Bad Weather
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 3.2.4
Le Temps - Weather
Key vocab
- Il fait froid - it is cold.
- La pluie, pleuvoir (☔) - the rain, to rain.
- La neige, neiger (❄️) - the snow, to snow.
- l'orage, une tempête - a storm.
- Faire mauvais temps - for there to be bad weather.
- L'averse (f) - shower.
- Le brouillard (🌁) - fog.
- La brume - mist.
- L'éclair (m) (⚡) - lightning.
Key vocab
- Geler - to freeze.
- La glace - ice.
- Le nuage - cloud.
- Nuageux - cloudy.
- Le tonnerre - thunder.
- Tremper - to soak.
- Le vent - wind.
- Mouillé - wet.
La météo
- Selon la météo, il y aura du brouillard demain (🌁).
- According to the forecast, it will be foggy tomorrow.
- Il faisait froid hier.
- It was cold yesterday.
- Il pleuvra (☔) ce soir.
- It will rain this evening.
Le temps
- Quel temps fera-t-il ce week-end ?
- What will the weather be like this weekend?
- Il fera beau dimanche, mais il y aura un orage samedi.
- It will be nice on Sunday, but there will be a storm on Saturday.
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