word list unit 8 Flashcards
a smaller earthquake that occurs after a large one
aftershock
a large amount of ice/rocks falling down a mountainslide
avalanche
breg, pobočje
bank
cloud of grey powder from a volcano
cloud of ash
to fall down
collapse
a long period of time without rain
drought
when a volcano explodes
eruption
sliding mass of earth
landslide
liquid from volcano
lava
one of the steep sides of a mountain
mountainside
when something gets too full and it spills over
overflow
material that remains after a building is destroyed
rubble
being on the surface of water
afloat
get closer to sth
approach
barrier to protect the land from water
breakwater
the outline of a country’s coast
coastline
huge wave
colossal wave
destruction
devastation
caused death because of being under the water
drown
flow over and cover
engulf
responsibility
duty
large
enormous
move people out of an area
evacuate residents
make into a level surface
flatten
covered with water
flooded
to welcome someone
greet
broken pieces of stone
heaps of rubble
without the ability to help
helplessly
to sit closely hugging each other
huddle together
big openings in a surface
huge cracks
to sit at the edge of something
to perch
the areas into which a country is divided for local governing
prefecture
a strong course of water
raging torrent
quickly
rapidly
to go back
recede
to become smaller in price
reduce
pieces that are left after something has been destroyed
ruins and debris
unpleasant feeling caused by something unexpected
state of shock
activate
trigger
to advice
to urge
risk going somewhere
to venture
move around without a purpose
wander
carry something away
wash away
strange visions
weird sights
to clean and remove
sweep up
a fuss about nothing
a storm in a teacup
sudden
abrupt
sudden flood
flash flood
to blow hard and make a long loud noise
howl
cloudly
overcast
provisions for victims of disasters
relief supplies
kapljica
droplet
predhoden
preliminary
razpršen
scattered
complete surprise
astonishment
izdan
to be issued
tropical …………………..
storm
opozorilo za hurikan
huricane warning
izpad elektrike
to lose power
pospeši v hitrosti
to pick up in speed
ščititi
safeguard
to move slowly on highways
snarl
rešiti se nevarnosti
make out of harm’s way
zavetje
shelter
hide in one place
hunker down
early in the morning
as the dawn breaks
to reach the land
make a landfall
coming down hard
pummel
oko nevihte
the eye of the storm
sand bags
levees
not coming close to you
keep water at bay
razbiti
breach
potopljen
be submerged
potopljen
submerged
velikanski
immense
v ruševinah
in shambles
nasedati na strehe
stranded on rooftops
ropanje, plenitev
looting
spopasti se
to combat
finally
in earnest
razdejanje
havoc
nadomeščen
displace
pljuskniti
slosh
pure joy
sheer
sunek, suniti
to jolt
go on all fours
scramble up
a large piece of rock
boulder
spuščen
unleash
she seemed ……………….. (odločena) to become a very rich woman
destined
the river is ……………………. (vijugasta)
winded
the chimneys ……………………………… (pljuvati) fumes into the sky
spew
zapolnjen (npr. v hotelu)
filled to capacity
calm
tranquil
vreči
toss
oglušujoče
deafening
odlomiti
shear
hrumenje
rumbling
zapolnjen bar
frequent
potresna prelomnica
fault line
zasuto (mesto po potresu)
inundate