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ANGLEŠČINA 3.LETNIK > WEATHER > Flashcards

WEATHER Flashcards

1
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podnebje

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  • The climate refers to the general weather conditions in a place.
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2
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letni časi

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four seasons: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter.

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vreme

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  • Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
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padavine

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  • Wet weather (precipitation (padavine) — rain or snow that falls on an area)
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5
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mokro vreme

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  • damp > drizzle > pour down / downpour > torrential rain > flood
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zelo močno pada

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  • to rain/snow heavily, it snowed hard
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hladno

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chilly

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8
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vlažno

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damp

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9
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škropljenje

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drizzle

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10
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lije

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pouring down

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11
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naliv

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downpour

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12
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premočen

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drenched/soaked

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13
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dež, ki lije v tokovih

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torrential rain

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14
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poplavljene ceste

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flooded roads

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15
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ploha

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shower

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16
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nevihta

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storm

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17
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nevihta z grmljenjem

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thunderstorm

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18
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toča

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hailstones
hail (uncountable)

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19
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oblačen

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overcast

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20
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jasni se

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clearing up

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21
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suša

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drought

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22
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blag, mil

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mild

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23
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žled

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blizzard

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24
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slabo vreme

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a current spell of bad weather

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25
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nenadna kratka ohladitev

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cold snap

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26
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plojdra

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slush

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27
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reke narastejo čez bregove

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rivers burst their banks

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28
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mile zime

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mild winters

29
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vodna ujma

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  • Snowstorm  blizzard flash flood
30
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vlažno

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  • Damp  cold, vlažno  mold
31
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soparno

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humid –> hot, vlažno

32
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1 strela

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a flash of lightning

33
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trenutno vreme

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  • A current spell of weather  a period of weather
34
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da te zadene strela

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to be struck by lightning

35
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zagrmi

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  • Roll of thunder  zagrmi
36
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zelo oblačno

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very cloudy
overcast

37
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nevihta z grmljenjem

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  • Thunder, lightning and heavy rain  thunderstorm
38
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nevihta

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  • High winds and rain together  storm
39
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ploha

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  • A short period of rain and snow  shower
40
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toča

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  • Small balls of ice falling from the sky  hailstones
41
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megla, ko imaš občutek da se ti blede

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  • Haze/hazy  light mist, usually caused by heat
42
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nežna megla

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  • Mist/misty  light fog, often on the sea or caused by a drizzle
43
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megla

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  • Fog/foggy  quite thick, associated with cold weather (thick, dense fog)
44
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megla v pasovih

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patchy fog

45
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nejasen spomin

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hazy memory

46
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veter

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  • Wind (northerly, westerly, easterly, northeasterly)
47
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nežen vetrič

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  • There was a gentle breeze on the beach, just enough to cool us.
48
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močno piha

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  • It’s a very blustery day; the umbrella will just blow away.
49
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vihar

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  • There’s been a gale warning; it would be crazy to go sailing.
50
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hurikan

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  • People boarded up their windows when they heard there was a hurricane on the way.
51
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sunek vetra

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gush of wind

52
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veter se je umiril, sinonim in nasprotje

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  • The wind has died down. Synonyms: dropped Opposite: to pick up
53
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dež je ponehal

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  • The rain has ease off
54
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tekla je hitro kolikor jo noge nesejo

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  • She ran like the wind
55
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temperature po vrsti od najhladnejše do najtoplejše

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  • Temperature bitterly, freezing cold > cold > chilly > cool > warm > hot > boiling hot, scorching hot (scolding hot  liquid)
56
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hladno

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  • Cool: rather cold, but not very cold
  • chilly. unpleasantly cold
57
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zmrzal

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  • frost: when the temperature falls (drop) below zero (freezing point) There was a heavy frost last night. (zmrzal)
58
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sveže

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  • fresh: pleasantly cold; a fresh morning
59
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expressions for describing the weather

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  • Bright and sunny
  • Cold and damp/misty
  • Bright and frosty
  • Fine and dry
  • Hot and sticky/humid
  • Hot and stuffy
  • Sunny and warm
  • Warm and dry
  • Wet and overcast/windy
60
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to have a very angry expression

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(to have a face/to look) like thunder

61
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when things don’t just go wrong but very wrong and other bad things happen too

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  • It never rains but it pours
62
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you can depend on someone to be there no matter what or whatever the weather

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(come) rain or shine

63
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to feel well

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  • To be as (right) as rain
64
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when someone tries to do something that they will not achieve

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  • To chase a rainbow
65
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decline something now but offer to do it at a later date

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  • Take a rain check (on something)
66
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there is always something positive to come out of an unpleasant or difficult situation

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  • Every cloud has a silver lining
67
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when someone takes attention away from someone else

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  • To steal someone’s thunder
68
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you are not feeling well

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  • Be/feel under the weather
69
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not trusted or not popular because people think they have done something bad

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(to be) under a cloud

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