It is snowing.

Question

What is the most used translation for "It's very cold outside and snowing"

Answer 1

"tener frío" = "to have the sensation/feeling of being cold" thus only applies to sentient beings (maybe, at a stretch, could be applied to amoeba, paramecia and such).

"estar frío/a" = objects, the temperatures of which are low. e.g. "el agua está fría", "el cuarto está frío", etc.

(exclusive to the weather) - "hace frío" = "It is cold." (where "it" has no real meaning at all, except to indicate that one is talking about the weather).

Gracias por esta excelente respuesta - Lucamos, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 2

Hace mucho frio y nieve. It is very cold and it is snowing.

Answer 3

My bad, "Tiene mucha fria en la afuera y esta nevando"

Sorry, but It is still wrong. "Frío" is always masculine, and you are saying that someone is cold, not that it is cold. "Está" has an accent. - lazarus1907, Dec 5, 2010

(frío is always masculine when talking about weather (noun)...not as an adjective) - 0074b507, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 4

Tiene mucha fria en la afuera y esta nevando.

outside is generally understood with the weather. We rarely discuss the weather indoors. - 0074b507, Dec 5, 2010

Hace mucho frío y... (I stand corrected) - 0074b507, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 5

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