English-Latvian translations for avalanche

• lavīna
  Bez tās mēs piedzīvosim aizvien jaunas lavīnas, un šoreiz tās uzbruks apdzīvotām vietām. Without it, you will experience yet more avalanches, and this time they will hit populated areas.
  Tomēr Eiropas Savienībā realitāte saistībā ar pārredzamības jautājumiem ir tāda, ka uzdevums, kas stāv mūsu priekšā, līdzinās lavīnas šķūrēšanai ar parastu lāpstu. In the European Union, however, the reality when it comes to transparency issues is that the task we face is like trying to clear an avalanche with a shovel.

Definition of avalanche

• A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice
• A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity; a barrage, blitz, etc
• To descend like an avalanche
• To come down upon; to overwhelm
• To propel downward like an avalanche

Examples

• The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.

Related words

• avalanche dog
• avalanche prone
• roof avalanche
• danger of avalanches
• risk of avalanches