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Meaning of permafrost | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈpɝməˌfɹɔst

Definitions

Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية تُربَةُ صَقِيعِيّة

Deutsch Dauerfrost Permafrostboden

Español gelisuelo pergelisol pergelisuelo permacongelamiento permafrost permagel permahielo suelo permanentemente congelado suelo permanentemente helado

Suomi ikirouta

Français pergélisol permafrost

Gaeilge talamh shíorshioctha talamh síorshioctha

Bahasa Indonesia ibun abadi

Italiano permafrost permagelo permaghiaccio

日本語永久凍土

ქართული მარადი მზრალობა მრავალწლოვანი მზრალობა

한국어 영구동토

Nederlands permafrost

Polski marzłoć wieczna zmarzlina zmarzlina

Português permafrost

Русский ве́чная мерзлота́

Examples

“Nevertheless, the water molecule is present, as ice, in a solid form in frozen soils or permafrosts, which cover large regions characterised by a polar climate.”

“In agreement with our overall trends within the permafrost samples, lower nirK and nirS and higher nosZ diversity have been identified in cryoturbated peat vs. unturbated peat soils (Palmer and Horn, 2012 ).”

CEFR level

Mastery
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