Boek Solutions - Pre-intermediate - Eenheid 4 - 4A

a single droplet of water that falls from the sky

regendruppel, druppel

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

donner, donkere

a white or gray visible mass of water vapor floating in the air

wolk, bewolking

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

bliksem, flits

a strong and noisy event in the sky with heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds.

storm, onweersbui

filled with fog, creating a hazy atmosphere that reduces visibility

mistig, nevelig

having frequent or persistent rainfall

regenachtig, vochtig

small and round balls of ice falling from the sky like rain

hagel

having a lot of strong winds

winderig, stormachtig

a dark cloud that forms in the sky and brings rain, thunder, and lightning

stormwolk, donderwolk

the sun's light and heat

zonlicht, zonnebloem

having many clouds up in the sky

bewolkt, grijs

a type of cloud that forms as a result of rising moist air and often produces rain or other forms of precipitation such as hail or snow

regenwolk, nevelwolk

a weather condition during which the temperature drops below the freezing point and thin layers of ice are formed on the surfaces

vorst, rijp

(of the weather) having extremely cold temperatures that cause thin layers of ice to form on surfaces

vriesachtig, koud

a serious injury resulting from excessive exposure to severely cold weather or things, causing the freezing of the nose, toes, fingers, etc.

bevriezing, vorstscheur

a heavy fall of hail during a storm

hagelstorm, hagelbui

a thin, fog-like cloud consisting of tiny water droplets suspended in the air

mist, nevel

having a cover of mist that creates a soft, blurred look

mistig, nevelig

water that falls in small drops from the sky

regen

a piece of equipment that flows water all over your body from above

douche

having occasional or brief periods of rain

buitig, schauerachtig

a short period of rain that is usually not as heavy as a storm

regenbui, lichte regen

a unique small piece of snow fallen from the sky

sneeuwvlok, sneeuwkristal

‌(of a period of time or weather) having or bringing snow

besneeuwd, sneeuwachtig

‌a storm with thunder and lightning and often heavy rain

onweersbui, bliksemstorm

very bright because there is a lot of light coming from the sun

zonnig, helder

a loud and sharp noise that is made many times when two hard objects hit each other

botsing, geluid

a measure of how hot or cold something or somewhere is

temperatuur

of or relating to the usage of a scale for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 0 degree and boils at 100 degrees

Celsius, graden Celsius

regarding extremely cold temperatures, typically below the freezing point of water

bevroren, zeer koud

having a temperature lower than the human body's average temperature

koud, fris

having a pleasantly mild, low temperature

koel, gematigd

(of weather) pleasantly warm and less cold than expected

mild, zacht

having a temperature that is high but not hot, especially in a way that is pleasant

warm, gematigd

having a higher than normal temperature

heet, warm

extremely hot and uncomfortable, often causing sweating

benauwd, hittig