What is the Spanish word for "glacier"?

Learn how to say "glacier" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

glacier

Spanish

glaciar

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Alternative translations of "glacier"

témpano

Examples of how to use "glacier" in Spanish

English
A huge glacier is melting rapidly.
Spanish
Una enorme glaciar se está derritiendo rápidamente.
English
The glacier moved slowly down the valley.
Spanish
El glaciar se movió lentamente por el valle.
English
We watched the glacier melt in summer.
Spanish
Vimos cómo el glaciar se derretía en verano.
English
A river formed from the glacier's melting ice.
Spanish
Se formó un río a partir del hielo derretido del glaciar.
English
Scientists study how the glacier shapes the land.
Spanish
Los científicos estudian cómo el glaciar modela la tierra.

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