avalancha

f.

1 avalanche (also figurative).

2 landslide, avalanche, landfall, drift avalanche.

3 great quantity, great surge, surge, tidal wave.

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avalancha

► nombre femenino

1 avalanche

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noun f.

1) avalanche

2) flood

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SF

1) [de nieve] avalanche

2) (fig)

una avalancha de gente — a flood o torrent of people

una avalancha de cartas — an avalanche of letters

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femenino avalanche

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= avalanche, spate, floodwater [flood water], spurt.

Ex. This paper discusses how to handle the avalanche of online documentation = Este artículo trata de cómo gestionar la avalancha de documentación en línea.

Ex. The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.

Ex. In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.

Ex. Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.

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* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* una avalancha de = a flood of, a flood tide of.

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femenino avalanche

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= avalanche, spate, floodwater [flood water], spurt.

Ex: This paper discusses how to handle the avalanche of online documentation = Este artículo trata de cómo gestionar la avalancha de documentación en línea.

Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.

Ex: In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.

Ex: Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* una avalancha de = a flood of, a flood tide of.

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avalancha

feminine

1 (de nieve) avalanche

2 (de gente, cartas) avalanche

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avalancha sustantivo femenino
avalanche
avalancha sustantivo femenino avalanche
'avalancha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oleada
English:
avalanche
- deluge
- flood
- onrush
- onslaught
- refugee
- spate
- bury

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avalancha nf

1. [de nieve] avalanche

2. [de solicitudes, protestas, personas] avalanche

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avalancha

f avalanche;

avalancha de coches stream of cars

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avalancha nf

alud: avalanche

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avalancha n avalanche