Spanish Weather Vocabulary Exercise 3

The third exercise on weather vocabulary. This set includes more complex weather expressions and seasonal vocabulary. Intermediate level.

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Extreme weather vocabulary — la ola (wave/heatwave — ola de calor), la escarcha (frost), oscuro (dark), los relámpagos (lightning), el sol (sun), el arcoíris (rainbow), caluroso/a (hot/scorching — adj.), el trueno (thunder), mal tiempo (bad weather), se aproxima (it's approaching).

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Truenos and relámpagos — in order — El relámpago (lightning flash — the light) comes before el trueno (the sound of thunder). La tormenta eléctrica (electrical storm) includes both. La escarcha (frost) appears on surfaces overnight: hay escarcha en el coche (there's frost on the car). Una ola de calor (a heatwave) vs. una ola de frío (a cold snap).

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Dramatic weather expressions — Se aproxima una tormenta (A storm is approaching). ¡Mira el arcoíris! (Look at the rainbow!). Esta noche habrá escarcha (There'll be frost tonight). El cielo está muy oscuro (The sky is very dark). Los relámpagos iluminaron la noche (The lightning lit up the night). Es una tarde muy calurosa (It's a very hot afternoon).

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Complete the following translations, using one of the following words: ola, escarcha, oscuro, mal, relámpagos, sol, aproxima, arcoiris, calurosa, trueno.

1. It's dark outside. = Está afuera.✓

2. The thunder scared me. = El me asustó.✓

3. There is lightning. = Hay .✓

4. The weather is bad. = Hace tiempo.✓

5. It's sunny = Hace .✓

6. The heat wave started yesterday. = La de calor empezó ayer.✓

7. A storm is approaching. = Se una tormenta.✓

8. The whole week has been hot. = Toda la samana ha estado .✓

9. What a beautiful rainbow! = ¡Que bonito !✓

10. There is frost on the window. = Hay en la ventana.✓