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
- noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
- noun A sudden, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
- verb To come down or arrive suddenly and overwhelmingly, like an avalanche.
collapse — full definition
- verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
- verb To fail suddenly and completely.
- verb To suddenly fall to the ground, typically from exhaustion, illness, or fainting.
- verb To fold something into a smaller, more compact shape.