weathercock

weath·er·cock

 (wĕth′ər-kŏk′)

n.

1. A weathervane, especially one in the form of a rooster.

2. One that is very changeable or fickle.

intr.v. weath·er·cocked, weath·er·cock·ing, weath·er·cocks

To have a tendency to veer in the direction of the wind. Used of an aircraft or a missile.

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weathercock

(ˈwɛðəˌkɒk)

n

1. (Physical Geography) a weather vane in the form of a cock

2. a person who is fickle or changeable

vb

(Aeronautics) (intr) (of an aircraft) to turn or tend to turn into the wind

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weath•er•cock

(ˈwɛð ərˌkɒk)

n.

1. a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.

2. (loosely) any weather vane.

3. a person who readily adopts the latest fads, opinions, etc.

[1250–1300]

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weathercock

Past participle: weathercocked
Gerund: weathercocking

Imperative

weathercock

weathercock

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

weathercock - weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster vane, weather vane, weathervane, wind vane - mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

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Translations

vejrhane

tuulikukko

szélkakas

vindhani

banderuola

værhane

veterník

rüzgâr gülü

weathercock

[ˈweðəkɒk] N → veleta f

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weathercock

[ˈwɛðəˌkɒk] n → banderuola

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weather

(ˈweθə) noun

conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc. The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; (also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast. weer طَقْس време tempo počasí das Wetter, Wetter-... vejr; vejr- καιρός tiempo, clima ilm, ilma- آب و هوا sää temps; météo מֶזֶג אֲוִיר मौसम vrijeme, vremenski idő(járás); (jelzőként:) időjárási cuaca veður tempo; del tempo 天気 날씨 oras laiks; laika- (apstākļi) cuaca weerværpogoda tempo vreme; meteo, starea vremii погода počasie vreme vreme väder, väderlek สภาพอากาศ hava 天氣 погода موسم thời tiết 天气

verb

1. to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc. The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth. verweer يَتأثَّر بالتَّقَلُّبات الجَويَّه излагам на атмосферно влияние desbotar(-se) omlít verwittern forvitre; tære αλλοιώνω / –ομαι erosionar, desgastar siluma, silenema (õhu ja vee toimel) تاثير گداشتن بر آب و هوا rapauttaa éroder לִדהוֹת, לִשחוֹק बरदाश्त करना izložiti utjecaju vremena elmállaszt mengubah veðra consumare 風化させる 기후의 영향을 받다 nuglūdinti, nugairinti būt pakļautam/pakļaut dabas spēku iedarbībai menjadi kering atau keras doen verweren utsette for vær og vind; forvitrewysuszyć, spatynować, skruszyć desgastar a eroda подвергать(ся) атмосферным воздействиям zvetrať biti pod vplivom vremena izložiti vremenskim prilikama utsätta[s] för väder och vind กัดกร่อน aşın(dır)mak (使)因風吹日曬雨淋產生變化，風化 вивітрювати(ся) ہوا میں رکھنا làm thay đổi màu sắc, hình dáng 使日晒雨淋，使风化

2. to survive safely. The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged. weerstaan يَصْمُد أمام التَّقَلُّبات الجَويَّه устоявам на aguentar přestát überstehen klare sig igennem; ride stormen af ξεπερνώ, αντιμετωπίζω με επιτυχία resistir, aguantar, soportar üle elama به سلامت گذشتن selviytyä réchapper לַעֲבוֹר בְּשָלוֹם preživjeti átvészel mengatasi standa af sér, standast resistere a 切り抜ける (폭풍우, 어려움 등을) 이겨내다 atlaikyti izturēt mengharungi badai doorstaan klare seg godt; ri stormen av pokonać szczęśliwie aguentar a scăpa cu bine выдерживать prežiť, prekonať srečno prebroditi prebroditi rida ut, klara รอดพ้นอย่างปลอดภัย atlatmak, kurtulmak 安然度過 витримувати бурю طوفان وغیرہ جھیل جانا sống sót 平安渡过，挨过

ˈweatherbeaten adjective

showing effects of exposure to the weather. a weatherbeaten face. verweerde مَسْفوع، مُتأثِّر بالجَو загорял curtido ošlehaný vom Wetter gezeichnet vejrbidt ανεμοδαρμένοςcurtido parkunud هوازده ahavoitunut hâlé, usé מוּשפָּע מִמֶזֶג הַאֲווִיר मौसम की मार से कमजोर पड़ना oštećen viharvert(e) dimakan cuaca veðurbarinn (segnato dalle intemperie) 風雨にさらされた 비바람을 맞은, 햇볕에 탄 vėjo nugairintas vēja aprauts hitam verweerdværbitt, forvitret ogorzały curtido deteriorat, uzat обветренный ošľahaný utrjen; poškodovan od vremena oštećen väderbiten เสียเพราะถูกอากาศ; สึกกร่อน; ผ่านการตากแดดตากฝนมา; คล้ำแดดคล้ำฝน rüzgâr ve güneşten kavrulmuş 飽經風霜的 обвітрений طوفان زدہ chịu nắng gió 饱经风霜的

ˈweathercock, ˈweathervane nouns

a piece of metal (often in the form of a farmyard cock), placed on top of a building, which turns to show the direction of the wind. weerhaan دَوّارَة الرّيح على شَكْل ديك ветропоказател cata-vento korouhvička der Wetterhahn vejrhane ανεμοδείκτηςveleta tuulelipp بادنما tuuliviiri girouetteשבשבת बादनुमा vjetrokaz szélkakas penunjuk angin berbentuk ayam vindhani banderuola, segnavento 風見 풍향기 vėtrungė vējrādis mata angin weerhaan, windvaanværhanechorągiewkacata-vento giruetă флюгер veterník vetrnica vetrokaz u obliku petla vindflöjel, kyrktupp กังหัน rüzgâr gülü 風向標，風信雞 флюгер مرغ بادنما chong chóng gió 风标

weatherperson noun

(also weather forecaster; ~weatherman; ~weathergirl) a person who gives weather forecast on television or radio. weervoorspeller مُتَنَبِّئ بِحالَة الطَّقْس метеоролог homem do tempo meteorolog der Meteorologe, der Wetterfrosch vejrmand; meteorolog παρουσιαστής μετεωρολογικού δελτίου hombre del tiempo; mujer del tiempo ilmateadustaja پيشبيني كننده وضع هوا meteorologi présentateur/-trice de la météo חזאי मौसम की पूर्वसूचना देने वाला radio, tv- prognostičar meteorológus peramal cuaca di radio/TV (addetto alle previsioni del tempo) 天気予報係 일기 예보자 meteorologas, meteorologė, orų pranešėjas/pranešėja laika prognozes diktors penyampai ramalan kaji cuaca weerman værvarsler synoptyk метеоролог hlásateľ(ka) televíznej alebo rozhlasovej predpovede počasia napovedovalec vremena osoba koja čita vremensku prognozu metereolog, väderman, -flicka ผู้พยากรณ์อากาศ; ผู้รายงานสภาพดินฟ้าอากาศ hava raporu spikeri 天氣預報員 синоптик موسم کی پیشین گوءی کرنے والا người đọc bản tin dự báo thời tiết 气象报告员，气象预报员

make heavy weather of

to find it very (often unnecessarily) difficult to do (something). She's making heavy weather of typing that letter. vind dit moeilik يَجِد الأمْرَ صَعْبا намирам нещо за трудно fazer um drama de mít velké potíže s viel Wind machen um gøre et stort nummer ud af συναντώ αδικαιολόγητες δυσκολίες, κάνω κτ. βουνό crearse dificultades, complicarse la vida (millestki) probleemi tegema كاري را پيچاندن tehdä turhan vaikeaksi se compliquer la vie pour לְהִיתָקֵל בִּקשָיִים बहुत कठिन करना bespotrebno komplicirati nehéznek talál vmit, nagyon nehezen megy vmi merasa sulit mikla fyrir sér (avere difficoltà con) ～に四苦八苦する ...에 시달리다 turėti daug vargo, vargti atzīt (kaut ko) par grūti veicamu bersusah payah membuat sesuatu zwaar opnemen; problemen maken over ta for tungt på mieć dużo kłopotów z fazer um drama de a face mare caz de ceva раздувать трудности mať veľké ťažkosti s delati si probleme s čim komplikovati göra mycket väsen av, väsnas för ประสบความยุ่งยาก zor bulmak, zormuş gibi göstermek 發現某事(異常)棘手 роздмухувати труднощі کسی کام کو کرنے میں دشواری محسوس کرنا làm cho cái gì trở nên khó khăn hơn 发现某事棘手

under the weather

in poor health. I'm feeling under the weather this week. siek, dronk في صِحَّةٍ سَيِّئَه неразположен mal de saúde nebýt ve své kůži, necítit se dobře nicht in Form sløj αδιάθετος estar mal/indispuesto haiglane مريض الاحوال huonovointinen ne pas se sentir en forme לא מַרגיש טוֹב कमजोर महसूस करना slabog zdravlja nem érzi jól magát, maga alatt van kurang sehat, sakit illa fyrirkallaður indisposto, malaticcio かげんが悪い 몸 상태가 좋지 않아 prastai nevesels rasa tidak sihat niet lekkeruopplagt, i dårlig form w kiepskiej formie mal de saúde fără chef нездоровый nie vo svojej koži slabo se počutiti slab vissen, krasslig ป่วย keyifsiz, rahatsız 身體狀況差 той, що нездужає بیمار ہونا sức khỏe yếu 不舒服，身体不适

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weather refers to climate: fine weather .
whether is a conjunction: Do you know whether he is coming?

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