avalanche
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The meaning (definition) of the word avalanche
a huge wall of snow that slides fast down a mountain
The word avalanche used in a sentence
“The avalanche made a loud sound far away.”
The plural of the word avalanche
avalanches
How the word avalanche is said around the world
| French | avalanche (ah-vah-LAHNSH) |
| Spanish | avalancha (ah-vah-LAHN-chah) |
| Mandarin | 雪崩 (shway buhng) |
| Hindi | हिमस्खलन (hi-MUS-kuh-luhn) |
| Arabic | انهيار جليدي (EEN-hee-ahr JAH-lee-deey) |
| Russian | лавина (lah-VYEE-nah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | avalanche (uh-vuh-LUHNNG-shi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | avalanche (ah-vah-LUHNNG-shew) |
| Japanese | 雪崩 (nah-DAH-ray) |
| German | Lawine (lah-VEE-nuh) |
| Urdu | برفانی تودہ (buhr-FAH-nee TOH-dah) |
| Punjabi | ਬਰਫ਼ ਦਾ ਤੋਦਾ (ba-raf dah TOH-dah) |
| Korean | 눈사태 (NOON-sah-te) |
| Hebrew | מַפּוֹלֶת שְׁלָגִים (mah-POH-layt SHLAH-geem) |
| Greek | χιονοστιβάδα (hyoh-nohs-tee-VAH-thah) |
| Dutch | lawine (lah-VEE-nuh) |
| Tagalog | avalanche (ah-vah-LAHN-khuh) |
| Vietnamese | tuyết lở (TWEE-e-urt lur) |
| Turkish | çığ (CHU-u) |
| Persian | بهمن (BAH-mahn) |
| Polish | lawina (lah-VEE-nah) |
| Ukrainian | лавина (lah-VI-nah) |
| Bengali | তুষারধস (TOO-shah-raw-dawsh) |
| Swedish | lavin (lah-VEEN) |
| Italian | valanga (vah-LAHNG-gah) |
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