This week, we’re talking about the weather.
But not boring English weather!
We’re talking about the kind of weather that can tear the roof off your house and put insurance companies out of business.
EXTREME WEATHER, CONT.
Yesterday, we discovered some interesting words from Prague’s Sunday weather forecast.
severe
torrential rain
gust of wind
hail
What do they mean?
Thank you for the guesses you posted on the blog!
Here are my simple definitions:
Severe: extreme
Torrential rain: heavy rain
Gust of wind: short, strong wind
Hail: balls of ice
(For more interesting definitions, including colorful synonyms and how to remember and use these words, listen to today’s Atomic Homework Premium)
WEATHER IDIOMS
Several of you mentioned this idiom: It’s raining cats and dogs.
What a great expression!
It’s absolutely absurd and unforgettable.
It simply means, It’s raining a lot.
Here’s another one: It’s pouring.
You can pour a drink into a glass.
And if it’s pouring rain, it’s like someone upstairs is pouring water on the earth. (Translation: It’s raining cats and dogs.)
Know any other weather idioms?
Share them in the comments.
And I’ll give you my favorites tomorrow.
Hi! One more expression about severe weather. When it´s pouring down straight from the sky without stopping, you can say: It rains like a beanstalk.
There are sayings in Finnish related to rainy weather. For example, “dog’s weather” means that the weather is only good for dogs. Perhaps the cat don’t like rainy. Another saying that describes really heavy rain is “ it’s raining like off Ester’s bottom / butt.”
In French we saiy « il pleut comme vache qui pisse » meaning It’s raining like cow pee .. very easy to imagine
1. dog weather 2. the owner won’t let the dog out in this weather, 3. you can’t even see to put your finger in your mouth (very thick fog or very dark) 4. it’s raining like a beanstalk 5. it’s raining little boys and knives.