🌦️La météo
Le soleil, la pluie, le vent — et comment les nommer.
13 concepts
Les colonnes suivent les langues activées en haut. Le genre après le mot (m/f/n) ; l'API en dessous ; les notes, variantes et origines encore en dessous — rien n'est caché.
| Concept | English | Français | Español |
|---|---|---|---|
weather noun | weather Homophone of whether. 'What's the weather like?' | tempsm Same word as 'time'. 'Quel temps fait-il ?' Weather is something the sky DOES: il fait beau. | tiempom Same word as 'time'. '¿Qué tiempo hace?' — weather is something it MAKES: hace frío. |
sun / sunny noun | sun also: sunny, it's sunny | soleilm Il y a du soleil / il fait soleil. | solm Hace sol. Tomar el sol = to sunbathe. |
rain / it's raining noun | rain also: it's raining, drizzle, downpour Homophones: reign, rein. | pluief Il pleut /il plø/. Pleuvoir. | lluviaf Llueve /ˈʎweβe/ (llover). /ˈjuβja/ for most speakers. |
wind / windy noun | wind The verb 'to wind (a clock)' is /waɪnd/ — same spelling. | ventm Il y a du vent. Venteux = windy. | vientom Hace viento. |
cloud noun | cloud Cloudy, overcast. | nuagem Nuageux = cloudy; couvert = overcast. | nubef Nublado = cloudy. |
snow / it's snowing noun | snow | neigef Il neige. Neiger. | nievef Nieva (nevar). |
fog noun | fog also: mist (lighter) | brouillardm also: brume (f, mist) | nieblaf also: bruma |
storm noun | storm also: thunderstorm, gale (wind) | oragem also: tempête (f, gale/storm at sea) Orage = thunderstorm specifically. | tormentaf also: tempestad, temporal (m) |
lightning & thunder noun | lightning also: thunder /ˈθʌndə/ No e: lightning (weather) vs lightening (making lighter). | éclairm also: foudre (f, the bolt that strikes), tonnerre (m, thunder) Also the pastry. Coup de foudre = love at first sight. | relámpagom also: rayo (bolt), trueno (thunder) |
it's hot phrase | it's hot I'm hot = I feel hot (in most contexts). | il fait chaud I'm hot = j'ai chaud. 'Je suis chaud' means 'I'm up for it' (or worse). | hace calor I'm hot = tengo calor. 'Estoy caliente' is sexual. |
it's cold phrase | it's cold also: chilly, freezing | il fait froid I'm cold = j'ai froid. | hace frío I'm cold = tengo frío. |
weather forecast noun | forecast also: the weather (report) | météof also: prévisions météo Regarder la météo. | pronósticom also: el tiempo (the weather report), previsión |
rainbow noun | rainbow | arc-en-cielm pl. arcs-en-ciel 'Bow in sky'. | arcoírism pl. arcoíris Also written arco iris. |