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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

neve

Pronunciation / Transliteration: neh-veh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Snowfall/ˈsnou.fɔl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A neve caiu durante a noite, cobrindo tudo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The amount of snow that falls during a particular period.

    "The snowfall last night was heavy, covering the streets in a thick layer of white."
  2. 2

    The act or process of snow falling.

    "The gentle snowfall created a serene atmosphere in the park."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'snāw' (Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz) combined with 'fallan' (to drop or descend). The compound noun solidified in Middle English to describe both the act of snow descending and the measured accumulation of snow on the ground.

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