Snow meaning in English
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Definition
to snow: when small white bits of ice fall from the sky when it is cold
a snowstorm: a blizzard, a heavy fall of snow blown by strong winds
the snow: the small white bits of ice that fall from the sky when it is cold
a snowball a ball of snow
Examples
- "Brent : It looks like it's snowing in there!"
- "Susie : Well I did just get back from Kalackistan where it's been snowing for what seems like an eternity."
- "He said you look fantastic in snow pants."
- "It hasn't stopped snowing in three days!"
- "Unfortunately, all I can see is a huge plain of ice and snow which stretches out for miles."
- "Shoshana : Bourishnakov the giant salamander makes the eternal snows of Kalckistan."
- "Harold : THX-1134 has just sold this Eskimo 300 tons of snow."
- "If it's snowing in San Francisco, maybe you're experiencing "global freezing"."
- "Brian : Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh"
- "Youri : He says "the snows of Kalackistan are eternal"."
- "Shoshana : Bourishnakov the giant salamander makes the eternal snows of Kalackistan."
- "Patient : I am the king of the snow monkeys!"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast.
1. This term refers to periods of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and loud noises (from the clouds).
'The tree was destroyed in a that hit the village during the night'.
Bonus questions!
2. This term describes the light, frozen water that falls from the clouds at Christmas time. Children sometimes throw balls of it at each other for fun.
'I woke up on Christmas morning and the garden was covered in white '.
3. Consider the term you have just put in the blank number 2. This term is also part of blank #3!
This term refers to the white frozen water when accompanied by a strong, cold wind. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
'I couldn't get home for Christmas. The roads were closed due to a .'
1. This term refers to periods of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and loud noises (from the clouds).
'The tree was destroyed in a that hit the village during the night'.
Bonus questions!
2. This term describes the light, frozen water that falls from the clouds at Christmas time. Children sometimes throw balls of it at each other for fun.
'I woke up on Christmas morning and the garden was covered in white '.
3. Consider the term you have just put in the blank number 2. This term is also part of blank #3!
This term refers to the white frozen water when accompanied by a strong, cold wind. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
'I couldn't get home for Christmas. The roads were closed due to a .'
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast.
1. This term refers to periods of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and loud noises (from the clouds).
'The tree was destroyed in a thunderstorm 1 that hit the village during the night'.
Bonus questions!
2. This term describes the light, frozen water that falls from the clouds at Christmas time. Children sometimes throw balls of it at each other for fun.
'I woke up on Christmas morning and the garden was covered in white snow 2'.
3. Consider the term you have just put in the blank number 2. This term is also part of blank #3!
This term refers to the white frozen water when accompanied by a strong, cold wind. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
'I couldn't get home for Christmas. The roads were closed due to a snowstorm 3.'
1. This term refers to periods of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and loud noises (from the clouds).
'The tree was destroyed in a thunderstorm 1 that hit the village during the night'.
Bonus questions!
2. This term describes the light, frozen water that falls from the clouds at Christmas time. Children sometimes throw balls of it at each other for fun.
'I woke up on Christmas morning and the garden was covered in white snow 2'.
3. Consider the term you have just put in the blank number 2. This term is also part of blank #3!
This term refers to the white frozen water when accompanied by a strong, cold wind. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
'I couldn't get home for Christmas. The roads were closed due to a snowstorm 3.'
1 thunderstorm: A 'thunderstorm' is a meteorological event comprising intense rain, thunder, lightning, wind and sometimes even hail (small hard balls of ice that fall like rain). In this broadcast, Candy tells us that for the past two weeks, there have been thunderstorms in Oklahoma. Note that the word 'thunderstorm' is a combination of the terms 'thunder' (the loud noises heard during storms) and 'storm' (the term used to describe a meteorological disturbance in the atmosphere).
2 snow: 'Snow' is the frozen water that falls from the sky during cold periods, often in winter.
3 snowstorm: A 'snowstorm' is a meteorological event comprising very strong winds, snow and ice. It is also sometimes referred to as a 'blizzard'.
Exercise 2
Bruno tells Nigel that luxury products and France "go hand in hand".
What else goes hand in hand?
(Check all that apply traditionally)
What else goes hand in hand?
(Check all that apply traditionally)
Bruno tells Nigel that luxury products and France "go hand in hand".
What else goes hand in hand?
(Check all that apply traditionally)
What else goes hand in hand?
(Check all that apply traditionally)
Incorrect. "Weekends and working" don't go "hand in hand", or the two aren't commonly associated with each other. In fact, these two ideas are nearly opposites. "Weekends and relaxing" are more commonly associated with each other.
Incorrect. "Oil and water" don't go "hand in hand", meaning that the two aren't commonly associated with each other. In fact, these two liquids don't mix well at all, likely because of their chemical compositions.
Correct. "Christmas and snow" traditionally "go hand in hand", an idiom which expresses that two or more ideas, items, etc are related, or are associated with each other. In this scene, Bruno explains to Nigel that "France" and "luxury products" are closely associated with each other.
Correct. "Bread and butter" traditionally "go hand in hand", an idiom which expresses that two or more ideas, items, etc are related, or are associated with each other. In this scene, Bruno explains to Nigel that "France" and "luxury products" are closely associated with each other.
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