scorcher
a very hot day
TRANSLATION
scorcher = sehr heißer Tag; Affenhitze Phew, what a scorcher! = Das ist vielleicht eine Bullenhitze! Yesterday was a scorcher = Gestern war eine Affenhitze. Last summer was a real scorcher = Im letzten Sommer war es wirklich heiß. also: scorcher (sport) = treffsicherer Schuss His goal was quite a scorcher = Das war ein scharfes Tor. LEO
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
In pictures: Spring scorcher
Countries in Europe and Asia are sweltering in May heatwaves, with temperatures soaring to well over 30C (86F).
A bear in a zoo in the Patna, India, needs to cool off too.
The unusually hot weather is affecting players at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.
In Italy, public fountains are proving to be very popular with hordes of tourists.
(BBC News - 28th May 2005)
Countries in Europe and Asia are sweltering in May heatwaves, with temperatures soaring to well over 30C (86F).
A bear in a zoo in the Patna, India, needs to cool off too.
The unusually hot weather is affecting players at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.
In Italy, public fountains are proving to be very popular with hordes of tourists.
(BBC News - 28th May 2005)
Did you
know?
scorcher
noun (idiom)
1: an extremely hot day
2: a very hard hit ball (syn: screamer)
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
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scorch
verb
1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of.
2. To wither or parch with intense heat.
3. To destroy (land and buildings) by or as if by fire so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.
4. To subject to severe censure.
From Middle English scorchen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skorpna, to shrink, be shriveled.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
bake, blacken, blister, broil, char, cook, melt, parch, roast, scald, sear, seethe, shrivel, simmer, singe, stew, swelter, wither
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"I heard from the weather report that today will be a real scorcher"
noun (idiom)
1: an extremely hot day
2: a very hard hit ball (syn: screamer)
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
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scorch
verb
1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of.
2. To wither or parch with intense heat.
3. To destroy (land and buildings) by or as if by fire so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.
4. To subject to severe censure.
From Middle English scorchen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skorpna, to shrink, be shriveled.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
bake, blacken, blister, broil, char, cook, melt, parch, roast, scald, sear, seethe, shrivel, simmer, singe, stew, swelter, wither
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"I heard from the weather report that today will be a real scorcher"
