Unpredictable: British Weather

El tópico dice que en Gran Bretaña siempre llueve, pero el factor determinante de la meteorología británica es el viento. Así que mejor olvidarse de pronósticos y seguir las costumbres locales: en lugar de un paraguas conviene tener a mano un impermeable.

Bandera UK
Daniel Francis

Speaker (UK accent)

Actualizado a

443 British Weather Istock

Escucha este articulo

Glossary Imprimir

Glossary

+ Isles: islas + windy: ventoso + walk: paseo + quite large: bastante grandes + countryside: campo + comes and goes: va y viene + sunset: puesta de sol + sudden: repentinos + outdoor event: actividad al aire libre + huts: cabañas + shelter: refugio + waterproof: impermeables + to weigh: pesar + footwear: calzado + wellies: botas de agua + weather forecasters: meteorólogos + reliable: fiable + accurate: preciso + Murphy’s Law often applies: a menudo se cumple la ley de Murphy + storm: tormenta

 The British Isles + Isles: islas are very windy + windy: ventoso . This means that the weather changes constantly. Here is a typical day: you wake up and see a perfect blue sky. Perhaps you plan to do something outside —a walk + walk: paseo , a picnic. At about 10 o’clock a few small, white clouds appear. At 11 o’clock the clouds are quite large + quite large: bastante grandes , and at lunch time, perhaps when you are walking in the countryside + countryside: campo or starting your picnic, it starts to rain. The rain comes and goes + comes and goes: va y viene through the afternoon and then by evening the sky is blue again. After a perfect sunset + sunset: puesta de sol you can enjoy a clear night sky full of stars.

UNPREDICTABLE

Frustrating? Of course it is! British people call the sudden + sudden: repentinos periods of rain ‘showers’. They clean the air and create the typical green British landscape. However, they are a real problem if you want to organise an outdoor event + outdoor event: actividad al aire libre , because you never really know what the weather will be like until the last minute.
There are some solutions. British people love their gardens and many of them have barbecues. Because of the unpredictable weather, they often have barbecue huts + huts: cabañas . In this way, if it rains, they can have their barbecue and sit in a shelter + shelter: refugio .

WELLIES

People from other countries think that British people always carry umbrellas. In fact, many Brits prefer some kind of waterproof + waterproof: impermeables jacket or coat. You can keep a waterproof jacket in your bag all the time because it doesn’t weigh + to weigh: pesar very much. Also, umbrellas are not very useful if it is windy, and in the UK, it usually is! When it comes to footwear + footwear: calzado , Wellington boots or ‘wellies + wellies: botas de agua ’ are, of course, essential.

BE PREPARED

It’s not surprising that British TV weather forecasters + weather forecasters: meteorólogos become well-known personalities and giving the weather forecast is a real art. Sometimes the descriptions are very poetic. Unfortunately, they are not always reliable + reliable: fiable . We have some of the best meteorological centres in the world, but there is simply too much different weather and it is constantly changing, so it’s never possible to be 100 per cent accurate + accurate: preciso .
The secret is to be prepared, although Murphy’s Law often applies + Murphy’s Law often applies: a menudo se cumple la ley de Murphy ! British people know that, if you have an umbrella or a waterproof jacket with you, you probably won’t need it. If you go out without anything, there will probably be a storm + storm: tormenta

Este contenido es exclusivo para suscriptores.

Suscríbete por solo 1€/mes + Regalo.

Consigue acceso ilimitado a todos los artículos y audios en la web y en la app.

START NOW!

Train Spotting: A Curious Hobby
iStock

Culture

Train Spotting: A Curious Hobby

Acuden a las estaciones de tren en su tiempo libre, pero no van a ningún lado. Son los train spotters, entusiastas de los trenes a quienes les gusta verlos pasar y anotar sus características. Una afición que define el carácter de toda una nación.

Hengeli Haupt

 Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody
Shutterstock

People

Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody es la película sobre la vida del vocalista y líder de Queen. Considerado por muchos como el mejor cantante de rock y pop de la historia, Freddie Mercury continúa siendo un icono tanto por su calidad artística como por su carisma.

Fergal Kavanagh

More in Explore

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Churchill’s Darkest Hour: Gary Oldman

Culture

Churchill’s Darkest Hour: Gary Oldman

La interpretación del estadista que se enfrenta a los peores momentos de la historia reciente del Reino Unido le valió a Gary Oldman el Óscar al mejor actor en 2018. El actor inglés analiza a Winston Churchill junto a parte del equipo de la película.

Ruben Pujol

Suscríbete y mejora tu inglés por solo 1€/mes ¡Es el momento! Mejora tu nivel de inglés con un método sencillo que se adapta a ti. Cancela cuando quieras.