precipitation

precipitazione

Acqua che cade dalle nuvole come pioggia, neve o ghiaccio, oppure la quantità caduta.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: annual precipitation, heavy precipitation, total precipitation, frozen precipitation

precipitazione, avventatezza

Agire troppo in fretta senza riflettere bene sulle possibili conseguenze.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: rashness, haste, hastiness

Contrari: caution

Espressioni comuni: with precipitation, undue precipitation, fatal precipitation