Schneeglättegefahr

English translation: slick road conditions/slush/snow crust

12:08 Feb 18, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Meteorology
German term or phrase: Schneeglättegefahr
Es handelt sich um einen weiteren Textbaustein für Wetterwarnungen.
Martina Amstutz
Local time: 16:53
English translation:slick road conditions/slush/snow crust
Explanation:
There are a number of reasons for Schneeglätte and there is no single term for it:

1. slush
SLUSH
Snow or ice on the ground that has been reduced to a softy watery mixture by rain and/or warm temperatures.

2. snow crust
SNOW CRUST
The crisp, almost icy, surface on fallen snow, usually formed by the slight melting and refreezing of the surface snow.

The least likely:
3. sleet
SLEET
Also known as ice pellets, it is winter precipitation in the form of small bits or pellets of ice that rebound after striking the ground or any other hard surface. It is reported as "PE" in an observation and on the METAR.
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Elisabeth Moser
United States
Local time: 11:53
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1slick road conditions/slush/snow crust
Elisabeth Moser
3chance of slippery snow
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
3danger of ice
Dolores Vázquez


  

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chance of slippery snow


Explanation:
Nur ein Vorschlag.


    Reference: http://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2006/hauteroute2.htm
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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danger of ice


Explanation:
An option.


    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/?s=gl%E4ttegefahr
Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
slick road conditions/slush/snow crust


Explanation:
There are a number of reasons for Schneeglätte and there is no single term for it:

1. slush
SLUSH
Snow or ice on the ground that has been reduced to a softy watery mixture by rain and/or warm temperatures.

2. snow crust
SNOW CRUST
The crisp, almost icy, surface on fallen snow, usually formed by the slight melting and refreezing of the surface snow.

The least likely:
3. sleet
SLEET
Also known as ice pellets, it is winter precipitation in the form of small bits or pellets of ice that rebound after striking the ground or any other hard surface. It is reported as "PE" in an observation and on the METAR.

Elisabeth Moser
United States
Local time: 11:53
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): ... is what we are experiencing here today, and school has been called off 6 times already since January ;;)
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