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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmorceau de glace
Pronunciation / Transliteration: morseau de glace
"Un morceau de glace flottait sur le lac."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, solid piece of ice.
"The fisherman pulled a massive ice chunk from the frozen lake." - 2
A fragment of ice that has broken off from a larger body.
"After the storm, several ice chunks floated down the river."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'ice' originates from Old English 'īs', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*isaz'. 'Chunk' comes from the late Middle English 'chunke', possibly from the Old French 'conque', meaning a piece or a portion. The combination reflects a modern usage that denotes a sizable piece of ice.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ice Chunk" is said worldwide
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morceau de glace
Transliteration: morseau de glace
"Un morceau de glace flottait sur le lac."
Eisstück
Transliteration: aisstück
"Ein großes Eisstück schwamm im Wasser."
pezzo di ghiaccio
Transliteration: pezzo di ghiaccio
"Un pezzo di ghiaccio galleggiava nel bicchiere."
trozo de hielo
Transliteration: trozo de hielo
"Un trozo de hielo se rompió en el vaso."
pedaço de gelo
Transliteration: pedaço de gelo
"Um pedaço de gelo flutuava na bebida."
बर्फ का टुकड़ा
Transliteration: baraf ka tukda
"झील में एक बड़ा बर्फ का टुकड़ा तैर रहा था।"
冰块
Transliteration: bīng kuài
"湖面上漂浮着一个大冰块。"
얼음 조각
Transliteration: eoreum jogak
"호수에 큰 얼음 조각이 떠 있었다."
氷の塊
Transliteration: koori no塊
"湖に大きな氷の塊が浮かんでいた。"
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