weather

weather
weather [ˈweðər]
1. noun
temps m
• what's the weather (like)? quel temps fait-il ?
• summer weather temps m estival
• in this weather par ce temps
• in hot/cold/stormy weather par temps chaud/froid/orageux
• in good/bad weather par beau/mauvais temps
• in all weathers par tous les temps
• to be under the weather (inf) être mal fichu (inf)
2. transitive verb
• to weather the storm tenir le coup
3. compounds
[knowledge, map, prospects] météorologique ; [conditions, variations] atmosphérique
► weather-beaten adjective [person, face] hâlé ; [building] dégradé par les intempéries ; [stone] érodé par les intempéries
► Weather Bureau (US), Weather Centre (British) noun Office m national de la météorologie
► weather chart noun carte f du temps
► weather cock noun girouette f
► weather eye noun
• to keep a weather eye on sth surveiller qch ► weather forecast noun prévisions fpl météorologiques
► weather forecaster noun météorologue mf
► weather girl (inf) noun présentatrice f météo inv
► weather station noun station f météorologique
► weather vane noun girouette f
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['weðə(r)] 1.
noun temps m

what's the weather like? — quel temps fait-il?

the weather here is hot — il fait chaud ici

in hot/cold weather — quand il fait chaud/froid

you can't go out in this weather! — tu ne peux pas sortir par un temps pareil!

when the good weather comes — quand il fera beau

if the weather breaks — si le temps change

if the weather clears up — si le temps s'arrange

weather permitting — si le temps le permet

in all weathers — par tous les temps

whatever the weather — lit par tous les temps; fig qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente

2.
noun modifier [chart, check, conditions, map, satellite, station] météorologique; [centre] de météorologie
3.
transitive verb
1) (withstand) lit essuyer; fig se tirer de

to weather the storm — fig surmonter la crise

2) éroder [rocks, stone]; battre [landscape, hills]; hâler [face]
4.
intransitive verb [rocks, landscape] s'éroder

he has not weathered well — fig il n'a pas bien vieilli

5.
weathered past participle adjective [stone] patiné; [face] hâlé
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to be under the weather — ne pas se sentir bien

to keep a weather eye on somebody/something — avoir quelqu'un/quelque chose à l'œil

to make heavy weather of something — avoir du mal à faire quelque chose

he made heavy weather of it — il en a fait tout un plat (colloq)


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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