Weather Flashcards

1
Q

зябко

[unpleasantly cold]

A

Chilly

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2
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слякотно
A medio derretir
[resembling, consisting of, or covered with slush]

A

Slushy

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3
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грязно
fangoso
[covered in or full of mud]

A

muddy

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4
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прекрасно

precioso

A

lovely

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5
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скользко
resbaladizo
[(of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly]

A

slippery

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6
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таять
Derretirse
[to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat]

A

to melt (to thaw)

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7
Q

моросить
lloviznar
[to shed or let fall in minute drops or particles]

A

to drizzle

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8
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лить

llover con fuerza

A

to pour (to rain hard)

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9
Q

промокнуть насквозь

mojarse

A

to get wet through

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10
Q

цвести
florecer
[to develop flowers]

A

to bloom (to blossom)

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11
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собирать урожай
cosecha
[the job of cutting and collecting crops from fields]

A

to harvest

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12
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проясняться
mejorar
[to improve]

A

to clear up

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13
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загорать
tomar el sol
[to sit or lie in the sun so that your skin becomes darker]

A

to sunbathe

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14
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вить гнездо

[to live in a nest or build a nest]

A

to nest

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15
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кататься на лыжах

esquiar

A

to ski

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16
Q

кататься на коньках
patinar
[to move using skates]

A

to skate

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17
Q

кататься на санях
ir en trineo
[to travel on snow using a sledge]

A

to sledge

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18
Q

играть в снежки

jugar a las bolas de nieve

A

to play snowballs

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19
Q

осадки
precipitación
[water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow]

A

precipitation

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20
Q

град
granizo
[small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain]

A

hail

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21
Q

мокрый снег
aguanieve
[a mixture of snow and rain]

A

sleet

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22
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сильный снегопад

fuerte nevada

A

a heavy snowfall

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23
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сильный ливень

lluvia fuerte

A

heavy shower

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24
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частые ливни

lluvias frecuentes

A

frequent showers

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25
Q

переменная облачность

brotes de lluvia

A

outbreaks of rain

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26
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временами дождь

lluvia ocasional

A

occasional rain

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27
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шторм
vendaval
[a very strong wind]

A

a gale

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28
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смог

[air pollution in a city that is a mixture of smoke, gases, and chemicals]

A

smog

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29
Q

ураган

huracán

A

a hurricane

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30
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вихрь
torbellino
[a tall, spinning column of air that moves across the surface of the land or sea]

A

a whirlwind

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31
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метель
ventisca
[a storm with strong winds and snow]

A

a blizzard

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32
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замечательный

[magnificent]

A

wonderful

33
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чудесный
maravilloso
[very good, excellent]

A

marvelous

34
Q

великолепный
glorioso
[beautiful or very good]

A

glorious

35
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непредсказуемый
impredecible
[changing so much that you do not know what will happen next]

A

unpredictable

36
Q

душный

sofocante

A

close

37
Q

спёртый
mal ventilado
[hot, with no clean air]

A

stuffy/stifling/close

38
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сухой
seco
[without water or liquid on the surface]

A

dry

39
Q

яркий
brillante
[having a strong, light colour]

A

bright

40
Q

противный
desagradable
[not kind]

A

nasty

41
Q

ужасный
espantoso
[very bad]

A

dreadful

42
Q

мерзкий
horrible, pésimo
[unpleasant or of low quality]

A

wretched

43
Q

переменчивый
cambiante
[often changing, or likely to change]

A

changeable

44
Q

гроза
tormenta eléctrica
[a storm that has thunder and lightning (= sudden flashes of light in the sky)]

A

a thunderstorm

45
Q

раскат грома

golpe de trueno

A

a clap (a crash, a roll) of thunder

46
Q

вспышка молнии

relámpago

A

a flash of lightning

47
Q

порыв ветра

una ráfaga (una ráfaga) de viento

A

a blast (a gust) of the wind

48
Q

затяжные морозы

helada prolongada

A

long frosts

49
Q

сильные морозы

fuertes heladas

A

heavy frosts

50
Q

ранние морозы

heladas tempranas

A

early frosts

50
Q

ранние морозы

heladas tempranas

A

early frosts

51
Q

иней

helada blanca

A

white frost

52
Q

гололед

hielo (en el pavimento)

A

black ice

53
Q

стихийное бедствие/природный катаклизм

desastre natural

A

a natural disaster

54
Q

извержение вулкана

erupción volcánica

A

a volcanic eruption

55
Q

наводнение

inundación

A

a flood

56
Q

землетрясение
terremoto
[a sudden movement of the earth’s surface, often causing damage]

A

an earthquake

57
Q

засуха
sequía
[a long period when there is no rain and people do not have enough water]

A

a drought

58
Q

оттепель
deshielo
[to become warmer and softer, or to change to liquid]

A

a thaw

59
Q

аномальная жара/знойная жара

una ola de calor (calor intenso)

A

a heat wave (intense heat)

60
Q

давление

presión

A

pressure

61
Q

влажность
humedad
[a measurement of how much water there is in the air]

A

humidity

62
Q

бабье лето

verano indio

A

an Indian summer

63
Q

теплая зима

un invierno suave

A

a mild winter

64
Q

суровая зима

invierno severo

A

a severe winter

65
Q

сосульки
carámbanos
[a long, thin piece of ice that hangs down from something]

A

icicles

66
Q

снежинки
copos de nieve
[a small piece of snow that falls from the sky]

A

snowflakes

67
Q

сугробы
ventisqueros
[a large pile of snow formed by the wind]

A

snowdrifts

68
Q

лужи
charcos
[a pool of liquid on the ground, usually from rain]

A

puddles

69
Q

почки деревьев
brotes de árboles
[a part of a plant that develops into a leaf or a flower]

A

buds

70
Q

дикая природа
naturaleza salvaje
[animals, birds, etc. in the place where they live]

A

wildlife

71
Q

зимняя спячка

hibernación

A

hibernation

72
Q

растительность
vegetación
[the plants and trees that grow in a particular area]

A

vegetation

73
Q

млекопитающие
mamíferos
[an animal that drinks milk from its mother’s body when it is young]

A

mammals

74
Q

грызуны
roedores
[an animal with long, sharp teeth, such as a mouse]

A

rodents

75
Q

с прояснениями

[ ]

A

sunny spells

76
Q

солнце сквозь дымку
sol brumoso
[cloud, mist or fog may conceal the sunshine]

A

hazy sunshine

77
Q

радуга
arcoíris
[a curved shape with colours that sometimes appears in the sky when the sun shines through rain]

A

a rainbow

78
Q

морской курорт
balneario
[where people spend holidays]

A

a sea resort (a health resort)