Jan 9, 2020 00:40
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初雪
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2020年的初雪，apart from "the first snow", any other translations? I came across the phrase "virgin snow" which sounds Chinglish to me.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | First snow(fall) / first fall of snow |
Gareth Callagy
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| 5 +1 | the first snow |
Bruce Guo
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| 5 | “ First off ” snowfall |
Mohammad Rostami
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| 4 | first snowfall |
jyuan_us
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Proposed translations
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Gareth Callagy
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: French to English, Chinese to English, English
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First snow(fall) / first fall of snow
There are a few options in this context:
*"The first snow of 2020" - the most common and general usage
*"The first snowfall of 2020" - more technical/meteorological usage, but still quite common
*"first fall of snow" - less common and more for literary and poetic contexts (e.g. "2020 saw its first fall of snow yesterday")
"Virgin snow" means snow that has fallen but is yet untouched, which doesn't seem to quite fit this context.
*"The first snow of 2020" - the most common and general usage
*"The first snowfall of 2020" - more technical/meteorological usage, but still quite common
*"first fall of snow" - less common and more for literary and poetic contexts (e.g. "2020 saw its first fall of snow yesterday")
"Virgin snow" means snow that has fallen but is yet untouched, which doesn't seem to quite fit this context.
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Comment: "Thank you for the detailed explanation. "
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first snowfall
Winter 2019-20 forecast: Farmers' Almanac expects bitter cold ...
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com › weather › 2019/08 › winter-2019-20-f...
Aug 26, 2019 - Ice and snow formations on the Lehigh and Delaware rivers at Easton ... On average, the Lehigh Valley gets its first snowfall totaling at least an ...
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com › weather › 2019/08 › winter-2019-20-f...
Aug 26, 2019 - Ice and snow formations on the Lehigh and Delaware rivers at Easton ... On average, the Lehigh Valley gets its first snowfall totaling at least an ...
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your reply. |
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Mohammad Rostami
: Your explanation is respectful and true , but the asker know the word start snowfall he is looking for more deep word for the word “ start”... This kind of starting is not a virigin start ... Can can be used for any time. If you compare start & start off
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the first snow
2006年有部电影叫First Snow，1998你那也有部动画叫The First Snow of Winter
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Note added at 5小时 (2020-01-09 06:35:02 GMT)
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补充：
经典优美英语散文:First Snow初雪
https://wenku.baidu.com/view/43c78e49b7360b4c2e3f648d.html
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Note added at 5小时 (2020-01-09 06:35:02 GMT)
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补充：
经典优美英语散文:First Snow初雪
https://wenku.baidu.com/view/43c78e49b7360b4c2e3f648d.html
Reference:
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/01/07/maryland-weather-slushy-mess-in-baltimore-snow-out-west/
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your reply. |
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Mohammad Rostami
: The first snow is suggested by the asker .
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my mistake, I didn't notice that.
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| agree |
David Lin
: Just to reaffirm the asker's and other's similar reckoning.
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Mohammad Rostami
United States
United States
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Native in: Persian (Farsi) , English (Variants: Australian, French, UK, Canadian, New Zealand, US South, British, Indian, US) 
Works in: Korean to English
“ First off ” snowfall
Best equivalent word as i know in UK is the word “ first off” snow.
in the first place : before anything else.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first off
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Note added at 10 hrs (2020-01-09 10:48:15 GMT)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first off
in the first place : before anything else.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first off
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Note added at 10 hrs (2020-01-09 10:48:15 GMT)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first off
Example sentence:
If the snow fall is not heavy you can use “first off snow flurry”
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your reply. |
Peer comment(s):
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jyuan_us
: The source is a straight forward term, which just doesn't need to be made so complicated.
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