raw weather
- noun
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clima crudo
- The raw weather kept us indoors all weekend.
Examples
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We decided to postpone the hike because of the raw weather outside.
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Nothing is more discouraging than having to work in raw weather all day long.
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The children shivered in the raw weather, clutching their coats tightly around them.
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I hate raw weather during the winter months.
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The hikers decided to postpone their trip because the forecast predicted raw weather all weekend.
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She bundled up in a thick coat to brave the raw weather during their morning walk.
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Despite the raw weather, the kids played outside, enjoying the cool air and drizzle.
Synonyms
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Weather that makes being outside unpleasant, often with rain or strong wind
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A period when the air is much colder than usual
Unpleasant wet and cold weather that makes you feel miserable
Antonyms
How Cold
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'cold and damp weather that is unpleasant' is directly recoverable from combining 'raw' (chilly, damp, penetrating) with 'weather' (state of the atmosphere). This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase raw weather comes from the picture of raw skin, sore and painful, when cold wind and damp hit you. So raw weather means 'cold and damp weather that is unpleasant to be outside in'.