The Weather and the Wind Translated. English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.

The Weather and the Wind Translated

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	English	Dutch	French	German	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Spanish
1	weather	weer	temps	Wetter					1
2	-								2
3	forecast	voorspelling	météo	Vorhersage				meteo	3
4	-								4
5	bad weather	slecht weer	mauvais temps	Schlechtwetter					5
6	bright interval	helder interval	eclaircie						6
7	clear spell	duidelijke werktijd	eclaircie						7
8	cloudy	bewolkt	nuageux	wolkig					8
9	drizzle	motregen	bruine						9
10	electrical storm	elektro onweer	orage avec des éclaires	Gewitter					10
11	fair weather	eerlijk weer	beau temps						11
12	fog	mist	brouillard	Nebel					12
13	foul weather	vuil weer	gros temps						13
14	frost	vorst	gel, gelee	Frost					14
15	good weather	goed weer	beau temps	Gutes Wetter					15
16	hail	hagel	grêle						16
17	haze	nevel	brume						17
18	heavy rain	zware regen	abondant						18
19	heavy shower	zware douche	grain	\|Heftiger Schauer					19
20	humid	vochtig	lourd						20
21	hoar frost	hoar vorst	givre						21
22	ice	ijs	glace	Eis					22
23	lightning	bliksem	éclair	Blitz					23
24	magnetic storm	magnetisch onweer	orage magnétique						24
25	mist	mist	brume légère						25
26	poor weather	slecht weer	mauvais temps						26
27	precipitation	precipitatie	précipitation	Niederschlag					27
28	rain	regen	pluie	Regen					28
29	rainbow	regenboog	arc en ciel	Regenbogen					29
30	heavy shower	zware douche	grain						30
31	shower	douche	averse	Schauer					31
32	sleet	ijzel	neige et pluie						32
33	snow	sneeuw	neige	Schnee					33
34	solar storm	zonne onweer	tempête solaire						34
35	squall	squall	grain						35
36	storm	onweer	tempête	Sturm					36
37	storm warning	onweers waarschuwing	avis de tempête	Sturmwarnung					37
38	sun	zon	soleil	Sonne					38
39	sunny interval	zonnig interval	spell éclaircie						39
40	temperature	temperatuur	température	Temperatur					40
41	thunder	donder	tonnerre	Donner					41
42	thunderstorm	onweersbui	orage						42
43	thundery	dreigend	orageux						43
44	typhoon	typhoon	typhon						44
45	-	-	-						45
46	anticyclone	anticycloon	anticyclone						46
47	becoming	het worden							47
48	cold front	koudefront	front froid	Kaltfront					48
49	depression	depressie	devenant		conche				49
50	cyclone	cycloon	cyclone						50
51	falling	het vallen	descendant	fallend					51
52	filling	het vullen	se comblant						52
53	front	voorzijde	front	Front					53
54	high pressure	hoge druk	haute pression	Hoher Druck					54
55	improve	verbeter	améliorer						55
56	increasing	het stijgen	augmentant	zunehmend					56
57	intermittent	intermitterend	intermittent						57
58	isobar	isobaar	isobare						58
59	local	lokaal	locale	lokal					59
60	low pressure	lage druk	basse pression	Geringer Druck					60
61	lull	pauze	accalmie						61
62	moderate	matig me	modéré						62
63	moderating	het matigen zich	se modérant						63
64	occasional	occasioneel	épars						64
65	occluded	afgesloten	couvert						65
66	occluded front	afgesloten voorzijde	front occlus						66
67	outlook	vooruitzichten	tendance ultérieure	Ausblick					67
68	scattered	verspreid	épars						68
69	shallow low	ondiepe laag	marais barométrique						69
70	trough	trog	creux						70
71	warm front	warme voorzijde	front chaud	Warmfront					71
72	widespread	wijdverspreid	étendu						72
73	-	-							73
74	cloud formations	wolken vormingen							74
75	-	-							75
76	cloud	wolk	nuage	Wolke					76
77	cirrus	cirrus	cirrus	cirrus					77
78	cumulus	cumulus	cumulus	cumulus					78
79	nimbus	nimbus	nimbus	nimbus					79
80	stratus	stratus	stratus	stratus					80
81	-	-							81
82	sea state	de overzeese ruwe	état de la mer						82
83	-								83
84	smooth	staat	belle						84
85	choppy	vlot	noutonneux						85
86	moderate	veranderlijk	agitée						86
87	rough	gematigd	agité		sommovimento				87
88	spray	nevel	embruns						88
89	swell	zwelt	houle						89
90	white horse	wit paard	mouton						90
91	-	-	-						91
92	wind	wind	vent					viento	92
93	-	-	-						93
94	backing wind	de steunende wind	vent contraire						94
95	becoming	het worden	s'orientant						95
96	gust	windvlaag	rafale						96
97	land breeze	landwind	brise de terre						97
98	offshore wind	zeewind	vent de terre						98
99	onshore wind	kustwind	vent du large						99
100	sou'wester	sou'wester	suroît						100
101	variable	variabele	variable						101
102	veering	die	tournant						102
103	-								103
104	beaufort wind scale	beaufort windt schaal	echelle de beaufort	Beaufortskala					104
105	gale warning	gagelwaarschuwing	avis de coup de vent	sturmwarnung				aviso de borrasca	105
106	wind force	windkracht van richting verandert	force du vent	Windstarke					106
107	-								107
108	calm	rust	calme	windstille	calma		calma	calma	108
109	light air	lichte lucht	très légère brise				aragem	ventolina	109
110	light breeze	lichte wind	brise légère				brisa	flojito	110
111	moderate breeze	gematigde wind	brise jolie				brisa noderado	bonancible	111
112	fresh breeze	verse wind	vent frais				brisa fresca	fresquito	112
113	strong breeze	sterke wind	vent fort				brisa forte	fresco	113
114	near gale	dichtbij gagel	grand frais				vento forte	frescachon	114
115	gale	gagel	coup de vent	sturm	burrasca		vento nuito forte	duro	115
116	severe gale	strenge gagel	fort coup de vent				vento tempestuoso	nuy duro	116
117	storm	onweer					temporal	temporal	117
118	violent storm	hevig onweer					temporal desfieto	borrasca	118
119	hurricane	orkaan	ouragan				furacao	huracan	119