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

The weather couldn't have been better.
    Het weer had niet beter kunnen zijn.
"When will you be back?" "It all depends on the weather."
    "Wanneer kom je terug?" "Dat hangt helemaal van het weer af."
Nobody goes outside in this kind of weather.
    Met zulk weer gaat niemand naar buiten.
I saw that the weather will be beautiful this weekend.
    Ik zag dat het weer mooi gaat worden dit weekend.
I am fed up with this wet weather.
    Ik heb mijn buik vol van dat natte weer.

Vorige woorden herzien

long	mirror	handbag	school desk
eighteen	red	hour	beer
living room	blink	small	pear
syringe	cymbal	underwear	seventy-nine

Willekeurig

talcum powder	color	carriage	corn
winter	number plate	scream	melon
stationery	bottom	laugh	skin
hammer	ear	mattress	cucumber

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