schneien

vt/i, unpers. snow; es schneit it’s snowing; es schneite dicke Flocken / Konfetti it was snowing big flakes / there was a shower of confetti; ins Haus schneien umg., fig. blow in

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to snow

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schnei|en ['ʃnaiən]

1. vi impers

to snow

2. vt impers

es schneit dicke Flocken — big flakes (of snow) are falling

es schneite Konfetti — confetti rained down

3. vi aux sein (fig)

to rain down

jdm ins Haus schnéíen (inf) (Besuch) — to drop in on sb; (Rechnung, Brief) to arrive through sb's letter box (Brit) or mailbox (US), to arrive in the post (Brit) or mail for sb

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(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) snow

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schnei·en

[ˈʃnaiən]

I. vi impers to snow

es hat geschneit it has been snowing

II. vt impers

▪ es schneit etw it is snowing sth; (fig) sth is raining down

es schneite dicke Flocken it was snowing thick flakes, thick snowflakes were falling

es schneite Konfetti there was a shower of confetti

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intransitives Verb

1) (unpers.)

es schneit — it is snowing

es schneit jeden Tag — it snows every day

2) mit sein (fig.) <blossom, confetti, etc.> rain down, fall like snow

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schneien v/t & v/i unpers snow;

es schneit it’s snowing;

es schneite dicke Flocken/Konfetti it was snowing big flakes/there was a shower of confetti;

ins Haus schneien umg, fig blow in

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intransitives Verb

1) (unpers.)

es schneit — it is snowing

es schneit jeden Tag — it snows every day

2) mit sein (fig.) <blossom, confetti, etc.> rain down, fall like snow

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v.

to snow v.