm + loc adj |
| snow [sb] under with [sth] v expr | usually passive (overwhelm with work, etc) | agobiar a alguien con algo vtr + prep |
| | | sobrecargar a alguien con algo vtr + prep |
| | Sorry I haven't called; I've been snowed under with work. |
| | Perdona que no te llamé; he estado agobiado con el trabajo. |
| Snow White n | (female character in a fairy tale) | Blancanieves nf |
| | Snow White bit into the poisoned apple and fell fast asleep. |
| | Blancanieves mordió la manzana envenenada y se durmió. |
| snow-blind adj | (unable to see due to snow) | cegado por la nieve loc adj |
| snow-capped adj | (mountain: snow on top) | coronado de nieve loc adj |
| | | nevado/a adj |
| | Snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro attracts many thousands of tourists each year. |
| snow-covered adj | (under snow) | cubierto de nieve loc adj |
| | | bajo nieve loc adj |
| snow-white adj | (pure white in color) | blanco inmaculado loc adj |
| | | blanco como la nieve loc adj |
| | | blanco níveo loc adj |
| | When I get married, I want to wear a snow-white wedding dress and carry a big bouquet. |
| | Cuando me case quiero ponerme un vestido blanco inmaculado y llevar un ramo de flores. |
| snow-white adj | figurative (pure, innocent) | inmaculada adj |
| | | inocente adj |
| | Veronica's had a lot of boyfriends; she's not as snow-white as she seems. |
| | Verónica ha tenido muchos novios, no es tan inmaculada como parece. |
snowbelt,
snow belt n | (region of heavy snowfall) | zona de nieve nf + loc adj |
snowbelt,
Snow Belt,
Frostbelt,
Frost Belt n | US (northern US) | cinturón de nieve de los Grandes Lagos n propio m |
| | | cinturón de nieve loc nom m |
snowblower,
snow blower,
snow thrower n | (machine: clears snow) | máquina quitanieves grupo nom |
snowflake,
snow bunting,
snowbird n | (arctic bird) | pinzón de las nieves loc nom m |
| | (Plectrophenax nivalis) | escribano nival loc nom m |
| | Flocks of snowflakes arrive in early winter. |
| | Una bandada de pinzones de las nieves llegó a principios del invierno. |
snowline,
snow line,
snow-line n | (lower boundary of perennial snow) | cota de nieve grupo nom |
snowstorm,
snow storm n | (heavy snowfall) | tormenta de nieve grupo nom |
| | This snowstorm will leave us completely snowed in. |
| | La tormenta de nieve nos dejará llenos de nieve. |
| wet snow n | (slush) | aguanieve nm |
| | The wet snow made a squelching noise as the man walked along. |
| | El aguanieve hacía un chirrido mientras el hombre caminaba. |
| | | nieve húmeda loc nom f |
| | La nieve húmeda hacía un chirrido mientras el hombre caminaba. |
| white as snow adj | (extremely white) | blanco como la nieve adj |
| | My grandmother had a quilt on her bed that was white as snow. |
| | La cama de mi abuela tenía una manta blanca como la nieve. |