Weather Vocabulary

Question 1

Získaný

Answer 1

Acquired

Question 2

Veselý

Answer 2

Cheerfull

Question 3

Zábavný

Answer 3

Amusing

Question 4

Slabý dážď / silný dážď

Answer 4

light rain / heavy rain (noun) – “expect heavy rain over the next few days” “there might be some light rain later”

Question 5

Prehánky

Answer 5

a shower (noun) – a short period of rain “Expect a few light showers during the afternoon”

Question 6

Lejak

Answer 6

a downpour (noun) ( davnpor) – a period of really heavy rain – “There was a big downpour this morning – did you see it?”

Question 7

Lialo

Answer 7

it poured down (verb)- it rained really heavily – “It absolutely poured down last night!”

Question 8

Mrholenie

Answer 8

drizzle (noun or verb) – rain which is made of lots of small, light rain drops – “It’s drizzling outside”

Question 9

Pluvanie ( začiatok dažďa )

Answer 9

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”

Question 10

Zachytil má dážď

Answer 10

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”

Question 11

Vánok

Answer 11

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”

Question 12

Víchrica

Answer 12

a gale (noun) – a strong wind storm – “it’s blowing a gale out there!”

Question 13

Hurikán / tajfún

Answer 13

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”

Question 14

Usadiť sa

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to settle (verb) – to land on the ground and stay there without melting – “25cm of snow settled on the ground overnight”

Question 15

Snehová pokrývka

Answer 15

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!”

Question 16

Chladný ( 2. stupeň od cold )

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chilly (adjective) – quite cold – “Ooh, it’s a bit chilly today isn’t it?”

Question 17

Mrazivý

Answer 17

freezing (adjective) – very cold – “it’s absolutely freezing today isn’t it?” “I was freezing cold last night”

Question 18

Horúco

Answer 18

Hot (adjective) “hot today, isn’t it?”

Question 19

Mierne teplo

Answer 19

mild (adjective) – a little bit warm – “Mmm, it’s quite mild for this time of year, isn’t it?”

Question 20

Prijemne teplo

Answer 20

warm (adjective) – pleasantly hot, but not too hot – “it’s nice and warm in the sunshine today”

Question 21

Vedro ( veľmi horúco )

Answer 21

boiling (adjective) – really hot – “have you been outside? it’s absolutely boiling today! I’m sweating…”

Question 22

Vlhko

Answer 22

Humid (adjective) – hot, with lots of moisture in the air – “it’s really humid and uncomfortable in Japan in August” – humidity (noun)

Question 23

Dusno

Answer 23

muggy (adjective) – humid – “it’s hot today, but it’s so muggy too…”

Question 24

Blízko ??? Overiť ešte

Answer 24

close (adjective) – humid – “it’s really close today, don’t you think?”

Question 25

Lepkavo

Answer 25

sticky (adjective) – humid and uncomfortable, your skin feels sweaty and your clothes ‘stick’ to you – “it’s really sticky and horrible today”

Question 26

Dusno

Answer 26

stuffy (adjective) – the air in the room is not fresh – “it’s really stuffy in here, let’s open the window shall we?”

Question 27

Zamračené

Answer 27

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?”

Question 28

Hmla

Answer 28

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”

Question 29

Hmla ranná ( slabá )

Answer 29

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”

Question 30

Trochu sa opalit alebo spáliť

Answer 30

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”

Question 31

Krúpy

Answer 31

hail (noun and verb) – frozen rain – “there was a big hail storm this afternoon, did you hear it? They were quite big hail stones”

Question 32

Plieskanie , clapanica ( kombinácia dažďa a snehu )

Answer 32

sleet (noun and verb) – a combination of rain and snow – “I’m not going outside, it’s sleeting. It’s horrible!”

Question 33

Útulne ,prijemne

Answer 33

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.”

Question 34

Sivo

Answer 34

grey (adjective) – cloudy and overcast – “it’s so grey and miserable today”

Question 35

mizerný / depresívny / pochmúrny

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miserable / depressing / grim (adjectives) – it makes you feel sad and unhappy – “the weather in January is so miserable/depressing/grim”

Question 36

Prievan

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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!”

Question 37

Námraza

Answer 37

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”

Question 38

Letné horúčavy / vlna horúčav

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a heatwave (noun) – a period of hotter weather – “the summer heatwave is going to continue for another week!”

Question 39

Búrka

Answer 39

a thunderstorm (noun) – a storm which involves thunder and lightning – “did you hear the thunderstorm last night – it woke me up at 4AM”

Question 40

Plesnivy

Answer 40

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”