drought
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spellA period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
» The drought is over.
Засуха скінчилася.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
His village had faced a drought twice.
Dürre, Trockenzeit, Trockenheit
за́сухаzásuxa, засу́шливостьzasúšlivostʹ, сушьsušʹ
посу́хаposúxa, за́сухаzásuxa, су́шаsúša
(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable)A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Dryness, aridness, dry heat
- a shortage of rainfall
- a prolonged shortage
Examples
100 sentencesThe drought is over.
Засуха скінчилася.
Many peasants died during the drought.
ruМногие крестьяне погибли во время засухи.
deViele Bauern sind während der Dürre gestorben.
We're faced with a severe drought.
The long drought was followed by famine.
ruЗа продолжительной засухой последовал голод.
deAuf die lange Dürre folgte eine Hungersnot.
The drought damaged all the crops there.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English droughte, droghte, drouȝte, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with DutcFrom Middle English droughte, droghte, drouȝte, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde. By surface analysis, dry + -t (abstract nominal suffix).
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Forms
plural: droughtsSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
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2 lessons- B2The environment and climate — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable