GLOSSARY

Autor: Lider

14 prosinca, 2012

Term: an ice-breaker – Translation: tema za razbijanje leda

Term: overcast – Translation: oblačno

Term: precipitation – Translation: padalina

Term: drizzle – Translation: kišica koja sipi

Term: sleet – Translation: susnježica

Term: (water) vapour – Translation: vodena para

Term: to thaw – Translation: otopiti

Term: slush – Translation: bljuzavica, otopljeni snijeg

Term: frost – Translation: mraz

Term: an icicle – Translation: ledenica, ledena siga

Term: a blizzard – Translation: mečava

Term: an avalanche – Translation: lavina

Term: a whiteout – Translation: uvjeti smanjene vidljivosti snijega

Term: a flurry – Translation: kratak nalet snijega

Term: a drift – Translation: zapuh, nanos snijega

Term: a shovel – Translation: lopata

Term: to defrost – Translation: otopiti, odmrznuti

Term: an ice scraper – Translation: strugalica za snijeg ili mraz

Term: chains – Translation: lanci

Term: slippery – Translation: skližak

Term: black ice – Translation: proziran led

Term: a snow plough – Translation: ralica

Term: de-iced – Translation: odmrznut, očišćen od leda

Term: gritted, salted – Translation: posoljen (ceste)

Term: brass – Translation: bronca, brončan

Exercise 1 Fill the gaps with the correct words from the box:

snow plough
gritted
slippery
chains
thaw
shovel
de-iced
ice scraper
You should drive carefully tonight, because the roads are wet and ______.
This morning was very cold and frosty, so before I drove out I had to use the ______ on all the car windows.
To clear the snow in front of your house, you will need a ______.
I am waiting for the ______ to clear our street of snow, so I can drive into town.
With an increase in temperature, the snow will ______ and create slush.
The snow will not stick to the road easily, because it has been ______.
Our plane could not take off before the runway was completely ______.
In snow conditions, winter tyres are not enough – you need ______.

Exercise 2 Translate:

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