weather

S1 W1

BrE /ˈweðə/ AmE /ˈwɛðər/

noun en → es

1 CLIMATE [uncountable] A1

the temperature, rain, snow, wind, etc. in a place at a particular time

el clima, el tiempo

  • what's the weather like?
  • the weather forecast

Collocations good/bad weather · weather conditions

  • The weather was very bad yesterday.

    El clima fue muy malo ayer.

  • What's the weather like today?

    ¿Cómo está el tiempo hoy?

2 AFFECT [transitive] B1

to influence or change something in a negative way

afectar, influir negativamente en

  • the weather affected the game
  • The bad weather affected our plans.

    El mal clima afectó nuestros planes.

3 CHANGE [intransitive] B1

to change or be changed by something

cambiar, verse cambiado por algo

  • the weather changes
  • The weather can change very quickly.

    El clima puede cambiar muy rápidamente.

4 RESIST [intransitive] B2

to be able to continue despite difficult conditions or problems

resistir, soportar

  • the team weathered the storm
  • The company managed to weather the economic downturn.

    La empresa logró resistir la recesión económica.

Idioms

weather a storm B2

resistir una tormenta (figurado)

  • The country is weathering the economic storm.

    El país está resistiendo la tormenta económica.

weather the storm B2

sobrevivir a una crisis (figurado)

  • We need to weather this financial storm.

    Necesitamos sobrevivir a esta tormenta financiera.

weather the elements C1

soportar las condiciones climáticas adversas

  • The hikers had to weather the elements for several days.

    Los excursionistas tuvieron que soportar las condiciones climáticas adversas durante varios días.