AVALANCHE +
VERB
happen,
strike sth
The
avalanche struck the ski resort in the late afternoon.
| engulf
sb/sth | kill sb
They were
killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.
DROUGHT - SECA
ADJ.
severe,
terrible, worst
It has been
the worst drought in the country's history.
| long,
prolonged | summer
VERB +
DROUGHT
have
England has
had several summer droughts in recent years.
| cause |
break
A week of
good rains has broken the drought.
DROUGHT +
VERB
affect sth
Large areas
of Africa are affected by severe drought.
EARTHQUAKE - TERREMOTO
EARTHQUAKE
+ VERB
happen, hit
sth, occur, strike (sth)
The earthquake
hit the city at two in the morning.
| shake sth
The
earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district.
| destroy
sth, devastate sth, kill sb, leave sb homeless | measure sth
an
earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale
BLIZZARD - NEVASCA
ADJ.
fierce, howling
VERB +
BLIZZARD blow After a short while it began to blow a blizzard.
BLIZZARD +
VERB hit (sth), strike (sth) The blizzard struck while we were still on the
mountain. | blow, rage
BLIZZARD +
NOUN conditions
PREP.
in/into ~ We got stuck in a howling blizzard. | through ~ He fought his way
through the blizzard.
FLOOD - ENCHENTE
ADJ.
devastating,
great, heavy, severe | summer, winter
VERB +
FLOOD
cause
Heavy
rainfall in the mountains caused the floods.
FLOOD +
VERB
hit sth,
strike sth
This summer
the region was struck by devastating floods.
| inundate
sth
The
meadowland was inundated by heavy floods.
| cause sth
The flood
caused widespread destruction.
| subside
The floods
are slowly subsiding.
FLOOD +
NOUN
water/waters
| alert, damage, victim | control, defence, prevention, protection, relief
PHRASES
be in
(full) flood
The river
was in full flood (= had flooded its banks).
LIGHTNING - RELÂMPAGO
ADJ.
bright,
good, strong | low, poor, soft, subdued, subtle | adequate | artificial, natural
| electric, fluorescent, gas, neon, strip | street | stage | domestic |
emergency
The
generator supplies emergency lighting.
|
background | concealed | security
QUANT.
level
VERB +
LIGHTING
have
The kitchen
hasn't really got adequate lighting.
| fit,
instal, put in
LIGHTING +
NOUN
level |
arrangement, scheme, system
a typical
lighting scheme for a house
| effects |
engineer
STORM - TEMPESTADE
ADJ.
bad, big,
devastating, disastrous, ferocious, fierce, great, heavy, raging, severe,
terrible, tremendous, violent | approaching, gathering, impending
the dark
clouds of an approaching storm
| freak |
autumn, summer, winter | tropical | monsoon | dust, electric/electrical,
lightning, magnetic, rain, sand, snow, thunder thunderstorm)
(also
VERB +
STORM
be in for
I think
we're in for a storm (= going to have one).
STORM +
VERB
hit sth,
strike sth
It was the
worst storm to hit London this century.
| rage
The storm
raged all night.
| be
brewing, be coming
A storm had
been brewing all day.
| blow up,
break, burst
The storm
broke while we were on the mountain.
| abate,
blow itself out, blow over, pass, subside
The storm
blew over after a couple of hours.
| batter
sth, buffet sth, lash sth, ravage sth, sweep sth
a boat
battered by the storm Winter storms swept the coasts.
| last
The storm
lasted for three days.
FOG - NÉVOA
ADJ.
dense,
heavy, thick | freezing | patchy
Drizzle and
patchy fog are forecast.
| swirling
QUANT.
bank,
blanket, patch
The town
was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
VERB + FOG
be shrouded
in
FOG + VERB
cover sth,
lie, shroud sth
A freezing
fog lay over the valley.
| close in,
come down, descend, roll in
A dense fog
came down in the afternoon. A heavy fog rolled in from the sea.
| clear,
disperse, lift
The fog had
lifted by late morning.
| drift,
swirl
fog drifting
over the water
| obscure
sth
A bank of
fog obscured the farmhouse.
FOG + NOUN
patches
PREP.
in/into
(a/the) ~
We got lost
in the fog.
| through
(a/the) ~
We drove
slowly through the fog.
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