What does nieve in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word nieve in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nieve in Spanish.

The word nieve in Spanish means snow, snow, snow, coke, sherbet, snow, sprinkle, dust, until stiff, to form peaks, sleet, beat to form peaks, snowball, snowball, snow machine, snow cannon, snow gun, snowflake, go to the snow, whip the egg whites to stiff peaks, snow bike, Sno-Cat, snowman, virgin snow, snow storm. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nieve

snow

nombre femenino (agua helada blanca)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En invierno pasaba días enteros viendo caer la nieve.
During the winter, I spent entire days watching the snow fall.

snow

nombre femenino (capa de copos helados)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nieve está optima para esquiar esta mañana.
The snow is ideal for skiing this morning.

snow, coke

nombre femenino (ES, jerga (cocaína) (cocaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Antonio lleva una nieve de puta madre.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Antonio has had too much snow (or: coke).

sherbet

nombre femenino (MX (dulce congelado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Como hace mucho calor en la cafetería servirán de postre nieve de limón.
Since its so hot, for dessert, at the cafe they will be serving lemon sherbet

snow

verbo intransitivo (caer nieve)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Nevó toda la noche y al día siguiente estaba todo blanco.
It snowed all night and the following morning everything was white.

sprinkle, dust

verbo transitivo (figurado (cubrir algo de blanco)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Para terminar, sólo hay que nevar el pastel con azúcar.
In the final step, you just have to sprinkle (or: dust) the cake with sugar.

until stiff, to form peaks

locución adverbial (cocina: claras batidas) (culinary: egg whites)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Para batir veinte claras a punto de nieve, se necesita una batidora eléctrica.
In order to beat twenty egg whites until stiff, an electric whisk is needed.

sleet

nombre femenino (lluvia con nieve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El aguanieve hacía que los coches patinasen en la calzada.

beat to form peaks

locución verbal (batir claras de huevo) (egg whites)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Para hacer la torta hay que batir las claras a punto de nieve.
To make the cake you have to beat the whites to form peaks.

snowball

(pelota de nieve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los niños reían y se lanzaban bolas de nieve.
The kids were laughing and hurling snowballs at each other.

snowball

locución nominal femenina (figurado (problema que crece) (problem)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La deuda de mi padre pronto se convirtió en una bola de nieve que acabó con las finanzas familiares.

snow machine, snow cannon, snow gun

nombre masculino (aparato que lanza nieve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Rara vez usan cañones de nieve en Sierra Nevada.

snowflake

nombre masculino (nieve cristalizada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La geometría en un copo de nieve fue reconocida en 1611 por Johannes Kepler.
The geometry of a snowflake was recognized in 1611 by Johannes Kepler.

go to the snow

locución verbal (a lugares nevados)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La familia va a la nieve todos los inviernos.
The family goes to the snow every winter.

whip the egg whites to stiff peaks

locución verbal (cocina: batir claras de huevo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Para hacer el merengue debes montar las claras a punto de nieve.
To make a meringue you need to whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.

snow bike, Sno-Cat

(vehículo para nieve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La policía de la localidad de esquí usa motos de nieve.
The police of the ski town use snow bikes.

snowman

(figura hecha de nieve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los niños hicieron un muñeco de nieve en el jardín.
The children made a snowman in the garden.

virgin snow

(nieve no esquiada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

snow storm

(tormenta invernal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se acerca el temporal de nieve y la gente del pueblo se prepara.
The snow storm is approaching and the locals are getting ready.

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