What's the weather like ? Quel temps fait-il ?

 

To know what the weather will be like,

people usually watch the weather forecast

(prévisions météorologiques) every day on TV.

 

Summer : l'été

 

Cloudless : sans nuage

 

Warm : Chaud

 

The glass points to set fair : le baromètre est au beau fixe

 

It's sunny.

I need my sunglasses.

In summer there is more sunshine and the weather is warm.

 

The sky is cloudless.

Usually in summer, the glass points to set fair.

Spring : Printemps

 

Raincoat : Imperméable

 

Cloudy : nuageux

 

it pours : il pleut à verse

 

"it rains cats and dogs" : il pleut des hallebardes

 

soaked to the skin : trempé jusqu'aux os

 

a shower : une averse

 

a rainbow : un arc-en-ciel

 

It's raining. I need to put my raincoat and my boots on.

I also need an umbrella.

 

Spring usually is a rainy season in Great Britain.

The sky is often cloudy.

When it pours, people say that "it rains cats and dogs".

 

If you don't put your raincoat on or have no umbrella, you'll be soaked to the skin.

 

When there is a shower and sunshine at the same time, there is a rainbow in the sky.

 

stormy : orageux

 

To run for shelter : courir se mettre à l'abri

 

Lightning strikes : la foudre frappe/tombe

 

a flash of lightning : un éclair

 

a clap of thunder : un coup de tonnerre

 

 

It's stormy.

I need to run for shelter because it is dangerous when lightning strikes.

 

Thunderstorms happen often in summer, when the temperature becomes oppressive.

 

When there is a thunderstorm, you can see flashes of lightning and hear claps of thunder.

windy : venteux

autumn (or fall) : l'automne (fall est plus couramment employé aux USA)

 

dull : gris, triste

 

the wind blows : le vent souffle

 

cool and damp : frais et humide

 

A leaf (pl. leaves) : une feuille (d'arbre)

To whirl : tourbillonner

 

It's windy.

 

In autumn (or fall), the sky is often cloudy and dull, and the wind blows.

 

The weather is cool and damp.

 

But to contrast with this sad weather, the leaves of the trees turn to beautiful colours : brown, red, yellow, orange.

 

Unfortunately, the leaves fall off the trees and whirl about on the ground because of the wind..

 

Winter : Hiver

 

It's snowing : il neige

 

a scarf : une écharpe

 

a glove : un gant

 

a hat : un chapeau/un bonnet

 

snow : la neige

 

frost : le gel

 

mild : doux

 

snowflakes : des flocons de neige

 

It's snowing.

The weather is very cold.

 

I need to wear a scarf, a warm coat, gloves and a warm hat.

 

You can see snow in winter.

 

In some countries, winters are very cold and there is frost when the temperature is under 0°C.

 

When the weather is mild and the sky cloudy, it can snow. The snow falls in flakes.

When the weather goes into a rage

Quand le temps se déchaîne

A hurricane : un ouragan

 

A flood : une innondation

 

An earthquake : un tremblement de terre

 

A blizzard : une tempête de neige

 

An avalanche : une avalanche