November 26, 2014

Cold Weather

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 272 v.02


        Main Definitions

  1. cold |adj| having a lower inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration (used especially when you feel uncomfortable).
  2. "A cold climate."
  3. "A cold wind was blowing from the north."
  4. "The coldest May on record."
  5. "More cold weather is expected later this week."
  6. "It was a cold night with a starlit sky."
  7. cool |n| a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable.
  8. chilly |adj| a little cold, but not very cold, in a way that feels rather uncomfortable.
  9. "A chilly autumn day."
  10. "It's a bit chilly."
  11. crisp cold, dry, and clear, in a way that seems pleasant.
  12. "I love these crisp autumn mornings."
  13. daught / draft |n| a current of cool air which blows into a room, especially one that makes you fell uncomfortable.
  14. "There is a bit of a draught in here, can you close the door?"


      Extremely cold

  1. arctic |adj| extremely cold and unpleasant, with snow and ice.
  2. "He would not survive for long i the arctic conditions."
  3. "Arctic weather."
  4. bitterly |adj| cold very cold and very uncomfortable.
  5. "It can be bitterly cold in the mountains."
  6. freeze |n| a period of frost or very cold weather.
  7. "The big freeze surprised the weathermen."
  8. freezing |adj| extremely cold; having a temperature below 0º Celsius.
  9. "It´s absolutely freezing outside."
  10. "I'm freezing."
  11. frosty |adj| in frosty weather, the ground is covered in a frozen white powder.
  12. "It was a bright frosty morning."
  13. gelid |adj| extremely cold.
  14. "The gelid pond."
  15. icy |adj| very cold, especially when the temperature is below zero.
  16. "The wind was icy cold." 
  17. snap / snappy |adj| a short period of very cold weather.
  18. "There had been a sudden cold snap just after Christmas."
  19. "A cold snap in the middle of May."

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