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Meaning of Blizzard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈblɪ.zəd

Definitions

  1. A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.
  2. A surname.
  3. A large amount of paperwork.
    figuratively
  4. A large number of similar things; especially, such a group arriving as an inundation, thick and fast.
    figuratively

Equivalents

العربية العاصفة الثّلجيّة دَمَق عَاصِفَة ثَلْجِيَّة
Azərbaycanca boran çovğun
Беларуская віхура мяце́ліца
Български вие́лица фъртуна
བོད་སྐད ཁངས་ཁྱག
Bosanski mećava лавина мећава
Català torb
Čeština blizard metelice sněhová bouře sněhová vichřice vánice
Dansk snestorm
Deutsch Blizzard Schneesturm
Ελληνικά θύελλα χαρτομάνι χιονοθύελλα
Español tempestad de nieve tormenta nival tormenta nívea ventisca
Euskara bisuts
فارسی بوران کولاک
Suomi lumimyrsky lumipyry lumituisku myräkkä purku pyry pyryttää vuori vyöry
Français blizzard
Gaeilge síobadh sneachta
Gàidhlig cathadh cathadh-sneachda
Galego calistro cebrisca coriscar corisco escarabana escarabanar
हिन्दी हिम आँधी हिमाँधी
Hrvatski mećava лавина мећава
Magyar hóförgeteg hófúvás hóvihar
Հայերեն ձնաբուք
Bahasa Indonesia geledek
Íslenska hríðarbylur
Italiano marea montagna tormenta
日本語 猛吹雪
ქართული ქარბუქი
Қазақша боран
ಕನ್ನಡ ಹಿಮಪಾತ
한국어 눈보라
Кыргызча бороон
Latina ningor
Lietuvių pūga
Latviešu sniegputenis
Македонски луња фортуна
Nederlands sneeuwjacht
Polski kurniawa nawał nawała śnieżyca zadymka zamieć zawieja
Português montanha monte nevão nevasca
Română vifor viscol
Русский буран вьюга лавина метелица мете́ль пурга́ снежная буря
Српски mećava лавина мећава
Svenska snöoväder snösmocka snöstorm urväder yrväder
Тоҷикӣ бӯрон
ไทย พายุหิมะ
Türkçe tipi
Українська буран завірю́ха завія заметі́ль пурга сніговиця хуґа хуртовина
Oʻzbekcha boʻron

Examples

“Near-synonyms: flood, inundation, torrent”
“a blizzard of political ads”
“Risk is everywhere.[…]For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Blizzards blizzaster blizzicane BLK blk. blkd.

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