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1
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the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, such as the temperature, and if there is wind, rain, sun, etc.

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weather

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the regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place

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climate

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3
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four seasons

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spring, summer, autumn (fall), winter

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4
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rain or snow that falls on an area

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precipitation

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vlaga, rosa, naliv/naliv, hudourniški dež, poplava

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damp - slightly wet, drizzle, to pour down/downpour - bucketing down, torrential rain, flood

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hladno

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chilly

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7
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biti premočen

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to be drenched, soaked

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8
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ceste so pogosto poplavljen

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the roads often get flooded

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9
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ploha

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shower

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10
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neurje

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storm

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nevihta

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thunderstorm

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toča je razbijala

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hailstones were battering, hail

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13
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nebo je oblačno

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the sky is overcast

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14
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jasni se

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it’s clearing up

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15
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suša

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drought

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16
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the mildest region

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najblažji predel

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17
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snežni metež

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blizzard

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18
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čas slabega vremena

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spell of bad weather

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19
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a sudden short period of very cold weather

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cold snap

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20
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sneg se je hitro spremenil v mehko blato

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the snow quickly turned to slush

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21
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reka je prestopila bregove

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the river burst its banks

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22
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light mist, usually caused by heat + adj

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haze/hazy

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23
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light fog, often on the sea or caused by a drizzle

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mist/misty

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24
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quite thick, associated with cold weather

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fog/foggy

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25
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mixture of fog and pollution

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smog (smoke + fog)

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26
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what winds we know based on where they come from

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northerly, westerly, easterly, southerly, northeasterly …

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27
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vetrič

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breeze

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28
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razburkano

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blustery

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29
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vihar

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gale

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30
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orkan

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hurricane

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31
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sunek vetra

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gush

32
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deževalo je (use pour)

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it’s been pouring with rain

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very cold

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freezing cold

34
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prekinitev v oblakih

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a break in the clouds

35
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zaman

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in vain

36
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močno je deževalo

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it rained heavily

37
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gost oblak

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thick cloud

38
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kar močan veter piha

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quite a strong wind is blowing

39
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neprekinjeno sonce

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unbroken sunshine

40
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žgoče vroče

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skorching hot

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vpijanje sonca

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soaking up the sunshine

42
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the wind has died down #

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the winds are picking up, the winds are begining to pick up

43
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močan in šibek veter

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strong and light wind

44
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dež ponehuje

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the rain is easing off

45
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hud mraz 2x, mraz, mrzlo, hladno, toplo, vroče, vrelo 2x

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bitterly/freezing cold, cold, chilly, cool, warm, hot, boiling/scorching hot

46
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rather cold but not very cold

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cool

47
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unpleasantly cold

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chilly

48
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zmrzal, when the temperatures falls below zero (freezing point)

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frost

49
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pleasantly cold

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fresh

50
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lepo vreme 5x

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It’s fine/sunny/warm/clear/bright.

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no clouds weather 3x … The sky is …

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blue/clear/cloudless

52
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weather with clouds is

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cloudy/dull

53
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sky with clouds is

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grey/overcast

54
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slabo vreme 6x

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It’s windy/rainy/cloudy/foggy/stormy/showery

55
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delovanje vetra, sonca, padavin

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The wind is blowing, sun is shining, it’s raining/snowing

56
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when the sun is coming out and going down

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sunrise - sunset, at dawn - at dusk

57
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vreme je spremenljivo

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is changeable

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svetlo in sončno

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bright and sunny

59
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hladno in vlažno, megleno

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cold and damp, misty

60
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svetlo in zmrznjeno

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bright and frosty

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fino in suho

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fine and dry

62
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vroče in lepljivo, vlažno

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hot and sticky, humid

63
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vroče in zatohlo

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hot and stuffy

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sončno in toplo

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sunny and warm

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toplo in suho

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warm and dry

66
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mokro in oblačno, vetrovno

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wet and overcast, windy

67
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to have a very angry expression

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to have a face/to look like thunder

68
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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

69
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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

70
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to feel well

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to be as right as rain

71
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to waste your time trying

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to chase a rainbow

72
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to refuse an offer or invitation but say that you might accept it later

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to take a rain check on sth

73
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there is always sth positive to come out of an unpleasant or difficult situation

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every cloud has a silver lining

74
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not trusted because people think they have done sth bad

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to be under a cloud

75
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when someone takes attention away from someone else

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to steal someone’s thunder

76
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you are not feeling well

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to be/feel under the weather

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