waterfall

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

Koncepcje

wodospad

kaskada

wodogrzmot

Synonimy

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

Tłumaczenia

cascata

Wasserfall

cascada

waterval

cascade

cascata

chute d’eau

καταρράκτης

cachoeira

catarata

cascada

chute

caída de agua

cataracte

cataracta

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: waterfal

Dziedziczone z staroangielski: wæterġefeall

Pokrewny z zachodniofryzyjski: wetterfal

Pokrewny z niderlandzki: waterval

Pokrewny z niemiecki: Wasserfall

Pokrewny z szwedzki: 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”).

Zdania

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