B1 Woordenlijst - Het weer

the event during which the sun comes up

zonsopgang, ochtendgloren

the event during which the sun goes down

zonsondergang, avondschemering

the sun's light and heat

zonlicht, zonnebloem

an area that becomes dark and cool when direct sunlight is blocked by an object

schaduw, schaduwgebied

the loud crackling noise that is heard from the sky during a storm

donner, donkere

a bright flash, caused by electricity, in the sky or one that hits the ground from within the clouds

bliksem, flits

the event of rain falling from the sky

neerslag, regen

the event during which snow begins to fall from the sky

sneeuwval, neerkomende sneeuw

a brief period of rain or snow

bui, regenbui

a heavy rainfall

regenstorm, hevig regen

a heavy fall of snow with a strong wind

sneeuwstorm, sneeuwval

drops of water that have fallen from the sky as rain

regenwater

a single droplet of water that falls from the sky

regendruppel, druppel

a unique small piece of snow fallen from the sky

sneeuwvlok, sneeuwkristal

to rain heavily and in a large amount

gieten, stromen

(of a river) to become filled and overflown with water and spread it onto the surrounding lands

overstromen, verdrinken

(of the climate) having a lot of moisture in the air, causing an uncomfortable and sticky feeling

vochtig, klam

slightly wet, particularly in an uncomfortable way

vochtig, nat

turned into ice because of cold weather

bevroren, gevroren

a period of hot weather, usually hotter and longer than before

hittegolf, warmtegolf

(of the weather) sunny and clear

helder, zonnig

describing the weather when there is no wind or storm

kalm

a heavy fall of hail during a storm

hagelstorm, hagelbui

so cold that is uncomfortable or harmful

ijzig, bevroren

a prediction of what will happen such as a change in the weather

voorspelling, prognose

(of the sun or other celestial objects) to move out of view when going below the horizon

ondergaan, dalen

(of the sun) to come up from the horizon

opkomen, stijgen

(of the weather) to be very cold

bevriezen, heel koud zijn

(of something in solid form) to turn into liquid form by being subjected to heat

smelten, verdrijven

(of the sun) to produce and direct light

schijnen, verlichten

rain containing a great deal of acidic chemicals, caused by air pollution, which can harm the environment

zure regen

a strong wind, mostly in a desert, that lifts particles of sand and blows them around

zandstorm, zandwervelstorm

a storm with strong winds and very little rain

windstorm, storm

(of weather) sunny and without many clouds

helder, zonnig