Vocabulary
faire
to do; to make; to say (of a person), to go (of an animal or device); to make (cause someone or something to do something); to act like (something); to be (of the weather or various situations); to do, to make (oneself); to be, to get (used for a passive action); to ripen (of fruit), to mature; to become used to, to get used to; …
Verb
prévoir
to anticipate, foresee, expect (reaction, event, etc.); to forecast (weather); to plan; to allow, make plans for, prepare, make provision for; to stipulate
Verb
rude
rough, harsh; tough, hard; severe; bitter, harsh, sharp (of weather); crude, unpolished; hardy, tough, rugged; formidable, fearsome
Adjective
sonder
to probe (test with a probe); to probe (test the depth of something); to sound (use sound waves to establish the depth); to probe (look carefully around); to probe (ask someone many questions, in order to find something out); to survey and take measurements using a weather balloon; to survey (carry out a survey or poll); to dive down
Verb
tanné
tan or reddish-brown in colour, tenné; weather-beaten; exhausted, fatigued; fed up, sick of something, exasperated
Adjective
fondrière
pothole (hole in a road caused by weathering); quagmire, bog, slough; pitfall; crevasse
Noun
veiller au grain
to be on guard for a sudden, violent gust of wind; to keep an eye on things, to look out for squalls, to keep a weather eye open
Verb
abat-son
Any of the inclined louvre-boards, covered with lead or slates, attached to the timberwork of belfries, to protect the bells and bell-frames from the weather and to deflect the sound downwards.
Noun
tenir le coup
to withstand the weather; to hang tough, to tough it out; to stick it out, to weather the storm
Verb
œil du cyclone
eye of the storm (a region of calm weather right in the middle of a storm); eye of the storm (a period of calm in a tumultuous time)
Noun
saints de glace
ice saints (the saints Pancras of Rome, Servatius of Tongeren, Mamertus of Vienne and/or Boniface of Tarsus, and sometimes Sophia of Rome, whose feast days are on May 11th though 15th); ice saints, blackthorn winter, blackberry winter (spell of cold weather in May on or around those dates)
Noun
qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente
in all weathers, whatever the weather, come rain or shine; no matter what, come rain or shine, come hell or high water
Phrase