« » . . « » . – ( , . . ) weather : . , , , , . The present article is devoted to the study of cultural peculiarities in lexical representation of the environment conditions (weather) based on the lexicographic comparative analysis of the meanings of the words / weather. Key words: concept, language model, connotation, meaning, weather. – . . , 1 - . . , , , ( ) 2 - , . 3 : - . 58; 184. 20; 52; , » (58), « - » : « » (52 + 40 + 20) 112 ). . . . - – , - . , 5 38, : rain 24, forecast 7, bad 5, wet 5, clouds 4. , «weather» . - , , , , ( Weather (99), , . , 40; , - , 275 , weather the difficulties) - (weather report). : , ( , , - ), – « »/«weather». , «weather» « ; , , » - , . 6). « »/«weather» . 1 , - . ( , ). , - . , , weather (to , , . 1 «weather» « » WEATHER - n. 1. the general condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place, with regard to the temperature, moisture, cloudiness, etc. [WNWD] , - , .1. , WEATHER - n. 1. climate, conditions [CETHWU] , WEATHER - n. 1 The weather is the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, for example if it is raining, hot, or windy [CCED] [ , . 1. , [ , - , . 1. , , , WEATHER - n.1. the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind [LDAE] , ] , . .) , ] .1. , , .[ , ] possible in virtually any weather [CCED]. – « «weather» ] »/ , « »/ «conditions of atmosphere». : , , , ]; Fishing is (= ). , , , « «disagreeable or conditions». , »/ atmospheric , harmful 2 «weather» « » WEATHER - n. 2. disagreeable or harmful atmospheric conditions; storm, rain, etc. [WNWD] . , 276 , .[ ] , , , « » - «weather». , 7 » « : ,– (= ); . [ ]; protected against the weather – [WNWD]. , « », « » : – ? : ? . . [ ]. , . « , »[ ], « , »[ ] ,– ., ., .: » ( »). ». : «weather conditions», «weather report». « », , , .: « , «weather» . «weather» », the elements», . ». « , - » , , : , . . ; 2) «exposed to , weather deck – . , «weather , «weather - , , » . ); « center» – satellite» – , «weather forecast» – , , «weather» 8 , , , » )[ , - : 1) «designating or of the side of a ship, etc. toward the wind; windward», . , , , , . « », . , … ]. [ : , , , « , - . . - ]. , . . - « ». »/«weather» « «weather». « ». « , »/ - » . « . 277 » . ., . . , - weathering the seeds), - ) - )»: ( ), (well-weathered canvas;…this rock has been weathered and eroded). , ( , . .). 3. . «To weather» ( ) – « , » «to weather a difficult time/a difficult situation» «to survive and be able to continue normally after it has passed or ended». «to endure, suffer, bear up against» . , – – , , . : The company has weathered the recession. The government has weathered its worst political crisis intact [CCED]. - ]; [ . , . « ( ( , - ]. «to weather» : 1. To expose to the action of the weather or atmosphere. – ; This rock has been weathered and eroded. – ; …the man had a worn weathered face. – [CCED]. «To weather» ( ) , , «weather» . 2. «to weather» – to become discolor ed, disintegrate, to wear away – « » «to weather», « »: Canvas weathers well. Unpainted wooden furniture weathers to a grey colour [CETHWU]. , . , «to weather» , « ». («to expose to the atmosphere conditions») « », « » - «weather» . «to weather», - ( ) « ». «weather» : 278 « under the weather – , ; , [CETHWU]; making heavy weather of a task – ; …[CCED]; to weather a difficult task/situation – , , [CCED]. » – ; [ , ]; – - ( « - ) [ , - ]. »/«weather» , «weather» « » , : , , , - – . . [ . ]; 1 , . . Collins Coubuild English Dictionary, Collins English Thesaurus The Ultimate Wordfinder, HarperCollins Publishers : Longman Dictionary of American Language, Your Complete Guide to American English, Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language. 2 . . . : . . , 2000. 3 ( ) , , EAT (Edinburgh Associative Thesaurus). 4 – : 2 . . 1.: :/ . . , . . , . . , . . , . . . .: ; , 2002. . 381. 5 EAT – Edinburgh Associative Thesaurus / Kiss G. R, Armstrong C., Milroy R., Piper J. An associative thesaurus and its computer analysis. In Aitken, A.I., Bailey, R.W. and Hamilton-Smith, N.(Eds.), Thr Computer and Literary Studies. Edinburgh: University Press, 1973. 6 – . . . .: . ., 1984. – . .: , 1981. – . . : , , . ., 2002. – . . . .: , 1994. ABBYY Lingvo 12. CCED – Collins Coubuild English Dictionary, 1987. CETHUW – Collins English Thesaurus the Ultimate Wordfinder, HarpersCollins Publishers, 2001. LDAE – Longman Dictionary of American English, your Complete Guide to American English, New Edition, 1993. WNWD – Webster’s NewWorld Dictionary of the American language. Second College Edition. David B. Guralnik, Editor in Chief, 1984. 7 « », « » « , , » « , » [ ]. : , . ]. 8 , « », « ». 279