noun🔗ShareIcebergsA 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.environmentgeologygeographyoceannatureweatherworldmassChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne personne froide, une personne distanteAn aloof person."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.characterpersonattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCatastrophe 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.""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.disastereventnatureworldenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading