climate
The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given…The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
» I'm here to talk about climate change.
Я тут для того, щоб поговорити про зміну клімату.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
Klima
кли́матklímat
клі́матklímat, підсо́нняpidsónnja
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.
Industries that require a lot of fossil fuels are unlikely to be popular in the current political climate.
Klima
кли́матklímat
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A region of the Earth.
- the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
- the prevailing psychological state
Examples
477 sentencesI'm here to talk about climate change.
Я тут для того, щоб поговорити про зміну клімату.
I'm not used to the climate here.
Я не звик до тутешнього клімату.
ruЯ не привык к здешнему климату.
Has the climate changed?
Клімат змінився?
ruКлимат изменился?
deHat sich das Klima verändert?
The cold climate affected his health.
ruХолодный климат сказался на его здоровье.
deDas kalte Klima griff seine Gesundheit an.
This climate doesn't agree with me.
ruМне не нравится такой климат.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κFrom Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “latitude”, literally “inclination”).
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Forms
plural: climatesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
91 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B2The environment and climate — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
7 patterns- the climate here
- climate change
- a mild climate
- about climate change
- mild climate
- climate here is
- to the climate