28.01 Water Flashcards
part of a piece of clothing that can be pulled up to cover the top and back of the head
hood
- The coat has a detachable hood.
/dɪˈtætʃ.ə.bəl/
the season of heavy rain in hot Asian countries
monsoon
*The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which a billion people rely.
a lot of rain in a short time
downpour /ˈdaʊn.pɔːr/
- to make something extremely wet
- to make something have a very large amount of a quality:
drench /drentʃ/
*A sudden thunderstorm had drenched us to the skin.
*The opera was light on plot and positively drenched in comedy.
make smb/smth wet by making water or liquid fall on them/it
splash /splæʃ/
- Water was splashing from a hole in the roof.
- Whisky?
- Just a splash
a small pool of liquid on the ground, especially from rain
puddle
- You have to step around the puddles in the street after a downpour.
the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day
tide
The tide is out/in.
* Is the tide coming in or going out?
- one of a pair of long rubber boots, usually reaching almost up to the knee, that you wear to stop your feet getting wet
- Idiom: Use more force than normal, to act with more effort or enthusiasm.
- welly
- Give it some welly
* to act with more effort or enthusiasm.
used to refer to very heavy rain - falling in large amounts
torrential /təˈren.ʃəl/
- a torrential downpour
rain in very small, light drops
drizzle
*Tomorrow will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
- It’s drizzling
- It’s just a drizzle
not allowing water to go through
waterproof
- Fabric boots are all right but they’re not as waterproof as leather.
a part of the coast where the land curves in so that the sea is surrounded by land on three sides
bay
- We sailed into a beautiful bay
What is a reservoir?
A natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to houses, etc.
What does damp mean?
*It was a damp, misty morning.
Slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant.
What is a hose?
A long tube made of rubber, plastic, etc., used for putting water onto fires, gardens, etc.
What does dripping refer to?
(of liquid) fall in small drops.
What is a pond?
A small area of water, especially one that is artificial.
to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it
take smth for granted
*I do so much for him and he just takes me for granted.
idiom: having no effect on someone
(like) water off a duck’s back
*He tried to convince her to take the job, but his advice was like water off a duck’s back.
Idiom: To force one to leave or be outside of something or some place
put (one) out of (something or some place)
- I wouldn’t put (a cat) out in that.
a British and Australian slang expression meaning “extremely wet” (e.g., referring to weather or clothing). It is crude and informal
- It’s wetter than a whore’s drawers
extremely wet
drenched/soaked/wet to the skin
*We had no umbrellas so we got soaked to the skin in the pouring rain.
Phrases with meaning “It’s raining very heavily”
*It’s bucketing down
*It’s lashing down
*It’s pissing down (Very informal/slang)
Phrase: the weather becomes cloudy, during the winter season
*It gets cloudy in winter
