snow

neve

Fiocchi bianchi di acqua congelata che cadono dal cielo e coprono il terreno quando fa freddo.

In inglese semplice: Soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky and cover the ground in cold weather.

• Snow covered the road.
• The children played in the snow.
• Will the snow melt tomorrow?

Espressioni comuni: deep snow, snow falls, in the snow, fresh snow

nevicata

Periodo in cui cadono fiocchi di neve dal cielo.

In inglese semplice: A period when soft white pieces of frozen water fall from the sky.

• The first snow came in November.
• Several heavy snows blocked the roads that winter.
• We stayed inside during the last snow.

Sinonimi: snowfall

Espressioni comuni: first snow, winter snow, heavy snow

nevicata

Periodo in cui cadono fiocchi di neve, a volte accompagnati da venti forti.

In inglese semplice: A period when soft, white pieces of ice fall from the sky, sometimes with strong winds.

• The first snow arrived in November.
• Heavy snows closed the mountain roads.
• We had another snow last night.

Sinonimi: snowfall

Espressioni comuni: heavy snow, winter snow, early snow

bianco neve

Colore bianco molto chiaro, simile alla neve sul terreno.

In inglese semplice: A very pale white color, like frozen flakes on the ground.

• The paint shade is called snow.
• She chose snow for the bedroom walls.
• This fabric comes in cream and snow.

Sinonimi: white

Espressioni comuni: snow white, snow paint, snow shade

effetto neve

Puntini bianchi e neri in movimento sullo schermo quando il segnale non permette di vedere bene l’immagine.

In inglese semplice: Moving white and black dots on a screen when it cannot receive a clear picture.

• The screen showed only snow.
• Adjusting the antenna cleared the snow from the picture.
• Snow covered the television screen when the signal failed.

Sinonimi: static

Espressioni comuni: television snow, screen snow

nevicare

Cadere dal cielo sotto forma di fiocchi bianchi di neve.

In inglese semplice: When it does this, soft, white pieces of ice fall from the sky.

• It is snowing outside.
• It snowed all afternoon yesterday.
• Will it snow tomorrow?

Come si usa: it snows (It snows here every winter.)

Espressioni comuni: snow heavily, start to snow, snow all night