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Question		Answer
an annual day (22nd April) on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the invironment start learning		Earth Day
a sum imposed as punishment for an offense grzywna start learning		a fine People will be recycling nearly 100% of their waste (and those who don't will have to play a fine)
prohibited start learning		banned Cars that use a lot of petrol will have been banned and many people will be driving electric cars.
something that happens przypadek, występowanie start learning		occurrence We will be having even more extreme weather, and heatwaves, hurricanes, floods, etc. will be frequent occurrences.
a large area of land set up for the game of golf start learning		golf course (US) All private swimming pools and golf courses will have been banned.
program of subjects (in school) start learning		school curriculum
podkreślony start learning		highlighted (adj) Look at the highlighted phrases related to the weather.
prognoza pogody start learning		weather forecast
increase, grow, rise to increase very quickly in amount or price to fly or sail often at a great height by floating on air currents to rise quickly upward to a great height start learning		to soar \ˈsȯr\ Last week temperatures soared to 29 C.
warm period of time start learning		a warm spell Met Office ruled that it couldn't be properly called and Indian summer, which only occurs 'as a warm spell in autumn, especially in October and November'.
o make (something) easier: to help cause (something) to help (something) run more smoothly and effectively start learning		to facilitate (\fə-ˈsi-lə-ˌtāt\) People use weather-talk to facilitate social interaction.
osobisty, swoisty characteristic of only one person, group, or thing start learning		peculiar \pi-ˈkyül-yər\ The writer Sir John Mortimer saw a deeper reason for Britain's peculiar obsession with the weather.
feeling or showing doubt about doing something: not willing or eager to do something start learning		reluctant (adj) \ri-ˈlək-tənt\ Talking to our next-door neighbours over the fence, we, as a nation, are reluctant to make such uncomfortable confessions as 'I can't stand your children'.
the UK's national weather service start learning		the Met Office
It's... (quite cold) start learning		It's cool
It's... (unplesantly cold) start learning		It's chilly
It's... (very cold) start learning		It's below zero.
It's... (-10C) start learning		It's freezing
It's... (pleasant and not cold) start learning		It's mild
It's... (a pleasantly high temperature) start learning		It's warm
It's... (unpleasantly hot) start learning		It's boiling
parzyć, palić, osmolić to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture start learning		to scorch It's scorching.
It's... (a bit wet but not raining) start learning		It's humid.
mżawka start learning		drizzle
It's... (raining lightly - mżący) start learning		It's drizzling
It's... (short period of rain) wilgotny od deszczu start learning		It's damp.
There are... (raining intermittently) Przelotne deszcze start learning		There are showers.
It's... (raining a lot) start learning		It's pouring.
There's a... (a light wind) start learning		There's a breeze.
Jest wietrznie. start learning		It's windy.
It's... (pada) start learning		It's raining / wet
it isn't usually ver thick, and often occurs in the mountains or near the sea start learning		mist
it is thicker, and can be found in towns and in the country start learning		fog
it is caused by pollution and usually occurs in big cities start learning		smog
gruba warstwa start learning		thick layer
a pereiod of unusually hot weather start learning		heatwave
a long, usually hot, dry period when there is little or no rain start learning		drought
small balls of ice that fall like rain start learning		hail (n, v)
a flash of very bright light in the sky caused by electricity start learning		lightning
the loud noise that you hear during a storm start learning		thunder (n,v)
a snow storm with very strong winds start learning		blizzard
when everything becomes covered with water start learning		flood (v,n)
a violent storm with very strong winds (also cyclone, tornado) start learning		hurricane
the season when it rains a lot in southern Asia start learning		monsoon
silne wiatry start learning		strong winds In the north of England it will be very cold, with strong winds and heavy rain.
ulewne deszcze start learning		heavy rain In the north of England it will be very cold, with strong winds and heavy rain.
gęsta mgła start learning		thick fog
oblodzone drogi start learning		icy roads
bezchmurne niebo start learning		clear sky
niebo będzie jasne start learning		sky will be bright
zmienna pogoda start learning		changeable weather
słoneczne okresy start learning		sunny period
zasiedlony, osiadły (also about weather) start learning		settled It should become more settled over the weekend.
Jest trochę za gorąco start learning		It's a bit too hot We often use 'a bit' or 'rather' + adjective to express a negative idea
Jest raczej chłodno dziś. start learning		It's rather chilly today. We often use 'a bit' or 'rather' + adjective to express a negative idea
przejaśnić się start learning		to clear, clear up
dawać napiwek start learning		to tip
utknąć start learning		to get stuck
bomba start learning		bomb (nieme b)

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