avalanche

avalanche

Grande masse de neige et de glace qui dévale soudain une montagne.

En anglais simple : A large amount of snow and ice that suddenly slides down a mountain.

• An avalanche blocked the road.
• The skiers were caught in an avalanche.
• Fresh snow has increased the risk of avalanches.

Synonymes : snowslide, snowslip

Expressions courantes : snow avalanche, avalanche risk, avalanche warning

s’abattre sur, ensevelir

Tomber en grande quantité sur quelqu’un ou quelque chose, en le recouvrant ou en l’écrasant.

En anglais simple : To fall onto someone or something in a large amount and cover or crush them.

• The boxes avalanched onto him.
• Falling rocks avalanched the empty hut.
• Debris avalanched over the parked cars when the wall collapsed.

Comment l'utiliser : avalanche onto someone/something (Loose stones avalanched onto the road.)

Synonymes : overwhelm, engulf

Expressions courantes : avalanche onto someone, avalanche down, avalanche over something