snowfall

BrE /ˈsnəʊfɔːl/ AmE /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/

noun en → es

1 WEATHER EVENT [uncountable] B1

the amount of snow that falls in a particular place at a particular time

nevada, caída de nieve

  • a heavy/light snowfall

Collocations heavy snowfall · light snowfall

  • The town was cut off by a heavy snowfall.

    La ciudad quedó cortada por una fuerte nevada.

2 MEASUREMENT [uncountable] B2

the depth of snow that has fallen in a particular place at a particular time

altura de la nieve caída, acumulación de nieve

  • a snowfall of 10 centimetres

Collocations snowfall of 5 inches · snowfall of 30 cm

  • The snowfall was recorded at 20 centimetres.

    Se registró una acumulación de nieve de 20 centímetros.