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Weather vocabulary and idioms

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    Weather vocab for Adults B2
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  • A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone is called...
    HURRICANE
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  • A large amount of water spread from a river, sea etc. that covers an area that is normally dry is a....
    FLOOD
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  • a period of dryness especially when prolonged
    DROUGHT
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  • A sudden violent movement of the ground is described as an....
    EARTHQUAKE
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  • a severe snowstorm with high winds.
    BLIZZARD
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  • A storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain is a ...
    THUNDERSTORM
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  • He has a "face like thunder" means...
    to look very angry
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  • A short period of rain is called a...
    SHOWER
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  • Math gives me headaches. "I'm always in a fog" means...
    to be confused
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  • You should always "save up for rainy days" means...
    to put money aside for when you are in need.
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  • It's "raining cats and dogs" means...
    it’s raining unusually hard.
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  • "Lightning never strikes the same place twice" means...
    assurance that once someone has endured unfortunate circumstances it isn’t going to happen again.
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  • This is the "the calm before the storm" means...
    a period of calm before a crisis.
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  • a wind of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour is called...
    GALE-FORCE WIND
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  • a heavy fall of rain is also called a...
    DOWNPOUR
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  • a form of precipitation that falls as ice pellets during a severe thunderstorm is called
    HAIL / HAIL STORM
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