snow

white flakes of ice that fall from the sky in winter and cover the ground

nieve

Collocations heavy snow · snowstorm

• It was snowing heavily last night.

  Anoche nevaba mucho.

to fall as snow

nevar, caer en forma de nieve

Collocations snow heavily · it is snowing

• It's snowing again.

  Vuelve a nevar.

the white covering of ice crystals on the ground after it has been snowing

nieve en el suelo, capa de nieve

Collocations deep snow · clean snow

• The children were playing in the snow.

  Los niños estaban jugando en la nieve.

to cover something with a layer of snow

cubrir con nieve, tapar de nieve

• snow sth

• The snow had covered the whole town.

  La nieve había cubierto toda la ciudad.

a ball made of packed snow, often used for throwing at other people in winter games

bola de nieve

Collocations snowball fight

• The children were throwing snowballs at each other.

  Los niños estaban tirándose bolas de nieve.

to make a ball of packed snow

hacer una bola de nieve, formar una bola con la nieve

• snow sth

• He was busy snowing balls.

  Estaba ocupado haciendo bolas de nieve.

a board with bindings for your feet, used to slide down snowy hills or slopes

snowboard

Collocations snowboarder

• He bought a snowboard for his trip to the mountains.

  Compró un snowboard para su viaje a las montañas.

to ride down snowy hills or slopes on a snowboard

bajar en snowboard, deslizarse con un snowboard

Collocations snowboard down

• She was snowboarding down the mountain.

  Ella estaba deslizándose por la montaña en snowboard.