Chapter 10: No Rain Check Allowed Flashcards

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1
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The climate

A

le temps
(also a general word for time)

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2
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Weather, weather forecas

A

la météo

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3
Q

What’s the weather like?

A

Quel temp fait-il? (form)
Il fait quel temps? (inf)

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4
Q

What is the temperature?

A

Quelle température fait-il? (form)
Il fait quelle température? (inf)

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5
Q

Instead of using être to describe the weather we use

A

il fait

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6
Q

The weather is nice

A

Il fait beau

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7
Q

The weather is bad

A

Il fait mauvais

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8
Q

The weather is not nice

A

Il ne fait pa beau

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9
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It’s hot

A

Il fait chaud

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10
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It’s cold

A

Il fait froid

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11
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It’s 30 degrees

A

Il fait 30 degrés
(deuh-gray)

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12
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It’s raining

A

Il pleut

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13
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It’s snowing

A

Il neige

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14
Q

Use ‘il y a’ +

A

de
(du, de l’, des)

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15
Q

It’s foggy

A

Il y a brouillard

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16
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It’s windy

A

Il y a du vent

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17
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There’s a storm

A

Il y a de l’orage

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18
Q

It’s cloudy

A

Il y a des nuages
(noo-ahj)

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19
Q

It’s sunny

A

Il y a du soleil

20
Q

The moon

A

la lune

21
Q

The hail

A

la grêle

22
Q

The snow

A

la neige

23
Q

The rain

A

la pluie

24
Q

The sun

A

le soleil

25
Q

The thunder

A

le tonnerre

26
Q

A rainbow

A

un arc-en-ciel
(see-el)

27
Q

A lightning

A

un éclair

28
Q

A star

A

une étoile

29
Q

A thermometer

A

une thermomètre

30
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A storm

A

une tempête

31
Q

The sun is blazing hot

A

Il fait un soleil de plomb

32
Q

It’s raining heavily (ropes)

A

Il pleut des cordes

33
Q

It’s freezing
(“It’s duck-like cold”)

A

Il fait un froid de canard

34
Q

The seasons

A

les saisons

35
Q

Spring

A

le printemps

in spring = au printemps

36
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Summer

A

l’été

in summer - en été

37
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Fall

A

l’automne

in fall = en automne

38
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Winter

A

l’hiver

in winter = en hiver

39
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In the spring, from March to June, the weather is nice

A

Au pritemps, de mars à juin, il fait beau

40
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After spring it’s summer

A

Après le printemps c’est l’été

41
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In summer, from June to September, it is hot.

A

En été, de juin à septembre, il fait chaud

42
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In fall, from September to December, the leaves fall

A

En automne, de septembre à décembre, les feuilles tombent

43
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In winter, from December to March, it is cold

A

En hiver, de décembre à mars, il fait froid

44
Q

Three ways to describe the weatehr

A

Il fait
with specific verbs (Il pleut, il neige)
Il y a

45
Q

To ask about the weather

A

Quel temp fait-il? (form)
Il fait quel temps? (inf)
Quelle température fait-il?
Il fait quelle température?

46
Q

Describing the weather
Il fait…

A

Il fait…
beau
mauvais
chaud
froid
…degrés

47
Q

Describing the weather
Il y a

A

Il y a…
du brouillard
du vent
de l’orage
des nuages
du soleil