weather patterns

Romanian translation: caracteristicile vremii

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English term or phrase:weather patterns
Romanian translation:caracteristicile vremii
Entered by: EaEurope

13:27 Jun 23, 2005
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general) / meteorology
English term or phrase: weather patterns
I am looking for the term or phrase a Romanian meteorologist would use when speaking to laypersons in Romania. In America, weather patterns, or weather systems are commonly used by television meteorologists. A word-for-word translation may or may not be appropriate; I am looking for the phrase that would be commonly used in Romania.
EaEurope
caracteristicile vremii
Explanation:
or "caracteristici meteo"

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Note added at 2 hrs 28 mins (2005-06-23 15:55:44 GMT)
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exactly, that\'s what I understood... \"caracteristicile vremii\" is weather characteristics/patterns/trends, such as \"caracteristicile vremii de iarna\" (winter-related weather patterns), or \"caracteristicile meteo in anotimpul de iarna\" (meteo/weather characteristics/pattern during the season of winter)
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Andrei Albu
Romania
Local time: 14:25
Grading comment
I truly enjoyed and appreciated your effort. Your phrase seemed to be the nearest to what I needed.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2see explanation
Mihaela Brooks
4 +1caracteristicile vremii
Andrei Albu
4caractreristici climaterice
Sinziana Paltineanu (X)
2clima
Laura Fevrier


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
caracteristicile vremii


Explanation:
or "caracteristici meteo"

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Note added at 2 hrs 28 mins (2005-06-23 15:55:44 GMT)
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exactly, that\'s what I understood... \"caracteristicile vremii\" is weather characteristics/patterns/trends, such as \"caracteristicile vremii de iarna\" (winter-related weather patterns), or \"caracteristicile meteo in anotimpul de iarna\" (meteo/weather characteristics/pattern during the season of winter)

Andrei Albu
Romania
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
I truly enjoyed and appreciated your effort. Your phrase seemed to be the nearest to what I needed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mihai Badea (X)
2 days 5 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc. Mihaela confundă prognoza meteo/buletinul meteo cu caracteristicile generale ale vremii...
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
see explanation


Explanation:
starea vremii
is one of the most used expressions...layperson


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Note added at 28 mins (2005-06-23 13:55:56 GMT)
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The terminology used by Romanian Hydrological and Meteorological Institute of Bucharest is

prognoza vremii

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Note added at 1 hr 31 mins (2005-06-23 14:58:23 GMT)
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LESSON 5: WEATHER PATTERNS
How will the weather change over the next week?
http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/weather/hsweathr/patterns...

starea vremii in cele mai importante orase
Meteo

prognoza meteo pentru principalele orase
http://vremea.rol.ro/

Vremea in marile orase din romania. Vremea in lume. Starea vremii
in Romania si in lume.
vremea.acasa.ro/vremea.html


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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-06-23 15:00:16 GMT)
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Starea vremii la data 23-06-2005 ora 16:00
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Pentru a afla ****starea vremii*** intr-un oras anume, selectati orasul de pe harta
http://www.inmh.ro/index.php?id=58
(romanian meteorology institute)

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Note added at 2 hrs 33 mins (2005-06-23 16:00:14 GMT)
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PROGNOZA VREMII
which includes:
Estimari prognostice de lunga durata (1-3 months) or longer
term used for seasonal and inter-seasonal events
and
Prognoza imediata specializata
with reference to a special meteo event

term used for seasonal and inter-seasonal events
http://www.inmh.ro/index.php?id=100

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Note added at 2 hrs 38 mins (2005-06-23 16:05:42 GMT)
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as I mentioned earlier...PROGNOZA VREMII...is a term used by meteorologists and understood by a layperson

Note:
There is no issue between Andrei and I ...we agree, disagree with each other...


Mihaela Brooks
Canada
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andrei Albu: prognoza vremii = weather forecast; and "starea vremii" is weather report. But a weather pattern/system is a whole different issue ;-) Sorry, but only a dumb person would not understand that. Lay is not dumb.
50 mins
  -> In English..word by word translation yes...the asker wanted the terminology commonly used for layperson/ "Caracteristicile vremii" is nothing a Rom layman will say/understand

agree  Cristian Nicolaescu
1 hr
  -> Mersi Magnum...

agree  ERIKA DAVID
21 hrs
  -> Multumesc Davidery..
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1 day 56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
clima


Explanation:
I think this term would allow people to think of patterns and to describe the weather in winter, summer etc. I hope that's what you are looking for.

Laura Fevrier
Luxembourg
Local time: 13:25
Native speaker of: Romanian
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1 day 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
caractreristici climaterice


Explanation:
this is how I would put it. I am not a weather specialist, but my word choice does not sound too scientific to me.

Science
climate

A region's usual weather patterns. The climate at any point on Earth is determined by things such as the general movement of the atmosphere, the proximity of the oceans, and the altitude of the location.

the noun phrase is used in Romanian in scientific contexts as well as in the daily conversations of educated people.



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Note added at 1 day 21 hrs 16 mins (2005-06-25 10:43:32 GMT)
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sorry a misspelling in my explanation: caracteristici climaterice


    Reference: http://www.answers.com/topic/climate?hl=weather&hl=patterns
Sinziana Paltineanu (X)
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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