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обва́л — meaning in English

obval

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English meaning

  • avalanche noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
  • collapse verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
  • downfall noun A sudden loss of power, status, or success.
  • landslide noun A sudden collapse and downhill movement of a mass of soil, rock, and debris.

Senses

обва́л is used for these senses in English:

  • avalanche A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
  • avalanche (by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
  • collapse The act of collapsing.
  • downfall A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
  • landslide A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

avalanche — full definition

  1. noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
  2. noun A sudden, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
  3. verb To come down or arrive suddenly and overwhelmingly, like an avalanche.

collapse — full definition

  1. verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
  2. verb To fail suddenly and completely.
  3. verb To suddenly fall to the ground, typically from exhaustion, illness, or fainting.
  4. verb To fold something into a smaller, more compact shape.

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