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sleet

/sliːt/

sleetnoun

Translations

дождь со снегом

The roads were slippery due to the sleet.

Дороги были скользкими из-за дождя со снегом.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

ice pellets

freezing rain

wintry mix

sleetverb

sleeted

Past Simple

sleeted

Past Participle

sleeting

Gerund

/sliːt/

Translations

идти (о дожде со снегом)

It started to sleet heavily in the afternoon.

Днем начался сильный дождь со снегом.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

rain and snow

mix rain and snow

fall as sleet

sleet down

hail

sleetadjective

sleeter

Comp.

sleetest

Super.

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "sleet showers")

Definitions

Relating to, characterized by, or consisting of sleet.

Drivers were warned of sleet conditions along the motorway.

Synonyms