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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbola de neve
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbɔlɐ dɨ ˈnɛvɨ
"Eles atiraram bolas de neve uns aos outros."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A ball of snow pressed or squeezed together, typically for throwing.
"The children had a cheerful snowball fight in the schoolyard."
- 1
To increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance.
"What started as a minor disagreement quickly snowballed into a major crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English words 'snāw' (snow) and 'bale' or 'beall' (ball), recorded since the 14th century. The term evolved historically to describe both the physical sphere of packed snow and metaphorically to describe a process that rapidly grows in size or significance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Snowball" is said worldwide
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boule de neige
Transliteration: bool də neʒ
"Les enfants ont lancé des boules de neige."
Schneeball
Transliteration: ˈʃneːˌbal
"Die Kinder warfen Schneebälle aufeinander."
palla di neve
Transliteration: ˈpalla di ˈnɛve
"I bambini hanno fatto una palla di neve."
bola de nieve
Transliteration: ˈbola de ˈnjeβe
"Jugaron a tirarse bolas de nieve."
bola de neve
Transliteration: ˈbɔlɐ dɨ ˈnɛvɨ
"Eles atiraram bolas de neve uns aos outros."
बर्फ का गोला
Transliteration: barf ka gola
"बच्चों ने एक दूसरे पर बर्फ का गोला फेंका।"
雪球
Transliteration: xuě qiú
"孩子们在外面堆雪球。"
눈뭉치
Transliteration: nunmungchi
"아이들이 눈뭉치를 던지며 놀았다."
雪玉
Transliteration: yukidama
"子どもたちが雪玉を作って投げ合った。"
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