cascade means “waterfall” | MotiTan French Dictionary

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Nous avons entendu la cascade depuis le sentier.

We heard the waterfall from the trail.

A rush dropping from one level to the next, like water over a ledge or events following rapidly.

chute: A place where water falls forcefully from a higher level.

Chute d'eau naturelle où un courant descend brusquement; au figuré, enchaînement rapide d'éléments.

French cascade comes through Italian cascata from cascare, ultimately from Latin cadere, meaning 'to fall'.