Dagens Engelsk ord

weather

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Definitioner

Engelsk > Engelsk

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.

Svenska > Engelsk

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1. n-n. weather

2. n-n. (dated, chiefly in compounds) (strong) wind

3. n-n. (in some expression) surrounding air (often focusing on the upward extension)

4. n-n. (in some expression) smell (brought with the air)

Hunden hade fått väder på en hare - The dog had picked up the scent of a hare

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Exempelmeningar

The weather today is worse than yesterday.
    Vädret är sämre i dag än i går.
We had a long period of good weather.
    Vi hade en lång period av fint väder.
The cold weather continued for three weeks.
    Det kalla vädret fortsatte i tre veckor.
Every morning I read about the weather in the newspaper.
    Varje morgon läser jag om vädret i tidningen.
You'd better not go out in this cold weather.
    Du borde inte gå ut i den här kylan.

Repetera tidigare ord

desert	screwdriver	sap	crowbar
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shelf	valley	drummer	hail
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Slumpmässig

mouse	plateau	one hundred	cake
waiter	temperature	prawn	milk
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lemon	path	vegetable	camel

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