waterfall

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
2. (figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for waterfall model
4. (US, slang) The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
5. (colloquial, dated) A necktie.
6. (colloquial, dated) A chignon (hairstyle).
7. (colloquial, dated) A beard.
8. A kind of handstand with chin tucked and back arched.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
2. (transitive) To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
3. Synonym of recycle.

Conceptes

cascada

salt d’aigua

cagguda

salt d'aigua

Sinònims

cascade

cataract

falls

fall

spring

fountain

⛲

chute

drop

steep

falling out

linn

watercouse

mountain-torrent

head fall

free overfall

hydraulic drop

cadence

mountain torrent

collapse

destination

downfall

jump

leap

punch line

rapids

Traduccions

cascata

Wasserfall

waterval

cascada

cascade

cascata

chute d’eau

καταρράκτης

cachoeira

catarata

chute

caída de agua

شلال

chute d'eau

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: waterfal

Heretat de anglès antic: wæterġefeall

Cognat amb frisó occidental: wetterfal

Cognat amb neerlandès: waterval

Cognat amb alemany: Wasserfall

Cognat amb suec: vattenfall

In summary

From Middle English waterfal, waterfalle, from Old English wæterġefeall (“waterfall”), equivalent to water + fall. Cognate with West Frisian wetterfal (“waterfall”), Dutch waterval (“waterfall”), German Wasserfall (“waterfall”), Swedish vattenfall (“waterfall”).

Frases

Multnomah Falls is the tallest waterfall in the state of Oregon .