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English

Etymology
F. cascade#French|cascade, from It. cascata, from cascare to fall

Pronunciation
IPA|/kæs�keɪd/
rhymes|eɪd

Noun
en-noun

1. A waterfall or series of small waterfalls

#:Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade. -Cawper

1. figuratively A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.

#:The rise in serotonin levels sets off a cascade of chemical events — Richard M. Restak, The Secret Life of the Brain, Joseph Henry Press, 2001

1. A series of electrical components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next; See also daisy chain

Translations
trans-top|waterfall
Bosnian: t-|bs|vodopad|m
Croatian t+|hr|vodopad|m, t-|hr|kaskada|f
Dutch: t+|nl|waterval
Danish: t+|da|kaskade|c
trans-mid
Finnish: t-|fi|vesiputous
German: Wasserfall m, Kaskade f (archaic)
Hungarian: t+|hu|vízesés
Malayalam: വ�ള�ള���ാ����

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trans-top|sequence of events
Bosnian: t-|bs|kaskada|f
Croatian t-|hr|kaskada|f
Danish: kaskade c
trans-mid
Finnish: tapahtumasarja
Malayalam: സ�ഭവപരമ�പര
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Verb
en-verb|cascad|ing

1. intransitive To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
2. To occur as a causal sequence.
3. archaic slang To vomit.

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/kaskad/

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #English|Cascade i|waterfall
2. #English|Cascade i|series of event
3. A stunt performed for cinematic imitation or entertainment.

Verb
cascade

1. form of|First- and third-person singular indicative present|cascader
2. form of|First- and third-person singular subjunctive present|cascader
3. form of|Ordinary second-person singular imperative present|cascader

Category:French verb forms

ar:cascade
da:cascade
et:cascade
fa:cascade
fr:cascade
io:cascade
ml:cascade
ru:cascade
fi:cascade
te:cascade
vi:cascade
zh:cascade

• 2007-12-29 10:32 - Tbot - added t for da, hu

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