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sleet

/sliːt/

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noun

/sliːt/B1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее форму осадков, состоящую из частично растаявшего снега или смеси дождя со снегом.

A noun referring to a form of precipitation consisting of partially melted snow or a mixture of rain and snow.

uncountable

  1. Mixed precipitationA2formal

    A type of precipitation consisting of partially melted snow or a mixture of rain and snow.

    ruСмешанные осадки

    • The weather forecast warned of sleet and icy roads.
    • Sleet fell steadily throughout the morning, covering the ground in a slushy layer.
    • Drivers were advised to be cautious due to the sleet making the streets slippery.
Forms
  • sleets plural form
  • sleets' possessive plural form
  • sleet's possessive singular form

verb

/sliːt/B1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания метеорологического явления, когда дождь и снег падают вместе, или когда падает частично замерзший дождь.

A verb used to describe the meteorological phenomenon where rain and snow fall together, or where partially frozen rain falls.

  1. Precipitate as sleetB1formal

    To fall as a mixture of rain and snow, or to produce such precipitation.

    ruИдти с дождём и снегом

    • It began to sleet heavily during the afternoon commute.
    • The weather forecast said it would sleet overnight.
    • When it sleets, the roads become very slippery.
Forms
  • sleeted past participle
  • sleeted past simple
  • sleeting present participle
  • sleets third person singular