noun🔗ShareIcebergA huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf"The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank."Le Titanic a heurté un iceberg et a coulé.geologyenvironmentgeographynatureoceanmassworldweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePersonne distanteAn aloof person."My boss is an iceberg; he rarely shows any emotion at work. "Mon patron est une personne distante ; il montre rarement d'émotion au travail.characterpersonattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn événement désastreux imminent dont les effets néfastes commencent seulement à se manifester(after an adjective) An impending disastrous event whose adverse effects are only beginning to show, in reference to one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg being visible above water."The company's financial problems were an iceberg; only the recent layoffs were visible above the surface. "Les problèmes financiers de l'entreprise étaient un iceberg ; seules les récentes suppressions d'emplois étaient visibles en surface.disasterworldeventsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading