Weather Flashcards
зябко
[unpleasantly cold]
Chilly
слякотно
A medio derretir
[resembling, consisting of, or covered with slush]
Slushy
грязно
fangoso
[covered in or full of mud]
muddy
прекрасно
precioso
lovely
скользко
resbaladizo
[(of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly]
slippery
таять
Derretirse
[to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat]
to melt (to thaw)
моросить
lloviznar
[to shed or let fall in minute drops or particles]
to drizzle
лить
llover con fuerza
to pour (to rain hard)
промокнуть насквозь
mojarse
to get wet through
цвести
florecer
[to develop flowers]
to bloom (to blossom)
собирать урожай
cosecha
[the job of cutting and collecting crops from fields]
to harvest
проясняться
mejorar
[to improve]
to clear up
загорать
tomar el sol
[to sit or lie in the sun so that your skin becomes darker]
to sunbathe
вить гнездо
[to live in a nest or build a nest]
to nest
кататься на лыжах
esquiar
to ski
кататься на коньках
patinar
[to move using skates]
to skate
кататься на санях
ir en trineo
[to travel on snow using a sledge]
to sledge
играть в снежки
jugar a las bolas de nieve
to play snowballs
осадки
precipitación
[water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow]
precipitation
град
granizo
[small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain]
hail
мокрый снег
aguanieve
[a mixture of snow and rain]
sleet
сильный снегопад
fuerte nevada
a heavy snowfall
сильный ливень
lluvia fuerte
heavy shower
частые ливни
lluvias frecuentes
frequent showers
переменная облачность
brotes de lluvia
outbreaks of rain
временами дождь
lluvia ocasional
occasional rain
шторм
vendaval
[a very strong wind]
a gale
смог
[air pollution in a city that is a mixture of smoke, gases, and chemicals]
smog
ураган
huracán
a hurricane
вихрь
torbellino
[a tall, spinning column of air that moves across the surface of the land or sea]
a whirlwind
метель
ventisca
[a storm with strong winds and snow]
a blizzard
замечательный
[magnificent]
wonderful
чудесный
maravilloso
[very good, excellent]
marvelous
великолепный
glorioso
[beautiful or very good]
glorious
непредсказуемый
impredecible
[changing so much that you do not know what will happen next]
unpredictable
душный
sofocante
close
спёртый
mal ventilado
[hot, with no clean air]
stuffy/stifling/close
сухой
seco
[without water or liquid on the surface]
dry
яркий
brillante
[having a strong, light colour]
bright
противный
desagradable
[not kind]
nasty
ужасный
espantoso
[very bad]
dreadful
мерзкий
horrible, pésimo
[unpleasant or of low quality]
wretched
переменчивый
cambiante
[often changing, or likely to change]
changeable
гроза
tormenta eléctrica
[a storm that has thunder and lightning (= sudden flashes of light in the sky)]
a thunderstorm
раскат грома
golpe de trueno
a clap (a crash, a roll) of thunder
вспышка молнии
relámpago
a flash of lightning
порыв ветра
una ráfaga (una ráfaga) de viento
a blast (a gust) of the wind
затяжные морозы
helada prolongada
long frosts
сильные морозы
fuertes heladas
heavy frosts
ранние морозы
heladas tempranas
early frosts
ранние морозы
heladas tempranas
early frosts
иней
helada blanca
white frost
гололед
hielo (en el pavimento)
black ice
стихийное бедствие/природный катаклизм
desastre natural
a natural disaster
извержение вулкана
erupción volcánica
a volcanic eruption
наводнение
inundación
a flood
землетрясение
terremoto
[a sudden movement of the earth’s surface, often causing damage]
an earthquake
засуха
sequía
[a long period when there is no rain and people do not have enough water]
a drought
оттепель
deshielo
[to become warmer and softer, or to change to liquid]
a thaw
аномальная жара/знойная жара
una ola de calor (calor intenso)
a heat wave (intense heat)
давление
presión
pressure
влажность
humedad
[a measurement of how much water there is in the air]
humidity
бабье лето
verano indio
an Indian summer
теплая зима
un invierno suave
a mild winter
суровая зима
invierno severo
a severe winter
сосульки
carámbanos
[a long, thin piece of ice that hangs down from something]
icicles
снежинки
copos de nieve
[a small piece of snow that falls from the sky]
snowflakes
сугробы
ventisqueros
[a large pile of snow formed by the wind]
snowdrifts
лужи
charcos
[a pool of liquid on the ground, usually from rain]
puddles
почки деревьев
brotes de árboles
[a part of a plant that develops into a leaf or a flower]
buds
дикая природа
naturaleza salvaje
[animals, birds, etc. in the place where they live]
wildlife
зимняя спячка
hibernación
hibernation
растительность
vegetación
[the plants and trees that grow in a particular area]
vegetation
млекопитающие
mamíferos
[an animal that drinks milk from its mother’s body when it is young]
mammals
грызуны
roedores
[an animal with long, sharp teeth, such as a mouse]
rodents
с прояснениями
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sunny spells
солнце сквозь дымку
sol brumoso
[cloud, mist or fog may conceal the sunshine]
hazy sunshine
радуга
arcoíris
[a curved shape with colours that sometimes appears in the sky when the sun shines through rain]
a rainbow
морской курорт
balneario
[where people spend holidays]
a sea resort (a health resort)
