sleet

UK
/sliːt/
US
/sliːt/

Übersetzungen

sleetsubstantiv
дождь со снегом
The roads were slippery due to the sleet.
Дороги были скользкими из-за дождя со снегом.
Synonyme
ice pellets
freezing rain
wintry mix
sleetverb
sleeted
Präteritum
sleeted
Partizip Perfekt
sleeting
Gerundium
UK
/sliːt/
US
/sliːt/
идти (о дожде со снегом)
It started to sleet heavily in the afternoon.
Днем начался сильный дождь со снегом.
Synonyme
rain and snow
mix rain and snow
fall as sleet
sleet down
sleetadjektiv
sleeter
Komp.
sleetest
Super.
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "sleet showers")

Definitionen

sleetsubstantiv
A form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow.
The forecast predicts sleet for the afternoon, so driving conditions might be hazardous.
A mixture of rain and snow, especially as experienced in British English usage.
We trudged through the cold sleet on our way to the station.
sleetverb
To precipitate in the form of sleet, which is a mixture of rain and snow.
It started to sleet heavily as we drove through the mountains.
sleetadjektiv
Relating to, characterized by, or consisting of sleet.
Drivers were warned of sleet conditions along the motorway.