snow-covered mountain
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- noun
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montaña nevada
- They planned their ski trip to the nearby snow-covered mountain for the upcoming winter vacation.
- snow-covered mountains in the distance
But if you look past that, you can see the snow covered mountains right now, which is really beautiful.
- But if you look past that, you can see the snow covered mountains right now, which is really beautiful.
Examples
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Below me, I see two people standing on a snow-covered mountain.
Fiction book (1997) -
We were landing in the midst of snow-covered mountain peaks.
Fiction book (2001) -
Travelers said it looked like a snow-covered mountain above Jerusalem.
Blog text (32) -
Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, said to be the highest mountain in Africa.
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On the fourth day, the sun parted the clouds and cast a pink glow on the tops of the snow-covered mountains.
Fiction book (1999) -
Jackie nodded and glanced out over the snow-covered mountains and then down the canyon before looking back at him.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Auriga still heads straight for Earth, as the terrain below becomes clear—deserted, snow-covered mountains.
Fiction book (1997) -
I remember it as an elegant walnut wood structure with a brass spire on a pagoda-like roof, in a clearing surrounded by snow-covered mountains.
Academic text (2006) -
In the distance, the sun shone brightly on the snow-covered mountain, making it glisten.
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The hikers took a break to admire the breathtaking view of the snow-covered mountain peak.
Synonyms
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A high mountain with snow like those in the Alps
How Snowy
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'snow-covered' (having a layer of snow) modifies 'mountain', so the phrase denotes a mountain with snow on its surface. This adjective + noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Snow-covered mountain gives a simple, clear picture: a mountain with its slopes covered in snow, like a white hat on the top. That's why it means 'a mountain with snow'.