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What is the Icelandic word for "Earthquake"?

American English

earthquake

earthquake-jarðskjálfti.svg
Icelandic

jarðskjálfti

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typhoon
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rockslide
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blizzard
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thunderstorm
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hurricane
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hvirfilbylur
meteor impact
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refugee
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heat wave
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hitabylgja
famine
famine-hungursneyð.svg
hungursneyð
I collapse
I collapse-ég hníg niður.svg
ég hníg niður
I run for cover
I run for cover-ég hleyp í skjól.svg
ég hleyp í skjól
I rescue
ég bjarga
avalanche
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snjóflóð
flood
flood-flóð.svg
flóð
extreme weather event
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öfgar í veðurfari
I rescue
I rescue-ég bjarga.svg
ég bjarga
journalist
journalist-blaðamaður.svg
blaðamaður
car accident
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bílslys
credit card fraud
credit card fraud-kreditkortasvik.svg
kreditkortasvik
forest fire
forest fire-skógareldur.svg
skógareldur
house fire
house fire-húsbruni.svg
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stowaway
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pandemic
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information
information-upplýsingar.svg
upplýsingar
advertisement
advertisement-auglýsing.svg
auglýsing
host
host-stjórnandi.svg
stjórnandi
news
news-fréttir.svg
fréttir

Example sentences

American EnglishThere was a large earthquake that shook the buildings and caused a lot of damage.

How To Say "Earthquake" In 45 Languages.

Hungarianföldrengés
Korean지진
Castilian Spanishel terremoto
Japaneseじしん
Frenchle tremblement de terre
Mandarin Chinese地震
Italianil terremoto
Germandas Erdbeben
Russianземлетрясение
Brazilian Portugueseo terremoto
Hebrewרעידת אדמה
Arabicزلزال
Turkishdeprem
Danishjordskælv
Swedishjordbävning
Norwegianjordskjelv
Hindiभूकंप
Tagaloglindol
Vietnameseđộng đất
Esperantotertremo
Dutchde aardbeving
Indonesiangempa bumi
British Englishearthquake
Mexican Spanishel terremoto
European Portugueseo terramoto
Cantonese Chinese地震
Thaiแผ่นดินไหว
Polishtrzęsienie ziemi
HawaiianNOTAVAILABLE
Māorirū whenua
Samoanmafui'e
Greekσεισμός
Finnishmaanjäristys
Persianزلزله
Estonianmaavärin
Croatianpotres
Serbianземљотрес
Bosnianzemljotres
Sanskrit
Swahilimtetemeko wa ardhi
Yorubagbígbọ̀n ilẹ̀
Igboalaọmajijiji
Ukrainianземлетрус
Catalan
Galician
Romanian
IrishNOTAVAILABLE

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