Weather words and weather-related expressions in German (Deutsch) with English equivalents.
Deutsch | English |
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das Wetter | the weather |
die Wettervorhersage | the weather forecast |
Wie ist das Wetter heute? | What is the weather like today? |
Heute ist es schön | The weather is nice today |
Was für ein schöner Tag! | What a nice day! |
Die Sonne scheint | The sun is shining |
ein Hundewetter | bad weather |
der Tau | dew |
der Regen | rain |
Es regnet | It is raining |
der Nieselregen | drizzle |
Es nieselt | It is drizzling |
der Schnee | snow |
Es schneit | It is snowing |
der Hagel | hail |
Es hagelt | It is hailing |
der Schneeregen | sleet |
der Schneematsch | slush |
Es sieht nach Regen aus | It looks like rain |
der Frost | frost |
Es hat getaut | The snow has melted / has started to melt |
Es hat gefroren | It froze |
der Niederschlag | precipitation |
die Wolke | cloud |
Es ist bewölkt; Es ist bedeckt | It is cloudy |
Der Himmel hat sich zugezogen | Clouds have covered the sky The sky has become overcast |
der Nebel | fog |
Es ist neblig | it is foggy |
Es ist trüb | It is hazy |
der Wind | wind |
Der Wind weht | The wind is blowing; It is windy |
der Sturm | storm |
Es ist stürmisch | It is stormy |
das Gewitter | thunderstorm |
der Donner | thunder |
der Blitz | bolt of lightning |
Es donnert | It is thundering |
Es blitzt und donnert | There's thunder and lightning |
Ich bin in einen Sturm geraten | I got caught by a storm |
Es ist kalt | It is cold |
Es ist frisch | It is chilly or windy |
Es ist kühl | It is cool |
Es ist angenehm | it is a comfortable temperature |
Es ist warm | It is warm |
Es ist heiß | It is hot |
Deutsch | English |
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Es regnet/gießt Schusterjungs | It's raining/pouring shoemakers |
Es regnet junge Hunde | It's raining puppies |
Es regnet in Strömen | It's raining in streams |
Es regnet wie aus Kübeln | It's raining like out of buckets |
Es schüttet wie aus Eimern | It's pouring like out of buckets |
Es regnet Bindfäden | It's raining twine |
Other idioms for heavy rain in various languages
German weather words and expressions supplied by Philip Newton
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