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Nature, Animals & Weather in French

From the Alps to the beaches of Brittany, the weather is classic small talk in France. These words cover animals, landscapes, plants, and the weather. Many weather phrases start with il fait, as in il fait beau (the weather is nice) and il fait froid (it's cold).

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  1. 1Weathernounle tempsforecast: la météo
  2. 2Sunnounle soleil
  3. 3Rainnounla pluie
  4. 4Dognounle chien
  5. 5Catnounle chat
  6. 6Animalnounl'animal
  7. 7Treenounl'arbre
  8. 8Flowernounla fleur
  9. 9Seanounla mer
  10. 10Mountainnounla montagne
  11. 11Forestnounla forêt
  12. 12Sunnyadjectiveensoleillé(e)"it's sunny": il y a du soleil
  13. 13Is it going to rain?phraseIl va pleuvoir ?
  14. 14Snownounla neige
  15. 15Windnounle vent
  16. 16Cloudnounle nuage
  17. 17Skynounle ciel
  18. 18Moonnounla lune
  19. 19Starnounl'étoile
  20. 20Rivernounla rivièrelarge: le fleuve
  21. 21Lakenounle lac
  22. 22Birdnounl'oiseau
  23. 23Horsenounle cheval
  24. 24Cownounla vache
  25. 25Pignounle cochon
  26. 26Sheepnounle mouton
  27. 27Goatnounla chèvre
  28. 28Rabbitnounle lapin
  29. 29Mousenounla souris
  30. 30Lionnounle lion
  31. 31Tigernounle tigre
  32. 32Elephantnounl'éléphant
  33. 33Monkeynounle singe
  34. 34Bearnounl'ours
  35. 35Wolfnounle loup
  36. 36Foxnounle renard
  37. 37Snakenounle serpent
  38. 38Frognounla grenouille
  39. 39Ducknounle canard
  40. 40Butterflynounle papillon
  41. 41Beenounl'abeille
  42. 42Spidernounl'araignée
  43. 43Antnounla fourmi
  44. 44Mosquitonounle moustique
  45. 45Fly (insect)nounla mouche
  46. 46Sharknounle requin
  47. 47Dolphinnounle dauphin
  48. 48Whalenounla baleine
  49. 49Turtlenounla tortue
  50. 50Owlnounle hiboualso: la chouette
  51. 51Eaglenounl'aigle
  52. 52Deernounle cerfalso: le chevreuil
  53. 53Squirrelnounl'écureuil
  54. 54Donkeynounl'âne
  55. 55Camelnounle chameau
  56. 56Giraffenounla girafe
  57. 57Penguinnounle manchoteveryday: le pingouin
  58. 58Parrotnounle perroquet
  59. 59Petnounl'animal de compagnie
  60. 60Insectnounl'insecte
  61. 61Naturenounla nature
  62. 62Grassnounl'herbe
  63. 63Leafnounla feuille
  64. 64Stonenounla pierresmall: le caillou
  65. 65Sandnounle sable
  66. 66Worldnounle monde
  67. 67Firenounle feu
  68. 68Islandnounl'île
  69. 69Desertnounle désert
  70. 70Hillnounla colline
  71. 71Plantnounla plante
  72. 72Waterfallnounla cascade
  73. 73Fieldnounle champ
  74. 74Sunrisenounle lever du soleil
  75. 75Sunsetnounle coucher du soleil
  76. 76Airnounl'air
  77. 77Environmentnounl'environnement
  78. 78Stormnounla tempêtethunderstorm: l'orage (m)
  79. 79Fognounle brouillard
  80. 80Rainbownounl'arc-en-ciel
  81. 81Heatnounla chaleur
  82. 82Thundernounle tonnerre
  83. 83Lightningnounl'éclairstrike: la foudre
  84. 84Icenounla glace
  85. 85Cloudyadjectivenuageux / nuageuse
  86. 86Windyadjectiveventeux / venteuse"it's windy": il y a du vent
  87. 87Earthquakenounle tremblement de terrealso: le séisme
  88. 88Wave (sea)nounla vague
  89. 89Climatenounle climat
  90. 90Temperaturenounla température
  91. 91It's rainingphraseil pleut
  92. 92It's hotphraseil fait chaud
  93. 93It's coldphraseil fait froid
  94. 94What's the weather like?phraseQuel temps fait-il ?
  95. 95It's snowingphraseil neige
  96. 96What a beautiful day!phraseQuelle belle journée !
  97. 97Do you have pets?phraseTu as des animaux de compagnie ?
  98. 98The weather is nicephraseil fait beau
  99. 99Does it bite?phraseIl mord ?
  100. 100I love naturephrasej'adore la nature

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How do I talk about the weather in French?

Most weather phrases start with il fait: il fait chaud (it's hot), il fait froid (it's cold), il fait beau (it's nice). For rain and snow, say il pleut and il neige.

What is the difference between une rivière and un fleuve?

Both are rivers. Un fleuve flows into the sea, like the Seine or the Loire. Une rivière flows into another river.

Are animal names masculine or feminine in French?

Each one has a grammatical gender: le chien, le chat, la vache. Some change for the female animal, like le lion and la lionne, but many, like la souris, have one form for both.

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