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icebergs

/ˈaɪsbɜːrz/

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noun

Icebergs

A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf

Examples :

"The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank."

Le Titanic a heurté un iceberg et a coulé.

environment geology geography ocean nature weather world mass

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noun

Une personne froide, une personne distante

An aloof person.

Examples :

"The new student seemed like an iceberg; he barely spoke in class. "

Le nouvel élève semblait être une personne distante ; il parlait à peine en classe.

character person attitude

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noun

Catastrophe imminente, désastre futur

(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.

Examples :

""The recent layoffs are just the tip of the icebergs; more significant job losses are expected soon as the company's financial problems worsen." "

Les récentes suppressions d'emplois ne sont que la partie émergée de l'iceberg ; des pertes d'emplois plus importantes sont attendues prochainement, à mesure que les problèmes financiers de l'entreprise s'aggravent.

disaster event nature world environment