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How do you say "drizzle" in French?
la bruine
In French, "drizzle" is la bruine.
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Pronunciation
Say broo-EEN, with stress on the final syllable and a tight ee sound.
Grammar notes
la bruine is feminine. Its plural is bruines.
Example sentence
Une légère bruine tomba toute la matinée.
A light drizzle fell all morning.
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How to remember la bruine
Bruine sounds like 'brew', picture a light misty drizzle brewing over the hills.
Related words
- breeze la brise
- gale la tempête
- monsoon la mousson
- blizzard la tempête de neige
- downpour l' averse
- humidity l' humidité
- temperature la température
- climate le climat
- season la saison
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Questions about la bruine
How do you pronounce la bruine?
Say broo-EEN, with stress on the final syllable and a tight ee sound.
Is la bruine masculine or feminine?
la bruine is feminine. la bruine is feminine. Its plural is bruines.
How is la bruine used in French?
la bruine is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Une légère bruine tomba toute la matinée. (A light drizzle fell all morning.).
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