powder snow in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for powder snow in the English»French Dictionary

powder snow N

powder snow

poudreuse f

Translations for powder snow in the English»French Dictionary

I.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] N

powder (gen)

poudre f

powder (snow)

poudreuse f

to crush or reduce to a powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

to grind to a powder

moudre

in powder form

en poudre

II.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] VB trans

1. powder (apply make-up to):

to powder one's face

se poudrer le visage

2. powder (grind up):

powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

III.powdered ADJ

powdered egg, milk, coffee:

powdered

en poudre

IV.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər]

to keep one's powder dry

être paré

to powder one's nose euph, hum

se refaire une beauté euph, hum

I.snow [Brit snəʊ, Am snoʊ] N

1. snow METEO:

snow

neige f

a fall of snow

une chute de neige

2. snow:

snow RADIO, TV

neige f

3. snow (cocaine):

snow inf

neige f inf

snow inf

cocaïne f

II.snows N

snows npl:

snows

neiges fpl

the snows of Siberia

les neiges de Sibérie

III.snow [Brit snəʊ, Am snoʊ] VB trans inf Am

snow

emberlificoter inf

IV.snow [Brit snəʊ, Am snoʊ] VB impers

snow

neiger

it's snowing

il neige

powder snow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for powder snow in the English»French Dictionary

powder snow N no pl

powder snow

poudreuse f

Translations for powder snow in the French»English Dictionary

poudreuse

powder snow

Translations for powder snow in the English»French Dictionary

I.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. powder no pl:

powder

poudre f

curry powder

curry en poudre

to reduce sth to a powder

réduire qc en poudre

2. powder no pl (make-up):

powder

poudre f

to cover oneself with talcum powder

se mettre du talc

3. powder no pl (snow):

powder

poudreuse f

4. powder Brit (washing powder):

powder

détergent m

II.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB trans

powder

saupoudrer

to powder one's nose a. iron hum

se poudrer le nez

to be powdered with sth

être saupoudré de qc

to powder oneself

se poudrer

I.snow [snəʊ, Am snoʊ] N

1. snow no pl METEO (frozen precipitation):

snow

neige f

in the snow

dans la neige

as white as snow

blanc(he) comme neige

2. snow TV (static):

snow

neige f

3. snow no pl inf MED (cocaine):

snow

neige f

II.snow [snəʊ, Am snoʊ] VB intr

snow

neiger

III.snow [snəʊ, Am snoʊ] VB trans Am

snow

embobiner

to snow sb into believing sth

faire croire qc à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The minute granules of powder snow are drawn inside the power car motors and onto the electrical equipment.

www.rail.co.uk

For many people, the first image that comes to mind when they think of freeriding is of glorious, untracked powder snow.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The dust is so deep it's like stepping into fresh powder snow.

www.stuff.co.nz

We had a long, long run through powder snow as light as air.

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Due to its more in-land location the snow is finer and drier which makes for excellent powder snow.

www.telegraph.co.uk

If the avalanche moves fast enough some of the snow may mix with the air forming a powder snow avalanche, which is a type of gravity current.

en.wikipedia.org

The development of splitboards has simplified backcountry snowboarding where pristine powder snow is more likely to be found.

en.wikipedia.org

The already challenging ascent was beset with difficulties from the start as the climbers found themselves in a fierce storm and forced to tackle dangerous formations of soft powder snow.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Those who were not chasing powder snow on skifields went into caffiene overdrive in town.

www.odt.co.nz

Now that the width of skis are more akin to snowboards, it's easier to ski powder snow.

www.stuff.co.nz