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valanga

/vaˈlaŋ.ɡa/noun · feminineB2
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Meaning

avalanche

  • a mass of snow, ice, or rock falling rapidly down a mountainside
  • an overwhelming quantity or sudden rush of something

In a sentence

Una valanga improvvisa ha bloccato la strada per il rifugio.

A sudden avalanche blocked the road to the mountain hut.

L'azienda ha ricevuto una valanga di candidature per quel posto.

The company received an avalanche of applications for that post.

Ci sono rischi di valanghe su questa pista da sci?

Are there avalanche risks on this ski slope?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
valangafeminine · singular
valanghefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Plural is 'valanghe', keeping the hard /ɡ/ sound with the letter 'h'.

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