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gales

/ɡeɪlz/

Meanings
noun

Fuertes vientos, vendavales

A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

Examples :

"The coastal town prepared for potential flooding as gales swept in from the sea, bending trees and whipping up whitecaps. "
La ciudad costera se preparó para posibles inundaciones cuando los fuertes vientos azotaron desde el mar, doblando los árboles y levantando crestas blancas.
weather nature environment nautical

Related Words

Illustration interesting

interesting verb

/ˈɪnt(ə)ɹɛstɪŋ/ /ˈɪnt(ʃ)ɹɛstɪŋ/

Interesar, cautivar

"The new museum exhibit really interested me in ancient Egyptian history. "

La nueva exhibición del museo realmente me interesó en la historia del antiguo Egipto.

Illustration flooding

flooding verb

/ˈflʌdɪŋ/

Inundar, anegar

"After the heavy rain, the river was flooding the nearby town. "

Después de la fuerte lluvia, el río estaba inundando la ciudad cercana.

Illustration prepared

prepared verb

/pɹɪˈpɛəd/ /pɹɪˈpɛɹd/

Preparar, alistar

"We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."

Preparamos la nave espacial para el despegue.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration whitecaps

whitecaps noun

/ˈwaɪtkæps/

Gaviotas de cabeza blanca

"A birdwatcher identified several whitecaps near the lake, noting their distinctive white patches on their heads. "

Un observador de aves identificó varias gaviotas de cabeza blanca cerca del lago, notando sus distintivas manchas blancas en la cabeza.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration thankfully

thankfully adverb

/ˈθæŋkfəli/ /θæŋkˈfʊli/

Agradecidamente, gracias a Dios

"The rain stopped, and thankfully, we were able to have our picnic in the park. "

La lluvia paró y, gracias a Dios, pudimos hacer nuestro picnic en el parque.

Illustration whipping

whipping verb

/ˈwɪpɪŋ/

Azotar, flagelar

"The rider whipped the horse."

El jinete azotó al caballo.

Illustration childhood

childhood noun

/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

Infancia

"Her childhood memories of playing hide-and-seek with her siblings were happy and vivid. "

Sus recuerdos de la infancia jugando al escondite con sus hermanos eran felices y vívidos.

Illustration predicted

predicted verb

/pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/

Predecir, pronosticar

"The weather forecast predicted rain for tomorrow, so I will bring an umbrella. "

El pronóstico del tiempo predijo lluvia para mañana, así que traeré un paraguas.

Illustration potential

potential noun

/pəˈtɛnʃəl/ /po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl/

Potencial, capacidad

"Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician."

Incluso desde joven, estaba claro que tenía el potencial para convertirse en una gran músico.

Illustration experienced

experienced verb

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪənst/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ənst/

Experimentar, sentir

"I experienced a lot of new things during my summer vacation. "

Experimenté muchas cosas nuevas durante mis vacaciones de verano.