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Adjectives by categories: Age, weather,temperature

Posted by Virginia on 4th December 2008

Age/Time – Edad/Tiempo

old (óuld) – viejo
young (iáng) – joven
new (niú) – nuevo
modern (módern) – moderno
ancient (éinshent) – antiguo
old fashioned – anticuado
updated (ápdéitid) – actualizado
outdated (áutdéitid) desactualizado
fast (fast) – rápido
quick (kuík) – rápido
slow (slóu) – lento
senior (sínior) – mayor
junior (dchúnior) – más joven
current (kérrent) – actual
past (past) – pasado
future (fiúcher) – futuro

  • They are studying ancient civilizations.
    Están estudiando las civilizaciones antiguas.
  • You are too old-fashioned to be a genius.
    Eres demasiado anticuado para ser un genio.
  • Weather – Tiempo (clima)

    rainy (réini) – lluvioso
    stormy (stórmi) – tormentoso
    sunny (sáni) – soleado
    windy (uíndi) – ventoso
    snowy (snóui) – con nieve
    damp (damp) – húmedo
    dry (drái) – seco
    icy (áici) – con hielo
    foggy (fógui) – con niebla
    overcast (óuvercást) – nublado
    cloudy (cláudi) – nuboso
    clear (clíar) – despejado
    mild (máild) – templado
    chilly (chili) – frío

    • It was so foggy that I could not see anything.
      Estaba tan brumoso que no podía ver nada.
    • Brazil has nice sunny beaches.
      Brasil tiene hermosas playas soleadas.

    Temperature – Temperatura

    freezing (fríissing) – helado
    chilly (chíli) – frío
    cold (cóuld) – frío
    cool (kul) – fresco
    lukewarm (lúk-uórm) – tibio
    boiling (bóiling) – hirviendo
    muggy (mágui) – caluroso
    hot (jot) – caluroso
    warm (uórm) – cálido
    pleasant (plésant) – agradable

    • There are freezing temperatures in that region.
      Hay temperaturas heladas en esa región.
    • Corals are found in warm, tropical waters.
      Los corales se encuentran en aguas tropicales cálidas.

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    Do you like the weat?

    Posted by Virginia on 15th October 2008

      When you’re learning English, it’s important to be able to answer the
    common, everyday questions that people ask you. In this section they are asking people a very common question: Do you like the weather?

    When talking about the weather we need a lot of different adjectives to
    describe it.

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    The weather

    Posted by Virginia on 24th May 2008

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    The Weather

    Posted by Virginia on 11th February 2008

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    Weather

    Posted by Virginia on 16th January 2008

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