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1 to be snowed under with something
(work) estar agobiado,-a por algo, estar desbordado,-a por algo 2 (applications) haber recibido una lluvia de solicitudesEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be snowed under with something
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2 snow
snəu
1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) nieve
2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) nevar- snowy- snowball
- snowboard
- snow-capped
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
- snowstorm
- snow-white
- snowed under
snow1 n nievesnow2 vb nevartr[snəʊ]2 SMALLTELEVISION/SMALL nieve nombre femenino1 nevar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be snowed in/up estar aislado,-a por la nieve, quedar aislado,-a por la nieveto be snowed under with something (work) estar agobiado,-a por algo, estar desbordado,-a por algo 2 (applications) haber recibido una lluvia de solicitudessnow blindness ceguera de la nievesnow leopard onzasnow line límite nombre masculino de las nieves perpetuassnow report informe nombre masculino sobre el estado de la nievesnow shower nevadaSnow White Blancanieves nombre femeninosnow ['sno:] vi1) : nevarI'm snowed in: estoy aislado por la nieve2)to be snowed under : estar inundadosnow n: nieve fn.• nevasca s.f.• nieve s.m.v.• nevar v.snow*n.• cocaína s.f.• heroína s.f.snəʊ
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1)a) u nieve fas pure as the driven snow — puro y virginal
as white as snow — blanco como la nieve, níveo (liter); (before n)
snow shower — nevada f, precipitación f de nieve (period)
b) c ( snowfall) nevada f2) u ( cocaine) (sl) nieve f (arg)
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impersonal verb nevar*
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Phrasal Verbs:- snow in[snǝʊ]1. N1) (Met) nieve f3) ** (=cocaine) nieve ** f, cocaína f2. VT1) (Met)to be snowed in or up — quedar aislado por la nieve
2) (fig)3) (US)* (=charm glibly)3.VI nevar4.CPDsnow blindness N — (Med) ceguera f de nieve
snow goose N — ánsar m nival
snow leopard N — onza f
snow machine N — cañón m de nieve artificial
snow pea N — (US, Australia) tirabeque m, arveja f china
Snow Queen N — Reina f de las nieves
snow report N — (Met) informe m sobre el estado de la nieve
snow tyre, snow tire (US) N — neumático m antideslizante
Snow White N — Blancanieves f
snow-white"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" — "Blancanieves y los siete enanitos"
* * *[snəʊ]
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1)a) u nieve fas pure as the driven snow — puro y virginal
as white as snow — blanco como la nieve, níveo (liter); (before n)
snow shower — nevada f, precipitación f de nieve (period)
b) c ( snowfall) nevada f2) u ( cocaine) (sl) nieve f (arg)
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impersonal verb nevar*
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Phrasal Verbs:- snow in
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