Engels Woord van de dag

weather

weer

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Engels > Nederlands

weather

1. weer

Engels > Engels

weather

1. n. The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

2. n. Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.

Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.

3. n. (nautical) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.

4. n. (figuratively) A situation.

5. n. (obsolete) A storm; a tempest.

6. n. (obsolete) A light shower of rain.

7. adj. (sailing, geology) Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.

weather side, weather helm

8. v. To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.

9. v. (by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.

10. v. To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.

11. v. (nautical) To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.

to weather a cape; to weather another ship

12. v. (nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.

Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa.

13. v. (falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.

Nederlands > Engels

weer

1. adv. again, once more

Ze probeert weer te stoppen met roken. - She's trying to quit smoking again.

Ik moet weer opnieuw beginnen met mijn dieet. - I have to start my diet again.

2. adv. back

Hij draaide zich om en liep weer terug naar huis. - He turned around and walked back home.

Ik moet mijn boek weer naar de bibliotheek brengen. - I have to take my book back to the library.

3. n-n. weather

4. n-f. defense

5. n-f. resistance

6. n-f. (law, feudalism) seisin

7. n-m. wether

8. n-n. callus

9. n-n. knot in wood

10. n-n. foxing (in textiles)

11. conj. (obsolete) whether

12. v. imperative of weren

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

Given good weather, we will reach there tomorrow.
    Als het weer goed is, bereiken we die plek morgen.
"What is the weather like over there?" "It's nice."
    "Hoe is het weer daar?" "Het is aangenaam."
It goes without saying that our plans depend on the weather.
    Het spreekt voor zich dat onze plannen afhangen van het weer.
How's the weather like in your country?
    Hoe is het weer in jouw land?
The weather report says it will rain tomorrow afternoon.
    Volgens de weersvoorspelling gaat het morgenmiddag regenen.

Vorige woorden herzien

bicycle	May	seal	ruler
sixty-four	glider	sauce	eight
stationery	sixty-nine	anaesthetic	fence
cable car	bark	wave	minute

Willekeurig

builder	man	sixty-eight	traffic lights
ankle	cousin	needle	minute
big	lick	shoulder	microwave
hunter	east	carrot	cave

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