Weather Vocabulary Flashcards
Získaný
Acquired
Veselý
Cheerfull
Zábavný
Amusing
Slabý dážď / silný dážď
light rain / heavy rain (noun) – “expect heavy rain over the next few days” “there might be some light rain later”
Prehánky
a shower (noun) – a short period of rain “Expect a few light showers during the afternoon”
Lejak
a downpour (noun) ( davnpor) – a period of really heavy rain – “There was a big downpour this morning – did you see it?”
Lialo
it poured down (verb)- it rained really heavily – “It absolutely poured down last night!”
Mrholenie
drizzle (noun or verb) – rain which is made of lots of small, light rain drops – “It’s drizzling outside”
Pluvanie ( začiatok dažďa )
it’s spitting (verb) – it is just beginning to rain, so there are a few little drops of rain coming down “It’s spitting outside – I think it’s going to start raining”
Zachytil má dážď
to get caught in the rain (verb phrase) – to get wet in a rain shower which you didn’t expect – “I had to go to the shopping centre because I got caught in the rain and I didn’t have an umbrella”
Vánok
a breeze (noun) – a nice, soft wind – “The ocean breeze keeps you cool if you live near the sea” “There’s a lovely breeze blowing through the open window”
Víchrica
a gale (noun) – a strong wind storm – “it’s blowing a gale out there!”
Hurikán / tajfún
a hurricane / typhoon (noun) – a severe storm with very strong winds – hurricanes happen in the western Atlantic ocean, typhoons happen in the western Pacific ocean – “there are lots of typhoons in the autumn in Japan”
Usadiť sa
to settle (verb) – to land on the ground and stay there without melting – “25cm of snow settled on the ground overnight”
Snehová pokrývka
a blanket of snow (noun) – a covering of snow on the ground – “When I looked out of the window there was a blanket of snow covering everything!”
Chladný ( 2. stupeň od cold )
chilly (adjective) – quite cold – “Ooh, it’s a bit chilly today isn’t it?”
Mrazivý
freezing (adjective) – very cold – “it’s absolutely freezing today isn’t it?” “I was freezing cold last night”
Horúco
Hot (adjective) “hot today, isn’t it?”
Mierne teplo
mild (adjective) – a little bit warm – “Mmm, it’s quite mild for this time of year, isn’t it?”
Prijemne teplo
warm (adjective) – pleasantly hot, but not too hot – “it’s nice and warm in the sunshine today”
Vedro ( veľmi horúco )
boiling (adjective) – really hot – “have you been outside? it’s absolutely boiling today! I’m sweating…”
Vlhko
Humid (adjective) – hot, with lots of moisture in the air – “it’s really humid and uncomfortable in Japan in August” – humidity (noun)
Dusno
muggy (adjective) – humid – “it’s hot today, but it’s so muggy too…”
Blízko ??? Overiť ešte
close (adjective) – humid – “it’s really close today, don’t you think?”
Lepkavo
sticky (adjective) – humid and uncomfortable, your skin feels sweaty and your clothes ‘stick’ to you – “it’s really sticky and horrible today”
Dusno
stuffy (adjective) – the air in the room is not fresh – “it’s really stuffy in here, let’s open the window shall we?”
Zamračené
overcast (adjective) – the sky is covered with a layer of cloud and you can’t see the sun or the sky – “it’s so overcast today – it’s depressing, isn’t it?”
Hmla
fog (noun) foggy (adjective) – cloud which is close to the ground, so it is hard to see – “if you are driving, please be careful in the fog tonight” “it’s really foggy out there tonight, so be careful when you’re driving”
Hmla ranná ( slabá )
mist (noun) misty (adjective) – a light fog close to the ground, usually in the morning or at night – “London looks mysterious when it’s covered in mist in the mornings”
“There isn’t a cloud in the sky” – the sky is clear
“There are some patches of blue sky up there – I think it’s clearing up”
“By the afternoon we should have a lovely clear blue sky”
Trochu sa opalit alebo spáliť
to catch the sun (verb) – to get a little bit sun tanned or burned – “wow, you’ve really caught the sun today. Look at you, you’re quite burned”
Krúpy
hail (noun and verb) – frozen rain – “there was a big hail storm this afternoon, did you hear it? They were quite big hail stones”
Plieskanie , clapanica ( kombinácia dažďa a snehu )
sleet (noun and verb) – a combination of rain and snow – “I’m not going outside, it’s sleeting. It’s horrible!”
Útulne ,prijemne
cosy (adjective) – warm and comfortable inside, when it is cold outside – “it’s so lovely and cosy here in bed with you. Let’s stay here all day.”
Sivo
grey (adjective) – cloudy and overcast – “it’s so grey and miserable today”
mizerný / depresívny / pochmúrny
miserable / depressing / grim (adjectives) – it makes you feel sad and unhappy – “the weather in January is so miserable/depressing/grim”
Prievan
a draught /drɑ:ft/ (noun) – cold air which comes though the window or under the door – “can you feel that draught coming through the window? I need new windows!”
Námraza
frost (noun) – a thin layer of ice which covers everything in the morning – “I had to spend 15 minutes scraping the frost off my car windows this morning”
Letné horúčavy / vlna horúčav
a heatwave (noun) – a period of hotter weather – “the summer heatwave is going to continue for another week!”
Búrka
a thunderstorm (noun) – a storm which involves thunder and lightning – “did you hear the thunderstorm last night – it woke me up at 4AM”
Plesnivy
mouldy (adjective) – when something (usually food) gets covered in mould, which is a kind of fungi which grows on rotting food – “you have to keep your clothes dry in rainy season, in order to stop mould growing. You can use silica gel to absorb the moisture”
