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How do you say "downpour" in French?
l' averse
In French, "downpour" is l' averse.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce ah-VEHRSS, with stress on the final syllable and a buzzy final s sound.
Grammar notes
l' averse is feminine. Its plural is averses.
Example sentence
Nous avons été trempés par une pluie soudaine.
We got soaked in the sudden downpour.
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How to remember l' averse
Averse shares a root with 'adverse', since a sudden downpour can be pretty adverse weather.
Related words
- breeze la brise
- gale la tempête
- monsoon la mousson
- blizzard la tempête de neige
- drizzle la bruine
- humidity l' humidité
- temperature la température
- climate le climat
- season la saison
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Questions about l' averse
How do you pronounce l' averse?
Pronounce ah-VEHRSS, with stress on the final syllable and a buzzy final s sound.
Is l' averse masculine or feminine?
l' averse is feminine. l' averse is feminine. Its plural is averses.
How is l' averse used in French?
l' averse is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Nous avons été trempés par une pluie soudaine. (We got soaked in the sudden downpour.).
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