French Weather Idioms 🌧️
Weather's been making headlines lately!
Let's dive into some quirky French weather phrases and decode their true meanings. Join the conversation and share your favorites! ☔️🇫🇷 #FrenchWeatherWisdom
1. ☔️ "Il pleut des hallebardes/cordes" - It's raining spears/ropes! Ever heard of raining cats and dogs? French version from the 17th century. 🐶🐱 #RainingCatsAndDogs
2. 🌬️ "Un froid de canard" - Duck cold! Means a super cold, dry day. Ducks move to avoid freezing waters – it's survival, not comfort. ❄️🦆 #BitterCold
3. ☔️ "Pleuvoir comme vache qui pisse" - Raining like cows urinating! A vivid expression for torrential rain. Creative comparison, right? 🐄💦 #HeavyDownpour
4. ⚡ "S'attirer les foudres de quelqu’un" - Attracting someone's lightning? It's inviting anger or reproach. Zeus would understand! ⚡😡 #InvitingTrouble
5. 🌧️ "Un temps de chien" - Dog weather! Not a good thing. Gray, rainy, cold - dogs get a bad rap here. 🐕🌧️ #RottenWeather
6. ☀️ "Un soleil de plomb" - A sun of lead! Think blazing sun. Heat feels like it's weighing you down – leaden heat! ☀️🏋️♂️ #IntenseSun
7. 🌪️ "Un vent à décorner les bœufs" - Wind to dehorn cattle! Very violent wind. Yes, cows' horns are important. 🐂💨 #ViolentWinds
8. 🍻 "Avoir du vent dans les voiles" - Wind in the sails? Means you're drunk or can't walk straight. Cheers to zig-zags! 🍹🚶♂️ #TipsyWalk
9. 🌬️ "Avoir le vent en poupe" - Wind astern! To be favored by circumstances, pushed to success. Luck's breeze! 🍀🏁 #SailingToSuccess
10. ☔️ "Faire la pluie et le beau temps" - Make rain & beautiful weather? It means having all the power, like weather gods. 🌦️💪 #AllPowerful
Got more quirky French weather expressions?
Share 'em below! Let's learn and laugh together! 😄🇫🇷
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Chance Showers Thunderstorms Into Thursday Dry Nice Into Sunday
Chance Showers Thunderstorms Into Thursday Dry Nice Into Sunday
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