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Schnee

snow

noun SHNAY Rare
Animals & Nature Weather

Also means

whipped egg white (culinary)

Usage Note

Schnee is standard German for snow. Key compounds: Neuschnee (fresh snow), Pulverschnee (powder snow), Nassschnee (wet snow), Schneechaos (snow chaos — used for traffic disruption). In cooking, Eiweiß zu Schnee schlagen means to beat egg whites to stiff peaks. The idiom das ist Schnee von gestern means 'that's old news'.

Examples

"Über Nacht hatte sich eine dicke Schneedecke über das ganze Dorf gelegt."

Natural Translation

Overnight a thick blanket of snow had settled over the whole village.

Literal Translation

Overnight a thick snow cover had laid itself over the whole village.

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