Si quieres controlar un idioma en cualquier situación, tendrás que tener un amplio vocabulario. En esta lección, te centrarás en el tiempo atmosférico.
Info 1: Weather (nouns)
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Cold spell
Ola de frío
There was a horrible cold spell last January
Gale
Vendaval
The gale is getting stronger!
Mist
Neblina
The morning mist is not that bad
Shade
Sombra
I'll be in the shade, I don't want to get sunburnt
Sleet
Aguanieve
The sleet made it difficult to drive
Info 2: Weather (verbs and phrasal verbs)
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Blow
Soplar
I wear gloves when the winter wind blows
Cloud over
Nublarse
I hope it doesn't cloud over, I'm having a picnic
Hail
Granizar
Suddenly, it started to hail
Pour
Llover a cántaros
It wasn't a light rain, it was pouring so bad!
Thaw
Derretir
The sun is shining so the ice is thawing
Info 3: Weather (adjectives)
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Frosty
Escarchado
I love touching frosty windows
Muggy
Bochornoso (calor)
It's so muggy in summer, I hate it!
Overcast
Cielo cubierto
I usually stay at home when the sky is overcast
Showery
Lluvioso (esporádicamente)
The weather in autumn is showery and cold
Smoggy
Nublado (por contaminación)
I wouldn't live in a highly polluted and smoggy city
Info adicional 1: Idioms and expressions related to the weather
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A storm in a tea cup
Hacer una montaña de un grano de arena
It's a complete storm in a tea cup, you're so dramatic
To be boiling hot
Calor asfixiante
It's boiling hot in here! Turn on the air conditioning, please
To be skating on thin ice
Meterse en terreno pantanoso (hacer algo peligroso)
She's skating on thin ice by lying to her mum
To feel under the weather
Sentirse mal
I didn't go to school because I am feeling under the weather