🇬🇧🇪🇸 hoarfrost - escarcha : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "hoarfrost" ("escarcha"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Hoarfrost is a thin, sparkly blanket of tiny ice crystals that covers things outside, like grass, leaves, and fences, when the air is very cold and wet, making everything look as if it’s been dusted with sugar or fairy glitter.
The hoarfrost on the swing made my butt feel like it was texting me in ALL CAPS: TOO COLD.
Our cat walked across the hoarfrost, then spent five minutes licking each paw like it had been personally offended.
When I saw hoarfrost on the spiderweb, I realized even spiders get fancy winter decorations for free.
The hoarfrost on our trampoline made every jump sound like we were stomping on a giant bag of potato chips.
Hoarfrost forms when water vapor in very cold air turns straight into ice on surfaces, skipping the liquid stage—like water saying, “No time to be boring, I’m going straight to sparkle mode!”
At dawn she opened the door and the hoarfrost on the step crunched under her boot. Hoarfrost coated the grass, hoarfrost dusted the car, hoarfrost painted the fence white. Her breath met the hoarfrost air and hung like a tiny cloud. She laughed, shook her coat, and scraped the hoarfrost from the doormat.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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