snow

neige

Petits flocons blancs de glace qui tombent du ciel et recouvrent le sol par temps froid.

En anglais simple : Soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky and cover the ground in cold weather.

• Snow covered the road.
• The children played in the snow.
• Will the snow melt tomorrow?

Expressions courantes : deep snow, snow falls, in the snow, fresh snow

chute de neige

Épisode pendant lequel des flocons de neige tombent du ciel.

En anglais simple : A period when soft white pieces of frozen water fall from the sky.

• The first snow came in November.
• Several heavy snows blocked the roads that winter.
• We stayed inside during the last snow.

Synonymes : snowfall

Expressions courantes : first snow, winter snow, heavy snow

chute de neige

Épisode où des flocons blancs tombent du ciel, parfois accompagnés de vents forts.

En anglais simple : A period when soft, white pieces of ice fall from the sky, sometimes with strong winds.

• The first snow arrived in November.
• Heavy snows closed the mountain roads.
• We had another snow last night.

Synonymes : snowfall

Expressions courantes : heavy snow, winter snow, early snow

blanc neige

Couleur très blanche qui rappelle la neige au sol.

En anglais simple : A very pale white color, like frozen flakes on the ground.

• The paint shade is called snow.
• She chose snow for the bedroom walls.
• This fabric comes in cream and snow.

Synonymes : white

Expressions courantes : snow white, snow paint, snow shade

neige, parasites

Points noirs et blancs qui bougent sur un écran quand la réception de l’image est mauvaise.

En anglais simple : Moving white and black dots on a screen when it cannot receive a clear picture.

• The screen showed only snow.
• Adjusting the antenna cleared the snow from the picture.
• Snow covered the television screen when the signal failed.

Synonymes : static

Expressions courantes : television snow, screen snow

neiger

Se dit du temps quand des flocons de neige tombent du ciel.

En anglais simple : When it does this, soft, white pieces of ice fall from the sky.

• It is snowing outside.
• It snowed all afternoon yesterday.
• Will it snow tomorrow?

Comment l'utiliser : it snows (It snows here every winter.)

Expressions courantes : snow heavily, start to snow, snow all night