WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE? ADJECTIVES

Question 0

Frio, fresquito

Answer 0

Adj chilly [ˈtʃɪlɪ] ADJ (unpleasantlt cold)
1. (= cold) [weather, water, day, room] → frío
to be or feel chilly [person] → tener frío
I feel a bit chilly → tengo un poco de frío
it’s chilly today → hace fresquito hoy

Question 1

Fresco

Answer 1

Adj cool [kuːl] (quite cold)
1. (= not hot) [air, room, skin, drink] → fresco
it was a cool day → el día estaba fresco
it’s getting or turning cooler → está empezando a refrescar
it’s nice and cool in here → aquí dentro hace fresquito or se está fresquito
“keep in a cool place” → guardar en un lugar fresco

Question 2

Frio

Answer 2

Adj cold [kəʊld]1. (= lacking heat) → frío
to be cold [person] → tener frío; [thing] → estar frío
I’m cold → tengo frío
my hands are cold → tengo las manos frías
it was cold; the weather was cold → hacía frío
the house was cold → la casa estaba fría, en la casa hacía frío
to get cold [food, coffee] → enfriarse

Question 3

glacial, helado

Answer 3

Adj freezing [ˈfriːzɪŋ]
I’m freezing → estoy helado
it’s freezing in here → aquí se congela uno, aquí hace un frío que pela
B. ADV it’s freezing cold → hace un frío horrible or que pela
C. N
1. (also freezing point) → punto m de congelación
five degrees below freezing → cinco grados bajo cero
2. (= deep freezing) → (ultra)congelación f

Question 4

Bajo cero

Answer 4

below zero /bɪˈləʊ ˈzɪərəʊ/ adj (colder than freezing) (figurado)helado adj
(figurado) congelado adj it’s below zero out there!
adv (colder than freezing) Temperatures in Moscow regularly drop below zero.

Question 5

Templado, poco frio

Answer 5

Adj mild [maɪld] pleasant and not cold)
1. (= not severe) [winter] → moderado, poco frío; [weather, climate, evening] → templado
it’s very mild for the time of year → no hace mucho frío para esta época del año
3. (of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm. a mild spring day.
benigno ; suave ; templado

Question 6

Calido

Answer 6

Adj warm [wɔːm]
1. (= hot) [bath, hands, feet] → caliente; [water] → templado, tibio; [air] → templado, cálido; [room, place, weather] → cálido
to be warm [person] → tener calor
it’s very warm today → hace calor hoy
to get warm [person] → entrar en calor; [object, surface] → calentarse

Question 7

Caliente

Answer 7

Adj hot [hɒt]
1. (gen) → caliente; [climate] → cálido; [day, summer] → caluroso, de calor; [sun] → abrasador
it was a very hot day → fue un día de mucho calor

Question 8

Hirviendo

Answer 8

Adj boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] (unpleasantly hot)
it’s boiling in here → aquí hace un calor terrible
ADV it’s boiling hot (weather) → hace un calor espantoso
on a boiling hot day → un día de mucho calor

Question 9

Abrasador

Answer 9

scorching [ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ] ADJ (also scorching hot) (unpleasantly hot)([heat, day, sun] → abrasador; [sand] → que quema
it’s a scorching day → hoy hace un día abrasador
it’s scorching hot → hace un calor tremendo

Question 10

Humedo (un poco humedo pero sin lluvia)

Answer 10

humid [ˈhjuːmɪd] ADJ (pleasant and not cold)(a bit wet but not raining)
a humid climate

Question 11

Humedo(lloviendo ligeramente)

Answer 11

Adj damp [dæmp] house, air, skin, grass

The grass is still damp.

Question 12

Lloviznando

Answer 12

Adj. 1. drizzling - /’drizlin/(short period of rain) falling lightly in very small drops; “a raw drizzing rain”

Question 13

Lloviendo

Answer 13

Adj raining /’reinin/

It’s raining

Question 14

lluvioso

Answer 14

Adj wet [wet]
3. (= rainy) [day, month, winter, climate] → lluvioso
take a raincoat if it’s wet → llévate un impermeable si llueve
we’ve had a lot of wet weather → hemos tenido un tiempo muy lluvioso
it’s been very wet → ha llovido mucho
the wet season → la estación lluviosa or de las lluvias

Question 15

Torrencial

Answer 15

pouring [ˈpɔːrɪŋ] ADJ (raining a lot)
2. [rain] → torrencial
we queued in the pouring rain for hours → hicimos cola durante horas bajo la lluvia torrencial

Question 16

Ventoso

Answer 16

windy [ˈwɪndɪ] ADJ
1. [day] → de mucho viento, ventoso; [place] (= exposed to wind) → expuesto al viento
it’s windy today → hoy hace viento
Edinburgh’s a very windy city → en Edimburgo hace mucho viento

Question 17

Brumoso

Answer 17

foggy [ˈfɒgɪ] ADJ
1. (Met) [weather] → brumoso; [day] → de niebla, brumoso
When the weather is foggy is difficult to see

Question 18

Neblinoso

Answer 18

misty [ˈmɪstɪ] ADJ
[day, morning] → neblinoso; [valley, shore] → cubierto de neblina
Wheb the day is misty, it’s difficult to see

Question 19

scattered [ˈskætəd] ADJ → disperso
scattered showers → chubascos mpl dispersos
=patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] ADJ ; [clouds] → disperso; [fog] → discontinuo
heavy [ˈhevɪ] adj The snow is very heavy
→ Nieva copiosamente
light1 [laɪt] adj a light rain was falling → lloviznaba
a light fall of snow → una ligera nevada clear [klɪəʳ]5. [sky, weather] → despejado; [air] → puro
clear [klɪəʳ] on a clear day → en un día despejado
bright [braɪt]2. (= sunny) [day, weather] → radiante, soleado
cloudy [ˈklaʊdɪ] ) [sky] → nublado, cubierto de nubes; [day, weather] → nublado
it’s cloudy today → hoy está nublado
thick [θɪk] grueso, espeso
A thick fog → una densa, gruesa niebla
A thick cloud : una densa, espesa nube
gale-force [ˈgeɪlfɔːs] ADJ gale-force winds → vientos mpl huracanados
sunny [ˈsʌnɪ] ADJ (sunnier (compar) (sunniest (superl)))
1. (= bright) [weather, climate, morning, place] → soleado
foggy [ˈfɒgɪ] ADJ ) [weather] → brumoso; [day] → de niebla, brumoso
it’s foggy → hay niebla

Answer 19

ADJECTIVES
scattered [ˈskætəd] ADJ → disperso
scattered showers → chubascos mpl dispersos
=patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] ADJ ; [clouds] → disperso; [fog] → discontinuo
heavy [ˈhevɪ] adj The snow is very heavy
→ Nieva copiosamente
light1 [laɪt] adj a light rain was falling → lloviznaba
a light fall of snow → una ligera nevada clear [klɪəʳ]5. [sky, weather] → despejado; [air] → puro
clear [klɪəʳ] on a clear day → en un día despejado
bright [braɪt]2. (= sunny) [day, weather] → radiante, soleado
cloudy [ˈklaʊdɪ] ) [sky] → nublado, cubierto de nubes; [day, weather] → nublado
it’s cloudy today → hoy está nublado
thick [θɪk] grueso, espeso
A thick fog → una densa, gruesa niebla
A thick cloud : una densa, espesa nube
gale-force [ˈgeɪlfɔːs] ADJ gale-force winds → vientos mpl huracanados
sunny [ˈsʌnɪ] ADJ (sunnier (compar) (sunniest (superl)))
1. (= bright) [weather, climate, morning, place] → soleado
foggy [ˈfɒgɪ] ADJ ) [weather] → brumoso; [day] → de niebla, brumoso
it’s foggy → hay niebla

Question 20

Radiante, soleado, brillante

Answer 20

bright [braɪt] adj
2. (= sunny) [day, weather] → radiante, soleado;
a bright October day → un radiante or soleado día de octubre
a bright, sunny day → un día de sol radiante

Question 21

Variable, cambiante

Answer 21

changeable [ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl] ADJ [situation, weather] →

Over the next few days theweather will be changeable

Question 22

Despejado, puro, claro

Answer 22

clear [klɪəʳ]adj
5. [sky, weather] → despejado; [air] → puro
on a clear day → en un día despejado
Clear skies

Question 23

Espeso, denso, cargado, pesado

Answer 23

heavy [ˈhevɪ] adj
[fog, mist] → espeso, denso
[atmosphere] → cargado; [sky] → encapotado
Heavy rain

Question 24

Glacial, helado

Answer 24

icy [ˈaɪsɪ]adj
2. (= freezing) [air, wind, weather] → glacial; [hand, water] → helado
the water was icy cold → el agua estaba helada
it’s icy cold out here → aquí fuera hace un frío glacial

Question 25

Estable

Answer 25

settled [ˈsetld] ADJ

It should become more settled over the weekend

Question 26

Cargado, denso, espeso

Answer 26

thick [θɪk] adj
[air, atmosphere] → cargado, denso; [smoke, clouds, night] → denso; [fog] → espeso, denso
a thick layer of snow/dust → una espesa capa de nieve/polvo
the fog hung thick over the city → una capa espesa de niebla pendía sobre la ciudad
the air was thick with smoke → el aire estaba cargado or lleno de humo

Question 27

Soleado

Answer 27

sunny [ˈsʌnɪ] ADJ 1. (= bright) [weather, climate, morning, place] → soleado
it was a sunny spring morning → era una soleada mañana de primavera
on sunny days → los días soleados or en que hace sol
it’s a lovely sunny day → hace un día de sol precioso
the sunniest place in Alaska → el lugar de Alaska donde hace más sol → el lugar más soleado de Alaska