French-Dutch Vocabulary: Weather & Environment

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What is the Dutch translation for 'la rivière'?

  • de plas
  • de stroom
  • de rivier (correct)
  • het meer

Which term corresponds to 'de hittegolf' in French?

  • l'été
  • la chaleur
  • la canicule (correct)
  • la température

What is the French term for 'cloud'?

  • le brouillard
  • la brume
  • l'orage
  • le nuage (correct)

Which of the following is not a season in French?

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What does 'le gel' translate to in English?

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What is the Dutch translation for 'la lune'?

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Which phrase means 'There are clouds' in French?

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What is the French term for 'desert'?

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Which of the following translates to 'thunder' in French?

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What does 'la cascade' refer to in English?

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Flashcards

Rainbow

A meteorological phenomenon that produces a spectrum of light in the sky. This spectrum is caused by the refraction and reflection of sunlight in water droplets.

Mud

A mix of dirt and water, usually wet and sticky.

Countryside

Rural areas, often with farms, fields, and open spaces.

Waterfall

A large amount of water falling from a high place.

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Field

A large area of land, often used for growing crops or other plants.

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Sky

The vast expanse of atmosphere above the Earth.

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Hill

A raised area of land, smaller than a mountain.

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Coast

The land along the edge of a sea or ocean.

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Desert

A large area of land that receives very little rainfall and has very few plants.

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Weather report

A report that tells information about current and future weather conditions.

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Study Notes

French-Dutch Vocabulary - Weather and Environment

  • Sky/Atmosphere:

    • l'arc-en-ciel (m) / de regenboog - rainbow
    • la boue / de modder - mud
    • la campagne/het platteland - countryside
    • la cascade / de waterval - waterfall
    • le champ / het veld - field
    • le ciel / de hemel - sky
    • la colline / de heuvel - hill
    • la côte / de kust - coast
    • le désert / de woestijn - desert
    • la dune / de duin - dune
    • l'étang (m) / de vijver - pond
    • l'étoile (f) / de ster - star
    • la flaque / de plas - puddle
    • le fleuve / de stroom - river
    • la forêt / het woud - forest
    • l'herbe (f) / het gras - grass
    • l'île (f) / het eiland - island
    • le lac / het meer - lake
    • la lune / de maan - moon
    • la mer / de zee - sea
    • la montagne / de berg - mountain
    • la nature / de natuur - nature
    • le palmier / de palmboom - palm tree
    • le paysage / het landschap - landscape
    • la pierre / de steen - stone
    • la plage / het strand - beach
    • la rivière / de rivier - river
    • le rocher / de rots - rock
    • le sable / het zand - sand
    • le sentier / het pad - path
    • le sommet / de top - peak
    • la terre / de aarde - earth
    • la vague / de golf - wave
    • le volcan / de vulkaan - volcano
  • Weather:

    • l'automne (m) / de herfst - autumn
    • le brouillard / de mist - fog
    • le bulletin météo / het weerbericht - weather report
    • la canicule / de hittegolf - heatwave
    • le climat / het klimaat - climate
    • le coucher de soleil / de zonsondergang - sunset
    • le degré / de graad - degree (temperature)
    • l'éclair (m) / de bliksem - lightning
    • l'éclaircie (f) / de opklaring - clearing (of weather)
    • l'été (m) / de zomer - summer
    • le gel / de vrieskou - frost
    • la grêle / de hagel - hail
    • l'hiver (m) / de winter - winter
    • le lever de soleil / de zonsopgang - sunrise
    • le nuage / de wolk - cloud
    • l'orage (m) / het onweer - storm
    • le printemps / de lente - spring
    • la saison / het seizoen - season
    • la température / de temperatuur - temperature
    • la tempête / de storm - storm
    • le tonnerre / de donder - thunder
    • ensoleillé(e) / zonnig - sunny
    • humide / vochtig - humid
    • nuageux, nuageuse / bewolkt - cloudy
    • orageux, orageuse / onweerachtig - stormy
    • pluvieux, pluvieuse / regenachtig - rainy
    • sec, sèche / droog - dry
    • variable / wisselvallig - variable
    • annoncer / aankondigen, voorspellen - announce, predict
  • Additional words

    • briller / schitteren, schijnen - shine, glitter
    • Il grêle. / Il tombe de la grêle. / Het hagelt. - It is hailing.
    • Il y a des nuages. / Er zijn wolken. - There are clouds.
    • Il y a du soleil. / De zon schijnt. - It's sunny.
    • Il y a du vent. / Er is wind. / Het waait. - It's windy.

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