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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VERGLAS

From Old French verre-glaz glass-ice, from verre glass (from Latin vitrum) + glaz ice (from Late Latin glacia, from Latin glaciēs).
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PRONUNCIATION OF VERGLAS

verglas  [ˈvɛəɡlɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VERGLAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Verglas is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VERGLAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of verglas in the English dictionary

The definition of verglas in the dictionary is a thin film of ice on rock.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VERGLAS


Agartala
ˈʌɡətəˌlɑː
agila
ˈæɡɪˌlɑː
belah
ˈbiːlɑː
blah
blɑː
dobla
ˈdəʊblɑː
escolar
ˌɛskəˈlɑː
fa-la
fɑːˈlɑː
galah
ɡəˈlɑː
Hela
ˈhelɑː
hoopla
ˈhuːplɑː
Kevlar
ˈkɛvˌlɑː
la
lɑː
lah
lɑː
Lala
ˈlɑːlɑː
lar
lɑː
mylar
ˈmaɪlɑː
pela
ˈpeɪlɑː
Shangri-la
ˌʃæŋɡrɪˈlɑː
tra-la
ˌtrɑːˈlɑː
zilla
ˈzɪlɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VERGLAS

verecund
Vereeniging
verge
vergeboard
vergence
vergency
verger
vergership
Vergil
Vergilian
Verhaeren
veridical
veridicality
veridically
veridicous
verier
veriest
verifiability
verifiable
verifiableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE VERGLAS

alas
atlas
babalas
balas
bolas
Callas
cervelas
Dallas
Djilas
Douglas
erysipelas
Gulf of San Blas
Hellas
killas
Nicholas
palas
Pallas
Plexiglas
road atlas
San Blas

Synonyms and antonyms of verglas in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «verglas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VERGLAS

Find out the translation of verglas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of verglas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «verglas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

verglas
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

verglas
570 millions of speakers

English

verglas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

verglas
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

verglas
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

verglas
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verglas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

verglas
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

verglas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Verglas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verglas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベルグラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

verglas
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Verglas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

verglas
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

verglas
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Verglas
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

verglas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

verglas
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Verglas
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

verglas
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

verglas
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

verglas
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verglas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

verglas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

verglas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of verglas

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VERGLAS»

The term «verglas» is regularly used and occupies the 85.788 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «verglas» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of verglas
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «verglas».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VERGLAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «verglas» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «verglas» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about verglas

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERGLAS»

Discover the use of verglas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to verglas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Verglas File: A Thrilling Story of Lost Nazi Treasures, ...
'Henry, contact the Curator and get him to look at the Verglas II file and see if Eberle is mentioned' he ordered. The Curator was, as his title suggested, a curator but for an extremely important archive of Nazi activities which included the ...
Warwick Woodhouse, 2013
2
Bibliography of Meteorology: Moisture
NOUEL,E. Sur les grands verglas observés à Vendôme (Loir- et -Chert, le 8 janvier et les 22-23 janvier 1879, Ann. soc, met., Par., xxvii, 187Э, 95-102. (Sig.) # Théorie du verglas ; réclamation de priorité. Compt. rend., Par., lxxxviii, 1379, 440.
United States. Army. Signal Corps, Oliver Lanard Fassig, 1889
3
The Beckoning Silence
TOUCHING HISTORY 203 streaks I had noticed from the tent proved to be a frustrating flow of verglas right down the line of our climb. I kept glancing enviously over to the left where the French climbers had astutely chosen a dry line. We were ...
Joe Simpson, 2003
4
The Forestry Chronicle
c.e»~ La tempête de verglas de 1998 : les programmes forestiers au Québecï par Mario Castonguayz, Augustin Lebeau3, Marie-Josée Coupa13, Josée Pâquetz et Gisèle Bélangerz En janvier 1998, une importante tempête de verglas a ...
‎2001
5
Second symposium on winterhardiness in woody perennials: ...
Forest trees: The Forestry Bureau of Enshi prefecture, Hubei province (1 981 ) reported the influence of verglas to a number of forest tree species. According to their observations trees could be classified into three groups: - verglas resistant, ...
Tadeusz Holubowicz, International Society for Horticultural Science. Section for Fruit, International Society for Horticultural Science. Working Group Winterhardiness in Woody Perennials, 1985
6
Heidi Klum's Body of Knowledge: 8 Rules of Model Behavior ...
German Cosmopolitan (July 1999) by Christophe Jouany, courtesy of the photographer. line 3: Travel & Leisure (September/ October 1999) by Antoine Verglas, courtesy of the photographer. Glamour (March 1999), courtesy of The Conde Nast ...
Heidi Klum, 2004
7
French-english Anglias-francais Mini Dictionary
(cream) ¿lace/, black i. (ол rood) verglas m; 1. cabe glaçon m; vi to i. (over) (of take) geler, (of windscreen) givrer. ♢— ed a (lea) glace. ♢Iceberg л iceberg m «□ Icebox л (box) & ft;; glacière /; ь réfrigérateur m. ♢Ice-'coW a glacial; (drtnk) glace,  ...
8
Teewinot: A Year in the Teton Range
Climbing on rime is always dicey, even if you are with another experienced climber; climbing on rime ice with three people who have only two days of climbing experience is mental torture. Then there is verglas. Verglas forms when water flows ...
Jack Turner, 2001
9
The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to ...
verglas. E The scene was magnificent— [there was] pure white [snow] across the loch and, above us, tiny figures moved in and out of the mist on the ridge. My, we felt smug, even when it became clear that the obvious way back up [the ski ...
Peter E. Meltzer, 2010
10
Geomatica
Dans sa proposition de thèse, l'orateur recommande que la meilleure stratégie pour faire une évaluation complète des dommages de la tempête de verglas est celle de la cartographie à échelles multiples des dommages qui utilise à la fois ...
‎2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERGLAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term verglas is used in the context of the following news items.
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Quinze départements en vigilance orange neige-verglas
... flocons sur l'Ouest, mais surtout de fortes chutes de neige sur le Sud, annonce Météo France, qui a mis 15 départements en vigilance orange neige-verglas. «Libération, Feb 15»
2
Une trentaine de départements en vigilance neige et verglas
Douze départements ont été maintenus en vigilance orange neige-verglas samedi en début d'après-midi par Météo Consult*. Les départements concernés ... «Le Figaro, Jan 15»
3
Dix-neuf départements en vigilance orange neige-verglas à partir de …
... Val-de-Marne(94), Val-d'Oise(95) pour le verglas et Ardennes(08), Aube(10), Marne(51), Haute-Marne(52), Meurthe-et-Moselle(54), Meuse(55), Moselle(57), ... «Le Figaro, Jan 15»
4
Alerte à la neige et au verglas en Ardèche, dans l'Orne et en Mayenne
Des « difficultés de circulation » sont à prévoir dans l'Ardèche, l'Orne et en Mayenne en raison d'un épisode neigeux, indique Météo France. Les trois ... «Le Monde, Jan 15»
5
Intempéries: 9 départements en alerte orange neige-verglas
Neuf départements du quart nord-est, dont la Lorraine, ont été placés en "vigilance orange" neige-verglas dès 16h par Météo-France et Bison Futé, qui mettent ... «Le Figaro, Jan 15»
6
Neige-verglas: 6 départements de l'Est toujours en vigilance orange
Météo France a placé mardi neuf départements de l'Est en vigilance orange à la neige et au verglas (image d'illustration). - Pascal Pochard Casabianca - AFP. «BFMTV.COM, Jan 15»
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Triste anniversaire : la tempête de verglas ravive de mauvais …
Lundi 5 janvier 2015 à 18 h 26 - La première tempête de 2015 et les 25 mm de verglas qu'elle a laissé sur le sud de la province ont ravivé de bien mauvais ... «MétéoMédia, Jan 15»
8
« Vigilance orange » à la neige et au verglas dans 19 départements
Des chutes de neige et des températures fraîches sont attendues, vendredi 26 décembre, dans le nord-est de la France, provoquant le déclenchement d'une ... «Le Monde, Dec 14»
9
Neige et verglas : la Côte d'Or est en vigilance orange
... d'Or, la Franche-Comté et une dizaine de départements du nord et de l'est de la France sont placés en vigilance orange "neige et verglas" par Météo France. «Francetv info, Dec 14»
10
Les «enfants du verglas» de 1998 portent encore des marques
(Québec) La crise du verglas de l'hiver 1998 n'est peut-être pas autant une affaire classée qu'on serait porté à croire. Une étude de l'Université McGill vient en ... «LaPresse.ca, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Verglas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/verglas>. Apr 2024 ».
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