Weather Flashcards
the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, such as the temperature, and if there is wind, rain, sun, etc.
weather
the regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place
climate
four seasons
spring, summer, autumn (fall), winter
rain or snow that falls on an area
precipitation
vlaga, rosa, naliv/naliv, hudourniški dež, poplava
damp - slightly wet, drizzle, to pour down/downpour - bucketing down, torrential rain, flood
hladno
chilly
biti premočen
to be drenched, soaked
ceste so pogosto poplavljen
the roads often get flooded
ploha
shower
neurje
storm
nevihta
thunderstorm
toča je razbijala
hailstones were battering, hail
nebo je oblačno
the sky is overcast
jasni se
it’s clearing up
suša
drought
the mildest region
najblažji predel
snežni metež
blizzard
čas slabega vremena
spell of bad weather
a sudden short period of very cold weather
cold snap
sneg se je hitro spremenil v mehko blato
the snow quickly turned to slush
reka je prestopila bregove
the river burst its banks
light mist, usually caused by heat + adj
haze/hazy
light fog, often on the sea or caused by a drizzle
mist/misty
quite thick, associated with cold weather
fog/foggy
mixture of fog and pollution
smog (smoke + fog)
what winds we know based on where they come from
northerly, westerly, easterly, southerly, northeasterly …
vetrič
breeze
razburkano
blustery
vihar
gale
orkan
hurricane
sunek vetra
gush
deževalo je (use pour)
it’s been pouring with rain
very cold
freezing cold
prekinitev v oblakih
a break in the clouds
zaman
in vain
močno je deževalo
it rained heavily
gost oblak
thick cloud
kar močan veter piha
quite a strong wind is blowing
neprekinjeno sonce
unbroken sunshine
žgoče vroče
skorching hot
vpijanje sonca
soaking up the sunshine
the wind has died down #
the winds are picking up, the winds are begining to pick up
močan in šibek veter
strong and light wind
dež ponehuje
the rain is easing off
hud mraz 2x, mraz, mrzlo, hladno, toplo, vroče, vrelo 2x
bitterly/freezing cold, cold, chilly, cool, warm, hot, boiling/scorching hot
rather cold but not very cold
cool
unpleasantly cold
chilly
zmrzal, when the temperatures falls below zero (freezing point)
frost
pleasantly cold
fresh
lepo vreme 5x
It’s fine/sunny/warm/clear/bright.
no clouds weather 3x … The sky is …
blue/clear/cloudless
weather with clouds is
cloudy/dull
sky with clouds is
grey/overcast
slabo vreme 6x
It’s windy/rainy/cloudy/foggy/stormy/showery
delovanje vetra, sonca, padavin
The wind is blowing, sun is shining, it’s raining/snowing
when the sun is coming out and going down
sunrise - sunset, at dawn - at dusk
vreme je spremenljivo
is changeable
svetlo in sončno
bright and sunny
hladno in vlažno, megleno
cold and damp, misty
svetlo in zmrznjeno
bright and frosty
fino in suho
fine and dry
vroče in lepljivo, vlažno
hot and sticky, humid
vroče in zatohlo
hot and stuffy
sončno in toplo
sunny and warm
toplo in suho
warm and dry
mokro in oblačno, vetrovno
wet and overcast, windy
to have a very angry expression
to have a face/to look like thunder
when things don’t just go wrong but very wrong and other bad things happen too
it never rains but it pours
you can depend on someone to be there no matter what or whatever the weather
(come) rain or shine
to feel well
to be as right as rain
to waste your time trying
to chase a rainbow
to refuse an offer or invitation but say that you might accept it later
to take a rain check on sth
there is always sth positive to come out of an unpleasant or difficult situation
every cloud has a silver lining
not trusted because people think they have done sth bad
to be under a cloud
when someone takes attention away from someone else
to steal someone’s thunder
you are not feeling well
to be/feel under the weather
