THINK TEEN 1, UNIT 4, LESSON 3 VOCABULARY

THINK TEEN 1, UNIT 4,   LESSON 3   

 VOCABULARY

Aftershock = Μετασεισμός

avalanche = the sudden rush of a large amount of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain, χιονοστιβάδα

cause = something that makes a thing happen, αιτία

to cause =to make something happen, προκαλώ

to chase = κυνηγώ,καταδιώκω = run after

contents = things that are inside something, περιεχόμενα

corps =σώμα στρατού

deadly crash = θανατηφόρα σύγκρουση

to determine = to decide or set, προσδιορίζω

disaster =a sudden event that causes a lot of damage, καταστροφή

earthquake=σεισμός

eruption = the act or process of erupting, έκρηξη (ηφαιστείου) = explosion

to evacuate = εκκενώνω ->  evacuation (n.)

flood= a sudden, strong flow of water onto land that should not be under water, πλημμύρα

giant = very great in size, strength, or importance, γιγαντιαίος = enormous, great, huge, immense

local time = τοπική ώρα

homeless =  having no home, άστεγος

hurricane = a powerful storm with heavy rains and winds that blow in a circle at 73 miles per hour or more, τυφώνας

to include =to have or contain as a part of the whole, συμπεριλαμβάνω ≠ exclude

magnitude = size or extent, μέγεθος

to measure = to find out the exact size of something, μετρώ

paramilitary = παραστρατιωτικός

to rescue = to make someone safe again; bring out of a dangerous situation, διασώζω -.>rescuer (n.)

to rock =  to move backwards and forward or from side to side, ταρακουνώ

to set the table  = to lay the dishes, knives, forks etc on the table in order to eat, στρώνω το τραπέζι

shelter= καταφύγιο -> sheltered (adj.), shelterless (adj.), shelterer (n.)

to shut =  κλείνω = close

siren = σειρήνα

supply =  προμήθειες -> to supply= προμηθεύω

trap = a device for catching things, especially animals, παγίδα -> to trap

victim = a person who is hurt or killed by someone or something, θύμα

volcanic =  ηφαιστειακός

volunteer = εθελοντής -> voluntary = εθελοντικός

to warn = προειδοποιώ -> warning = προειδοποιηση

wave = κύμα

witness = a person who sees or hears something that happened, μάρτυρας ->to witness = είμαι μάρτυρας

to yell = to speak in a very loud voice because you are hurt, afraid, angry, or excited, φωνάζω ≠ whisper

Hurricane, typhoon and cyclone

A hurricane is a massive, rotating, tropical storm occurring in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the eastern Pacific Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. There are five categories of hurricanes based on sustained wind speed. 

A typhoon is a massive, rotating tropical storm occurring in the Indian Ocean or the western Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is the same strength and the same type of storm as a hurricane, the difference is the geographic location.

A cyclone is a massive, rotating tropical storm occurring in the South Pacific. A cyclone is the same strength and the same type of storm as a hurricane and a typhoon, the difference is the geographic location. The word cyclone is also used in the American Midwest to refer to a tornado, which is a sudden, rotating vortex of destructive winds.