sleet
Sleet is a type of weather where rain and snow fall at the same time, or where raindrops freeze into small ice pellets before hitting the ground. It usually happens in winter and creates cold, wet, and slippery conditions.
Exemples
3 sur 5The rain turned into sleet as the temperature dropped in the evening.
The liquid rain changed into frozen ice pellets as it got colder at night.
The national weather service has issued a warning for heavy sleet and freezing rain.
The official weather office warned people about a lot of frozen rain falling.
I'm staying inside today because this sleet is really hitting my face.
I will not go out because the cold ice pellets are painful in the wind.
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Sleet starts with 'S' and 'L', just like 'Slippery' and 'Liquid.' It is the slippery, liquid-like version of snow.
Quiz rapide
The weather forecast says the rain will turn into _____ tonight, so be careful on the roads.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : sleet
Exemples
The rain turned into sleet as the temperature dropped in the evening.
everydayThe liquid rain changed into frozen ice pellets as it got colder at night.
The national weather service has issued a warning for heavy sleet and freezing rain.
formalThe official weather office warned people about a lot of frozen rain falling.
I'm staying inside today because this sleet is really hitting my face.
informalI will not go out because the cold ice pellets are painful in the wind.
Sleet formation requires a specific temperature profile where a warm layer of air sits above a freezing layer.
academicSleet happens when there is warm air high up and cold air near the ground.
Our commute was delayed this morning due to the icy sleet on the highway.
businessWe were late to the office because the frozen rain made the roads dangerous.
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
frozen in sleet
covered in a layer of icy rain
sleet storm
a storm characterized by frozen pellets
pellets of sleet
the individual small balls of ice that fall
Souvent confondu avec
Hail falls during thunderstorms (even in summer) and is much harder; sleet only falls in cold winter weather.
Sleet is the ice falling from the sky; slush is the messy, melting snow and ice on the ground.
Notes d'usage
Sleet is used as both a noun (the ice itself) and a verb (to describe the action of it falling). It is almost always used in the context of unpleasant winter weather.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often call any ice falling from the sky 'snow.' Remember that sleet is wetter and looks like small clear beads, not white flakes.
Astuce mémo
Sleet starts with 'S' and 'L', just like 'Slippery' and 'Liquid.' It is the slippery, liquid-like version of snow.
Origine du mot
Derived from Middle English 'sleet,' which is related to Middle Low German 'sloten' meaning hail.
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
In many English-speaking countries, sleet is viewed as the 'worst' winter weather because it is not as beautiful as snow and makes driving extremely hazardous.
Quiz rapide
The weather forecast says the rain will turn into _____ tonight, so be careful on the roads.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : sleet
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