Blizzard

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈblɪ.zəd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españoltempestad de nieve tormenta nival tormenta níveaventisca

Françaisblizzard

DeutschBlizzard Schneesturm

45 more languages

العربيةالعاصفة الثّلجيّة دَمَق عَاصِفَة ثَلْجِيَّة

Azərbaycan diliboran çovğun

Беларускаявіхура мяце́ліца

Българскивие́лица фъртуна

བོད་སྐད།ཁངས་ཁྱག

Bosanskimećava буран лавинамећава

Catalàtorb

Češtinablizard metelice sněhová bouřesněhová vichřice vánice

Ελληνικάθύελλα χαρτομάνι χιονοθύελλα

Euskarabisuts

فارسیبوران کولاک

Suomilumimyrsky lumipyry lumituiskumyräkkä purku pyry pyryttää vuori vyöry

Gaeilgesíobadh sneachta

Gàidhligcathadh cathadh-sneachda

Galegocalistro cebrisca coriscarcorisco escarabana escarabanar xistra

हिन्दीहिम आँधी हिमाँधी

Hrvatskimećava буран лавинамећава

Magyarhóförgeteg hófúvás hóvihar

Հայերենձնաբուք

Bahasa Indonesiageledek

Íslenskahríðarbylur

Italianomarea montagna tormenta

日本語猛吹雪

ქართულიქარბუქი

Қазақ тіліборан

ಕನ್ನಡಹಿಮಪಾತ

한국어눈보라

Кыргызчабороон

Latinaningor

Lietuviųpūga

Latviešuputenis sniegputenis

Македонскилуња фортуна

Nederlandssneeuwjacht

Polskikurniawa nawał nawałaśnieżyca zadymka zamieć zawieja

Portuguêsmontanha monte nevãonevasca

Românăvifor viscol

Русскийбуран вьюга лавинаметелица мете́ль пурга́снежная буря

Српскиmećava буран лавинамећава

Svenskasnöoväder snösmocka snöstormurväder yrväder

Тоҷикӣбӯрон

ไทยพายุหิมะ

Türkçetipi

Українськабуран завірю́ха завіязаметі́ль пурга сніговиця хуґа хуртовина

O'zbekchaboʻron

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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