English-German translation for "avalanche"

"avalanche" German translation

avalanche
British English | britisches EnglischBr [ˈævəlɑːnʃ] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-læ(ː)nʧ]noun | Substantiv s

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Lawine, Schneesturz große Masse Menge
  • Lawinefeminine | Femininum f
    avalanche
    Schneesturzmasculine | Maskulinum m
    avalanche
    avalanche
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  • große Masseor | oder od Menge
    avalanche large quantity figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    avalanche large quantity figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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avalanche
British English | britisches EnglischBr [ˈævəlɑːnʃ] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-læ(ː)nʧ]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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wie eine Lawine herabstürzen
Wir haben internationale Hilfe bei unserem großen Lawinenunglück in Galtür bekommen.
We received international help when we suffered our major avalanche disaster in Galtür.
Source: Europarl
Der Ansturm auf den Arbeitsmarkt blieb aus.
There was no avalanche of workers.
Source: Europarl
Braucht man einen Bernhardiner, der unter Lawinen noch irgendetwas Lebendiges findet?
Or how about a Saint Bernard that can detect signs of life below an avalanche?
Source: Europarl
Kein Schneeflöckchen einer Lawine fühlt sich je verantwortlich.
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
Source: Tatoeba
Und werden dann in einer Lawine von Tweets beerdigt werden...
And will then be buried in the avalanche of tweets...
Source: GlobalVoices
Also ist zügiges Handeln geboten, denn anderenfalls werden wir überrollt.
As such, we need to get a move on, otherwise we will be buried under an avalanche.
Source: Europarl
Die Lawine kam in Bewegung, aber sie stürzte noch nicht thalwärts.
The avalanche had shaken and slid a little forward, but it did not yet crash down.
Source: Books
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