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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdégel de printemps
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deʒɛl də pʁɛ̃tɑ̃
"Le dégel de printemps provoque souvent des crues."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The melting of snow and ice during the spring season, typically causing rivers to rise and ground to soften.
"The annual spring-thaw caused the river to overflow its banks." - 2
A period of warmer weather in early spring that causes accumulated winter snow to melt.
"Farmers prepared their fields as soon as the first spring-thaw arrived."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The compound noun 'spring-thaw' merges 'spring' (from Old English 'springan', denoting the season when plants spring forth) and 'thaw' (from Old English 'þāwian', meaning to melt or liquefy). Historically recorded in Northern European and North American contexts, it reflects the seasonal meteorological transition from freezing winter conditions to warmer spring weather.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spring-thaw" is said worldwide
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dégel de printemps
Transliteration: deʒɛl də pʁɛ̃tɑ̃
"Le dégel de printemps provoque souvent des crues."
Frühjahrstau
Transliteration: ˈfʁyːjaːɐ̯sˌtaʊ
"Der Frühjahrstau ließ den Pegel des Flusses steigen."
disgelo primaverile
Transliteration: diˈzɡɛlo primaˈvɛrile
"Il disgelo primaverile ha riempito i laghi montani."
deshielo primaveral
Transliteration: desˈjelo primaβeˈral
"El deshielo primaveral llena los ríos de agua."
degelo da primavera
Transliteration: deˈʒelu da pɾimɐˈvɛɾɐ
"O degelo da primavera transformou a paisagem."
वसंत की बर्फ़ का पिघलना
Transliteration: vasant ki barf ka pighalna
"वसंत की बर्फ़ का पिघलना नदियों में बाढ़ लाता है।"
春融
Transliteration: chūn róng
"春融使得冰雪消融，溪流解冻。"
봄철 해빙
Transliteration: bomcheol haebing
"봄철 해빙으로 인해 강물이 불어났다."
雪解け
Transliteration: yukidoke
"雪解け水が川に流れ込んでいます。"
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