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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnevaio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: neˈvajo
"La salita è diventata più dura dopo aver attraversato il nevaio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An extensive area of land permanently covered with snow, especially in mountainous regions or polar areas.
"The mountaineers carefully crossed the vast snowfield as the morning sun began to glare." - 2
The accumulation area of a glacier where net snow accumulation exceeds loss through melting and sublimation.
"Ice core samples drilled from the high-altitude snowfield provided a detailed climate history."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a standard English compound combining 'snow' (from Old English 'snāw', of Germanic origin) and 'field' (from Old English 'feld', denoting open land). First appearing in the early 19th century during the rise of Alpine exploration, it originally described high mountain expanses permanently covered in snow.
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champ de neige
Transliteration: shɑ̃ də nɛʒ
"Les alpinistes ont traversé un vaste champ de neige."
Schneefeld
Transliteration: ˈʃneːfɛlt
"Das weite Schneefeld glitzerte in der Mittagssonne."
nevaio
Transliteration: neˈvajo
"La salita è diventata più dura dopo aver attraversato il nevaio."
nevero
Transliteration: neˈbeɾo
"El nevero persistía en la cara norte de la montaña durante todo el verano."
campo de neve
Transliteration: ˈkãpu dʒi ˈnɛvi
"Eles caminharam com cuidado pelo campo de neve."
बर्फ का मैदान
Transliteration: barf ka maidān
"पर्वतारोही बर्फ के विशाल मैदान को पार कर रहे थे।"
雪原
Transliteration: xuěyuán
"无垠的雪原在阳光下闪闪发光。"
설원
Transliteration: seorwon
"끝없는 설원이 등산객들의 눈앞에 펼쳐졌다."
雪原
Transliteration: setsugen
"広大な雪原が太陽の光を受けて輝いていた。"
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