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padać bardzo mocno
(_v) to rain very heavily:
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rain cats and dogs
(_v) to rain very heavily:
Don't forget to take your umbrella - it's raining cats and dogs out there.
łagodny
- calm and gentle - When weather is ..., it is less cold than you would expect.
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mild
R ​ - calm and gentle - When weather is ..., it is less cold than you would expect.
I like this mild taste of lemon in your cake. Italian coffee has a mild flavour.
mgła
(n) B2 small drops of water in the air that make it difficult to see objects which are not near
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mist
(n) B2 small drops of water in the air that make it difficult to see objects which are not near
Gradually the mist cleared and the sun began to shine.
umiarkowany
- average in size or amount and not too much - not extreme, especially relating to political opinions
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moderate
- average in size or amount and not too much - not extreme, especially relating to political opinions
a moderate political group Eating a moderate amount of fat is healthy.
zachmurzony
(adj) cloudy and dark
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overcast
(adj) cloudy and dark
an overcast sky/day
ciśnienie
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pressure
kałuża
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puddle
opad, opady (deszczu)
the amount of rain that falls in a particular place at a particular time
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rainfall
the amount of rain that falls in a particular place at a particular time
monthly rainfall heavy rainfall
poważny, ciężki, intensywny
(adj) B2 causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious:
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severe
(adj) B2 causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious:
a severe chest infection/leg injury/toothache. This is a school for children with severe learning difficulties. In parts of Africa there is a severe food/water shortage.
deszcz ze śniegiem
(n/v) a mixture of snow and rain
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sleet
(n/v) a mixture of snow and rain
śliski
(adj) smooth and wet and difficult to hold or walk on
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slippery
(adj) smooth and wet and difficult to hold or walk on
Be careful - the floor's slippery.
rozmokły lub topniejący śnieg
(n) snow that has started to melt
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slush
(n) snow that has started to melt
przeliterować
(v) A2 to write down or tell someone the letters that are used to make a word
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spell - spelt - spelt
(v) A2 to write down or tell someone the letters that are used to make a word
How do you spell that? Her name's spelt S-I-A-N.
zwiastować, zapowiadać
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spell
The clouds spelled a storm. The music spelled something bad.
duszny (o pomieszczeniu, klimacie)
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stifling
I can't bear this stifling humidity. Several hundred people were crammed into the stifling room.
potok
​- a sudden large or too large amount, especially one that seems to be uncontrolled: - a large amount of water that is moving quickly:
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torrent
​- a sudden large or too large amount, especially one that seems to be uncontrolled: - a large amount of water that is moving quickly:
He let out a torrent of abuse/angry words. They are worried that the flow/trickle/stream of tourists could swell into an unmanageable torrent if there are no controls. ​Heavy rainfall turned the river into a rushing/raging torrent.
zaniepokojony, zatroskany
(adj) B1 worried and nervous
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anxious
(adj) B1 worried and nervous
She's very anxious about her exams.

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