precipitation

precipitación

Agua que cae de las nubes como lluvia, nieve o hielo, o la cantidad que cae.

En inglés sencillo: Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, or ice, or the amount that falls.

• Little precipitation is expected this week.
• The mountains receive more precipitation than the coast.
• Annual precipitation was measured at several stations.

Expresiones frecuentes: annual precipitation, heavy precipitation, total precipitation, frozen precipitation

precipitación, apresuramiento

Actuar demasiado deprisa sin pensar bien en las posibles consecuencias.

En inglés sencillo: Acting too quickly without thinking carefully about what might happen.

• He acted with precipitation and lost everything.
• Her precipitation left no time for careful thought.
• The council regretted its precipitation in approving the plan.

Sinónimos: rashness, haste, hastiness

Antónimos: caution

Expresiones frecuentes: with precipitation, undue precipitation, fatal precipitation