neige — meaning in English

English meaning

• ice noun Water that has frozen solid.
• snow noun Soft white flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather.

Senses

neige is used for these senses in English:

• ice (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
• snow (uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.
• snow (intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.

ice — full definition

1. noun Water that has frozen solid.
2. noun A cold, unfriendly manner or atmosphere between people.
3. noun Icing or frosting on a cake or pastry.
4. verb To cover a cake with icing or frosting.
5. verb To cool something by packing it in or around ice.

snow — full definition

1. noun Soft white flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather.
2. verb Used with "it" to describe snow falling from the sky.
3. verb To trick or mislead someone with flattery or confusing talk.

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