To go skiing / snowboarding
кататься на лыжах / на сноуборде
To cut down a fresh Christmas tree
срубить свежую рождественскую елку
To read a book from cover to cover
прочитать книжку от корки до корки
To have a snowball fight
поиграть в снежки
To stay in your pyjamas all day
весь день проходить в пижаме
To go sledding
кататься на санках, салазках
To go ice-skating
кататься на коньках
To spend a snowy day watching movies
провести снежный день за просмотром фильмов
To throw a winter party
устроить зимнюю вечеринку
To write a list of New Year’s Resolutions
написать список новогодних обещаний
To catch up with old friends in a local cafe
встретиться со старыми друзьями в местном кафе
To make epic plans for the New Year’s Eve
составить грандиозные планы на канун нового года
To throw confetti
разбрасывать конфетти
To have a weekend getaway
вырваться куда-то на выходные
To sit by a fireplace
сидеть у камина
To make a handmade gift
смастерить подарок своими руками
To drive around and look at Christmas lights
кататься на машине и смотреть на рождественские огни
To play football in the snow
поиграть в футбол в снегу
To kiss someone at midnight
поцеловать кого-то в полночь
To volunteer during the holiday season
заниматься волонтерством во время праздников
To do an outdoor winter photoshoot
устроить зимнюю фотосессию на свежем воздухе
To make DIY valentines
сделать валентинки своими руками
To visit a local museum
посетить местный музей
To ride a snowmobile
покататься на снегоходе
To live in the moment
быть в моменте
To try a new soup recipe
попробовать новый рецепт супа
To take up a new hobby
заняться новым хобби
To catch snowflakes on your tongue
ловить снежинки на язык
To write a handwritten letter to a friend
написать другу письмо от руки
To go through old photos
просмотреть старые фотографии
To buy a pair of fuzzy slippers
купить пару пушистых тапок
To watch a marathon of your favourite TV show
посмотреть сразу все серии любимого сериала
To wear something that sparkles
носить что-то блестящее
To plan a spring vacation
спланировать весенний отпуск
To see a play or a musical
посмотреть пьесу или мюзикл
To go to a professional sporting event
сходить на профессиональное спортивное соревнование
To spend time with your family
провести время с семьей
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Winter vocabulary words
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a long heavy snowstorm
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having leaves that stay green through more than one growing season
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a hanging piece of ice formed from dripping water as it freezes
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frozen or partly frozen rain
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a long light sled made without runners and curved up at the front
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
Self-coup, latine, rage farming, petfluencer, nearlywed, hellscape, talmbout, cakeage. Explore the explosive variety of new terms and meanings just added to Dictionary.com.
by Nick Norlen, Senior Editor
Historically significant moments. Stunningly advanced AI. Very expensive eggs. There is a lot happening out there, seeming as if it’s everything, everywhere, all at once. The events are relentless, but so is the pace with which language adapts to the changes—with new and newly prominent ways of referring to a wild variety of very specific things.
Our lexicographers observe it all, documenting language change wherever it’s happening and defining the terms that help us to understand our times. The most recent additions to Dictionary.com come from just about everywhere, spanning the multiverse-like complexity of modern life: they are at once serious (self-coup, rage farming, trauma dumping), amusing (petfluencer), and everything in between (liminal space).
What’s in this dictionary update
As always, this update includes not only words that are new to the dictionary, but also new and revised senses of existing terms (including extremely well-known ones like sex and woke), as well as other changes, such as the spelling we use for particular headwords (notably, we now use the spelling antisemitism for the primary headword—a change whose significance we’ll explain below).
Remember, words that are new to the dictionary are not always new to the language (or even remotely recent). Furthermore, the addition of a word to the dictionary is not an endorsement, but rather a documentation of its use in the real world. Our mission is to be descriptive—we work to describe and document language as it is really used (not just how we or others may want it to be used).
Learn more about how new words get added to Dictionary.com—and how the dictionary works.
Now, here’s the breakdown for this release:
Of course, some of the terms in the list below have more than one definition. We’ll be highlighting the most prominent or notable meanings relevant to this release.
A Multiverse of Vocabulary
cakeage
noun. a fee charged by a restaurant for serving a cake brought in from outside.
📝 The word cakeage (often used in the phrase cakeage fee) is modeled on corkage, the term for the fee charged for bringing wine to a restaurant.
digital nomad
noun. a person who works remotely while traveling for leisure, especially when having no fixed, permanent address.
📝 The term is newly prominent, but the first records of it date to the late ’90s. See also: digital native.
nearlywed
noun. a person who lives with another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying.
📝 Nearlywed is modeled on newlywed, which is most often used in the plural to refer to a recently married couple.
hellscape
noun. a place or time that is hopeless, unbearable, or irredeemable.
📝 This word is not at all new (records date to the late 1890s), but use has massively increased in recent years.
antifragile
adjective. becoming more robust when exposed to stressors, uncertainty, or risk.
Example: We’ve made the structure sturdy and antifragile, so bad weather makes it stronger.
📝 This sense of the term was coined by Lebanese-born US mathematical statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2012 book Antifragile.
northpaw
noun. an athlete, usually a pitcher or boxer, who is right-handed or competes as a right-hander.
📝 Formed by analogy from southpaw, which has long been used to refer to left-handers.
liminal space
noun. a state or place characterized by being transitional or intermediate in some way.
noun. Informal. any location that is unsettling, uncanny, or dreamlike.
Example: The classroom when school is out for the summer is a liminal space.
Southern Ocean
noun. the waters surrounding Antarctica, comprising the southernmost waters of the World Ocean.
📝 This body of water was formerly (and is sometimes still) referred to as the Antarctic Ocean. The name Southern Ocean has gained in use as it has been officially recognized by cartographers, geographers, and oceanographers (who regard it as a body of water distinct from the other four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic).
Modern Problems
As new phenomena proliferate in our complex modern world, new terms emerge to capture their specificity—a process shaped and accelerated by online culture and digital discourse. This is especially the case for behaviors considered toxic or harmful; those wishing to shine a spotlight on such practices often do most effectively by giving them a specific name.
rage farming
noun. Informal. the tactic of intentionally provoking political opponents, typically by posting inflammatory content on social media, in order to elicit angry responses and thus high engagement or widespread exposure for the original poster.
📝 This term was coined in 2022 (in the form rage farmed) by investigative reporter John Scott-Railton. Read about some other terms for negative practices that play out exclusively online.
trauma dumping
noun. unsolicited, one-sided sharing of traumatic or intensely negative experiences or emotions in an inappropriate setting or with people who are unprepared for the interaction.
pinkwashing
noun. an instance or practice of acknowledging and promoting the civil liberties of the LGBTQ+ community, but superficially, as a ploy to divert attention from allegiances and activities that are in fact hostile to such liberties.
📝 Other unrelated senses of this term are used in the context of breast cancer awareness and research.
queerbaiting
noun. Slang. a marketing technique involving intentional homoeroticism or suggestions of LGBTQ+ themes intended to draw in an LGBTQ+ audience, without explicit inclusion of openly LGBTQ+ relationships, characters, or people.
cyberflashing
noun. an act or instance of sending someone unsolicited, unwanted, sexually explicit images or video using digital platforms.
Identity
WOC
abbreviation. woman of color: a woman of color; a nonwhite woman.
📝 See also: POC and BIPOC.
latine
adjective. of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent (used especially by Spanish speakers in place of the anglicized gender-neutral form Latinx, the masculine form Latino, or the feminine form Latina).
📝 The capitalized form Latine is also used. It’s important to note that preferences around these terms vary widely, and some speakers change which term they use depending on the situation. We’ll continue to capture new terms and uses as they evolve and continue to be discussed. Read about the difference between Latine and Latinx.
native language
noun. a language that a person acquires fully through extensive exposure in childhood.
Example: My native language is Polish, but I also speak English fluently.
heritage language
noun. a language used at home and spoken natively by the adults in a family, but often not fully acquired by subsequent generations whose schooling and other socialization occurs primarily in a different language, usually a dominant or official language in the surrounding society.
Example: For me, Polish is a heritage language—I understand it from hearing my parents speak, but I can’t really write in it very well.
anti-fat
adjective. opposed, hostile, or averse to fatness and fat people.
📝 This term is sometimes used interchangeably with fatphobic.
📖 Headword update: antisemitism
In our most recent dictionary update, we changed the spelling of the primary headword from anti-Semitism to antisemitism. (The entry still notes the form anti-Semitism, which remains in widespread use.)
This change does not involve a new definition. The word, as always, means “discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.”
Our decision to use the closed (no hyphen) and fully lowercase spelling antisemitism for the primary headword reflects the fact that this is now the widely preferred form. Jewish groups have long preferred the single word spelling, and many style guides, including those of major publications, have also adopted it.
The word Semitic is currently used as a linguistic term for a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages including Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician. Many of those who prefer the spelling antisemitism note that the use of the spelling with a capital S can falsely imply prejudice against all of the diverse groups of people who speak any of these languages—which is not how the word is used. Furthermore, use of the capital S spelling is interpreted by some as reinforcing an outdated pseudoscience of race that has been applied to Jewish peoples.
Notably, these factors are why some people prefer to use the more straightforward term anti-Jewish.
Sex, Gender, & Relationships
sex
📝 Our update of the entry for sex includes revisions to multiple definitions that account for the current understanding of the range of ways the word can be used. See our new Sensitive Language Note at the entry, which addresses the many facets of sexual characteristics and how varied they can be from person to person.
sexual minority
noun. a member or members of the LGBTQ+ community, used especially in the context of discrimination against or advocacy for a minoritized sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
abrosexual
adjective. noting or relating to a person whose sexual orientation is fluid or fluctuates over time.
📝 The prefix abro- comes from the Greek habrós, meaning “graceful, delicate, pretty.”
multisexual
adjective. noting or relating to a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of more than one gender, used especially as an inclusive term to describe similar, related sexual orientations such as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, etc.
mixed-gender
adjective. of or relating to two or more people of different genders.
Example: This event invites mixed-gender teams of five people to compete in an escape room.
folx
noun. people; a variant spelling of “folks” (spelled with x not only as shorthand for the /ks/ sound, but also in parallel with other gender-inclusive spellings, like Latinx).
Pop Culture & Slang
petfluencer
noun. a person who gains a large following on social media by posting entertaining images or videos of their cat, dog, or other pet.
📝 The term is also sometimes used to refer to the animal featured in such content. Our lexicographers expect the ending -fluencer (from influencer) to be used in more compound terms (another example is grandfluencer).
fan service
noun. material added to a work of fiction for the perceived or actual purpose of appealing to the audience, used especially of material that is risqué or sexual in nature.
Example: The scene where the fan favorite and the new character meet is pure fan service.
climate fiction (cli-fi)
noun. a genre of fiction, encompassing both speculative and realist works, in which climate change and other environmental concerns are major themes. Also called cli-fi.
ECS Pride Tifo at Sounders vs. NYCFC (2016) by SounderBruce. Licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
tifo
noun. Chiefly Soccer. a coordinated display, including large banners, flags, and sometimes signs or cards, executed cooperatively or performed in unison by the most fervent supporters and ultra fans in the stadium.
📝 The term comes from Italian, in which it literally means “typhus (fever)”—leading to the figurative sense of “fevered, impassioned support.”
talmbout
verb. a phonetic spelling representing an African American Vernacular English pronunciation of talking about, used especially online.
Example: There’s a bear outside? What’re you talmbout?
📝 Standard, conventional spellings often do not reflect real-life pronunciations. We may write want to and going to, but we often say wanna and gonna. There is a long tradition of spelling words this way outside of formal contexts like papers for English class. This tradition particularly applies to dialectical pronunciations. In recent years, as more and more communication happens online, especially over social media, these colloquial, dialectical spellings have become increasingly visible. As a dictionary, we believe it’s important for us to capture these because they reflect how people communicate. As we spend more of our time communicating digitally, it’s a good reminder that we all have different degrees of register and formality in both our speech and our writing.
The spelling talmbout is actually quite recent—the first written records of its use come from after 2014. It is just one example among many of representation—and appropriation—of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in pop culture and youth culture.
deadass
adverb. Slang. genuinely, sincerely, or truly; in fact.
Example: I’m deadass about to quote that speech to you.
📝 Deadass is surprisingly flexible. As an adverb, it can also mean “very” or “extremely.” It’s also used as an adjective meaning “serious” or “sincere” and as an interjection to request confirmation of truth or to express surprise, similar to saying “Seriously?” Deadass has recently gained prominence as a slang term, but it is not new. It dates back to at least the 1960s in its original meaning of “wholly or completely.” It is yet another example of a slang term popularized by Black Americans that has since spread to—and been appropriated by—the broader culture, particularly young people.
bedwetting
noun. Informal: Often Disparaging. exhibition of emotional overreaction, as anxiety or alarm, to events, especially major decisions or outcomes.
Example: No doubt the executive order will be received by environmentalists with the usual bedwetting.
📝 This crude term is also sometimes used as an adjective.
grundle
noun. Slang: Vulgar. the region between the anus and the genitalia; perineum.
📝 Alas, our noble lexicographers follow the language wherever it takes them.
Politics & Current Events
self-coup
noun. a coup d’état performed by the current, legitimate government or a duly elected head of state to retain or extend control over government, through an additional term, an extension of term, an expansion of executive power, the dismantling of other government branches, or the declaration that an election won by an opponent is illegitimate.
📝 Self-coup entered English as a translation of the Spanish autogolpe, which we’ve also added to the dictionary due to occasional usage in English.
woke
adjective. Disparaging. of or relating to a liberal progressive orthodoxy, especially promoting inclusive policies or ideologies that welcome or embrace ethnic, racial, or sexual minorities.
📝 The addition of this disparaging sense of the term reflects a significant increase in its use in recent years, one that in many contexts has overtaken the positive sense.
cakeism
noun. the false belief that one can enjoy the benefits of two choices that are in fact mutually exclusive, or have it both ways.
📝 The first records of the term come from 2016. Derived from the expression “to have one’s cake and eat it, too,” the term is especially associated with Brexit and Boris Johnson.
ecofascism
noun. a right-wing ideology that blames environmental harm mainly on poorer nations and on marginalized groups, such as immigrants and people of color in richer nations, and that consequently advocates remedial measures that unfairly target or even attack people who are already oppressed.
burn pit
noun. US Military. an often expansive area, at or adjacent to a base of operations, used for the uncontrolled, open-air burning of military waste, including plastics, chemicals, rubber, paint, fuels, munitions, human and medical waste, metals, and electronics: generative of toxic smoke and fumes that have been associated with a number of short- and long-term ailments suffered by exposed military personnel and civilians.
forever chemicals
plural noun. long-lasting chemicals, including PFAS and hydrofluorocarbons, used in the manufacture of common household items such as refrigerators, nonstick cookware, and flame-resistant furniture, that remain in the environment because they break down very slowly, and subsequently accumulate within animals and people. See also biological accumulation.
📝 The term PFAS is also a new addition to the dictionary.
microtransaction
noun. a relatively inexpensive payment for part of a product or for an upgraded service or experience: often at the core of an alternative sales and revenue model for businesses to maximize profit with a very large volume of piecemeal or à la carte sales, rather than a single lump sum transaction for each full product sold.
Example: Developers call this genre of game free-to-play, but the fact is you’ll never succeed without shelling out microtransactions at every level for the gear your character will need.
family office
noun. a financial advisory firm for extremely wealthy private individuals that is designed to offer comprehensive management of all assets, especially one that serves a single family.
Health
988
(in the United States) the telephone number for a mental health crisis hotline staffed by licensed counselors and other staff trained in suicide prevention.
📝 The 988 hotline was launched in 2022. The 911 system dates back to 1968.
subvariant
noun. Microbiology, Pathology. a genetically distinct form of a virus, bacteria, or other microorganism, which arises when a variant of the original strain mutates.
superdodger
noun. Pathology. anyone who, for unverified reasons, remains uninfected or asymptomatic even after repeated exposure to a contagious virus.
naloxone
noun. Pharmacology. an opioid antagonist, C19H21NO4, used to reverse the acute respiratory depression that occurs with opioid overdose.
📝 This dictionary update also includes the addition of the headword Narcan, a specific brand name of naloxone.
microdosing
noun. the practice of taking or administering very small amounts of a psychoactive drug, such as cannabis, LSD, or psilocybin, to improve mood or enhance cognitive functioning, without hallucinogenic or other disorienting effects.
📝 The base word microdose can be used as both a noun and a verb.
Gaming
This update includes several new entries and definitions pertaining to gaming and game development, including:
- build
- spec
- tank
- healer
- DPS
- buff
- debuff
- asset
- render
- geometry
Bread
There are, blessedly, almost countless different variations and preparations of bread. As more and more of these varieties become familiar outside of the cultures in which they originated, their names become part of the English lexicon.
Baked into this dictionary update are many new and revised entries involving breads from culinary cultures around the world, including:
- bhakri
- bhatura
- chapati
- dosa
- frybread
- injera
- papadum
- paratha
- puri
- roti
- uttapam
frost
(noun, verb)
/frɔst, frɑst/
LISTEN
Frost is a degree or state of coldness that is enough to cause the freezing of water, and also a layer of tiny ice crystals that forms at night upon the ground and that covers things. Figuratively, coldness in temper or manners is also frost and, informally, something that’s not well or enthusiastically received is also a frost, although this sense is dated. As a verb, to frost means ‘to cover with frost’ or, if we are talking about plants, ‘to injure or kill by frost.’ Informally, in US English, it means ‘to make very angry.’
Example sentences
- The forecast is for frost overnight.
- There was a frost when I got up this morning; the ground was completely white.
- The frost between the two enemies was very obvious.
- That author’s last book was a frost.
- The windows are often frosted in the winter.
- Freezing temperatures have frosted those plants.
- Sally was frosted by the boss’s critical comments.
In pop culture
You can listen to the classical cold weather song “Frosty the Snowman,” and read the lyrics, here:
Did you know?
To frost can also mean to decorate a cake with frosting, a sweet coating made from sugar. It is most commonly used this way in the US. In the UK, people are much more likely to use the verb to ice with this meaning and to call the coating icing. In the UK, fruit cakes covered in marzipan (a sweet almond paste) and icing (or: frosting) are a traditional part of the food eaten at Christmas. This video shows you how to ice (or: frost) a Christmas cake:
Other forms
frosty (adjective), frostiness (noun)
Origin
Frost dates back to before the year 900. The Old and Middle English noun, which meant ‘frost, act of freezing, frozen precipitation or extreme cold,’ has been found as both frost and forst. Both forms of the word were common until the late 15th century, when frost became the accepted form of the word. It’s possible that this is due to it being more similar to related words in other Germanic languages. Frost can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic noun frustaz (meaning ‘frost’), and the Proto-Indo-European root preus-, which meant ‘to freeze’ as well as ‘to burn.’ It is related to the Old Saxon, Old Frisian and Old High German frost, and the Middle Dutch and Dutch vorst (meaning ‘frost’), as well as the Sanskrit prusva and the Latin pruina (hoarfrost), the Welsh rhew (frost), the Sanskrit prustah (burnt), the Albanian prus (burning coals) and the Latin pruna (a live coal), and of course the English verb freeze. The verb comes from the noun and, meaning ‘to cover with frost,’ dates back to the early 17th century. The sense ‘to freeze’ is from the early 19th century. The sense ‘to frost a pastry or cake with icing’ dates back to the early 17th century, a figurative play on the fact that icing looks like frost. Frosting has been used as a noun since the mid-18th century, and comes from the verb.
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December 24, 2020
Своим приходом зима обычно вносит кардинальные изменения в нашу жизнь, она влияет на нас больше, чем любое другое время года. Соответственно, изменяются и наши разговоры. В обсуждениях обязательно присутствуют тема зимней одежды, жалобы на погоду, обсуждение зимних проблем и зимних занятий. Зима дает нам множество поводов поговорить, и, чтобы вы могли свободно общаться на зимние темы на английском языке, мы приготовили для вас полезную лексику по теме Winter. Запоминайте и используйте!
Winter Weather
a blusterous windy night – штормовая ветреная ночь
annual snowfall – годовая сумма выпавшего снега
snow shower – ливневый снег
below zero – ниже нуля
biting [‘baɪtɪŋ] – резкий, пронзительный ветер
bitter cold – резкий, суровый холод
black ice [‘blækˌaɪs] – тонкий слой льда, наледь, гололедица, гололёд
bleak [bliːk] – открытый, не защищённый от ветра, холодный, промозглый
blizzard [‘blɪzəd] – снежная буря, буран, пурга
blustery [‘blʌst(ə)rɪ], blusterous [‘blʌst(ə)rəs] – буйный, бурный
brisk [brɪsk] – свежий (о ветре)
chill [ʧɪl] – охлаждать, замораживать, охлаждаться, замерзать; простуда, озноб, прохлада, холод
chilly [‘ʧɪlɪ] – холодный, прохладный, зябкий
cold – холод, холодная погода
cold snap [‘kəuld’snæp] – внезапное, кратковременное похолодание
drafty [‘drɑːftɪ] – расположенный на сквозняке
flurry [‘flʌrɪ] – шквал, сильный порыв ветра
freezing [‘friːzɪŋ] – замораживающий, охлаждающий
freezing rain – холодный дождь, в результате которого происходит образование наледи
frigid [‘frɪʤɪd] – очень холодный
frosty [‘frɔstɪ] – морозный
frozen [‘frəuz(ə)n] – замороженный, замёрзший, обмороженный
frozen condition of ground/ earth – морозность
frozen hard/ solid – насквозь промёрзший
gale [geɪl] – шторм, буря, ветер
gale warning – штормовое предупреждение
glacial [‘gleɪsɪəl] – ледниковый, ледникового происхождения
glacier [‘glæsɪə] – глетчер, ледник
gust [gʌst] – порыв ветра
hail [heɪl] – град
hailstone [‘heɪlstəun] – градина
hailstones fall – идёт град
harsh [hɑːʃ] – жёсткий, суровый (о погоде)
heavy snowfall – обильный снегопад, количество выпавшего снега
ice [aɪs] – лёд; замораживать, покрывать льдом
ice cap – снежный покров
ice crust – ледяная корка
ice over – превращаться в лёд, покрываться льдом, замерзать, леденеть
melt [melt] (melt away) – таять
nippy [‘nɪpɪ] – морозный, резкий (о ветре)
nippy weather – холодная погода
northeaster [ˌnɔːθ’iːstə] – ветер с северо-востока
overcast [‘əuvəkɑːst] – затянутый облаками, мрачный, хмурый
polar [‘pəulə] – полярный, полюсный
raw [rɔː] – слякотный, промозглый (о погоде)
sleet [sliːt] – дождь со снегом, мокрый снег, ледяной дождь, крупа, гололёд
slippery [‘slɪp(ə)rɪ] – скользкий
slush [slʌʃ] – грязь, слякоть, жижа, снеговая каша; брызгать, окатывать (водой, грязью)
snowfall [‘snəufɔːl] – снегопад
snowstorm [‘snəustɔːm] – буран, вьюга, метель
snowy [‘snəuɪ] – снежный, со снегом (о погоде), заснеженный, покрытый снегом
snowy days – снежные дни
snowy weather – снежная погода
storm [stɔːm] – буря, гроза, ураган
thaw [θɔː] – оттепель, таяние
whiteout [‘(h)waɪtaut] – пурга, буран, снежная буря
wind [wɪnd] – ветер
windy [‘wɪndɪ] – ветреный, незащищённый от ветра, страдающий от ветра
windswept [‘wɪn(d)swept] – незащищённый от ветра, открытый ветрам, развевающийся от ветра
wintertime [‘wɪntətaɪm] – зима, зимний сезон
wintry [‘wɪntrɪ] – зимний, холодный
zero degrees – нулевая температура
Winter Activities
ice fishing – зимняя рыбалка
to cocoon [kə’kuːn] – закутывать, укрывать
to heat [hiːt] – обогревать
to hibernate [‘haɪbəneɪt] – находиться в зимней спячке (о животных), зимовать проводить зиму в более тёплых местах, районах (о людях)
to make a snowman – лепить снеговика
to play snowballs – играть в снежки
to skate [skeɪt] – кататься на коньках
to ski [skiː] – кататься на лыжах
to sled – кататься на санках, салазках
to toboggan [tə’bɔg(ə)n] – кататься на санях, скатываться с горы на санях
Winter Things
blanket [‘blæŋkɪt] – шерстяное одеяло
duvet [‘djuːveɪ] – пуховое одеяло
evergreen [‘evəgriːn] – вечнозелёное растение
fireplace [‘faɪəpleɪs] – камин, очаг
furnace [‘fɜːnɪs] – очаг, печь
heater [‘hiːtə] – печь, обогреватель, нагревательный прибор
hot chocolate – горячий шоколад
icicle [‘aɪsɪkl] – сосулька
insulation [ˌɪnsjə’leɪʃ(ə)n] – утеплитель
log [lɔg] – бревно, полено для камина
pinecone [‘paɪnkəun] – сосновая шишка
quilt [kwɪlt] – лоскутное одеяло
radiator [‘reɪdɪeɪtə] – радиатор, батарея
ice rink [‘aɪsˌrɪŋk] – каток
reindeer [‘reɪndɪə] – северный олень
skating rink [‘skeɪtɪŋˌrɪŋk] – каток
sled [sled] – салазки, санки, сани
snowball [‘snəubɔːl] – снежок, снежный ком
snowboard [‘snəubɔːd] – сноуборд, доска для катания по снежным склонам
snowflake [‘snəufleɪk] – снежинка
snowman [‘snəumæn] – снеговик, снежная баба
snowplow [‘snəuplau] – снегоочиститель
stove [stəuv] – печь, печка
thermometer [θə’mɔmɪtə] – градусник, термометр
sledge [sleʤ] – салазки, санки
wood stove – дровяная печь
Winter Problems
attack of (the) flu – приступ гриппа
cold – простуда, насморк
cold-blooded [ˌkəuld’blʌdɪd] – зябкий, человек, который постоянно мерзнет
flu [fluː] – грипп
frostbite [‘frɔstbaɪt] – обмороженный участок тела
outbreak of (the) flu – вспышка гриппа
snowbound [‘snəubaund] – заснеженный, занесённый снегом, застрявший в снегу, попавший в снежный занос
to catch/ take (a) cold – простудиться
to catch a chill – простудиться
to come down with (the) flu – заболевать гриппом, свалиться с гриппом
to cough [kɔf] – кашель, кашлять
to cough one’s head off – сильно кашлять
to frostbite – обморозить, отморозить
to shiver [‘ʃɪvə] – трепетать, дрожать, трястись (от холода)
to sneeze [sniːz] – чихать
to sniffle [snɪfl] – сопеть, хлюпать носом, говорить в нос
Winter Clothes
backpack [‘bækpæk] – рюкзак
beret [‘bereɪ] – берет
boots – ботинки, сапоги
cap [‘kæp] – кепка, фуражка
comforter [‘kʌmfətə] – длинный вязаный шарф, тёплое кашне
crewneck sweater [‘swetə] – свитер с вырезом-лодочкой, с круглым вырезом
down vest [vest] – жилет, телогрейка (без рукавов)
earmuffs [‘ɪəmʌfs] – наушники для защиты от холода или шума, головной убор в виде обруча, ленты
flannel shirt [‘flæn(ə)l] – фланелевая рубашка
gloves – перчатки
hat [hæt] – шляпа, шляпка, шапка
hiking boots [‘haɪkɪŋ] – ботинки, сапоги для ходьбы
hoodie/ hoody [‘hudɪ] – толстовка с капюшоном, балахон с капюшоном
ice skates – коньки
jacket [‘ʤækɪt] – куртка
jeans [ʤiːnz] – джинсы
longjohns [‘lɔŋhɔːn] – тёплое бельё
mittens [‘mɪt(ə)nz] – рукавицы, варежки
muffler [‘mʌflə] – толстый, тёплый шарф, тёплое кашне
overcoat [‘əuvəkəut] – пальто
overshoes [‘əuvəʃuː] – галоши
parka [‘pɑːkə] – парка (длинная куртка с капюшоном)
pullover [‘puləuvə] – пуловер, свитер
rain boots – непромокаемые сапоги
scarf [skɑːf] – шарф
ski cap – лыжная шапочка
tights [taɪts] – колготки
turtleneck [‘tɜːtlnek] – высокий, плотно облегающий шею воротник, свитер с воротником
turtleneck sweater – водолазка, свитер с высоким воротом, свитер с воротником «хомут»
V-neck sweater – свитер с вырезом в форме буквы V
coat [kəut] – пиджак, куртка, пальто
windbreaker [‘wɪn(d)breɪkə] – ветровка, ветронепроницаемая куртка
wool [wul] – шерсть
woolen [‘wulən] – шерстяной
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